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Liveness detection and RSA grab headlines but Idex makes week’s top biometrics and digital ID news
RSA Conference managed to go ahead this week, and grabbed a fair share of headlines, as did FIDO2 and passwordless technologies and the specifics of biometric liveness detection. The big winner of the week’s news on Biometric Update, however, was Idex, which may just have seized a leadership position in a major emerging market for the biometrics industry. .. Read the full story here.

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Liveness detection and RSA grab headlines but Idex makes week’s top biometrics and digital ID news
RSA Conference managed to go ahead this week, and grabbed a fair share of headlines, as did FIDO2 and passwordless...
 
Trial of ITS biometric kiosks for new EU EES at Iceland airport successful, Clear launches at Lambert
A pilot of BorderXpress biometric kiosks from Innovative Travel Solutions (ITS) at Keflavik International Airport in Iceland has been successfully...
UAE, Ukraine, Kyrgyzstan and Western Balkans in passport and border biometrics news
The Federal Customs Authority (FCA) of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) is launching a Smart Mobile Passenger Inspection Unit which...
 
French high court rules against biometric facial recognition use in high schools
A lawsuit seeking to block biometric facial recognition technology pilots in two high schools in French cities of Nice and...
Priorities of identity for development in Africa to be debated at ID4Africa 2020
Details on the agenda for the upcoming ID4Africa 2020 annual meeting in Marrakesh, Morocco are being shared in a series...
 
DOJ asks: How should biometrics be added to Con Air?
The U.S. Department of Justice is considering the addition of biometric verification to two mobile apps used by the government...
Acuant adds passive liveness to face biometrics system for omnichannel identity verification
Acuant has added advanced passive liveness testing to the biometric facial recognition capabilities of its FaceID and WebID offerings for...
 
New restrictions placed on facial recognition payments in Beijing to prevent coronavirus spread
China’s central bank is urging payment services organizations in Beijing to introduce measures to reduce chances for coronavirus infections, including...
Ensurity Technologies adds FIDO2 biometric authentication to encrypted storage device
Ensurity Technologies has upgraded its encrypted storage solution with FIDO2 authentication to provide users with convenient and secure passwordless device...
 
Apple patent application for biometric authentication system to unlock multiple devices published
A patent application from Apple that describes a system to authenticate multiple user devices using authenticated device assisted user authentication...
Fashion and makeup designed to throw off biometric algorithms
Surveillance Technology Oversight Project (STOP), Executive Director Albert Fox Cahn believes creative cosmetics and facial make-up can “throw off many...
 
Mozilla white paper urges open approach to national biometric ID
The Mozilla Foundation has some strong opinions and recommendations for national biometric ID projects. The 36-page white paper, “From Openness...
 
 
 
 
 
 
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