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Gemalto acquires Green Bit to integrate fingerprint scanners with business unit
The deal was disclosed in Gemalto’s annual report for 2018, which notes an increasing use of biometric scanners by governments for identity management purposes. The acquisition will enable Gemalto to offer high-quality scanners that compliment its portfolio of document readers ... Read the whole story here.

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Zwipe 2018 results show race to biometric payment cards’ revenue
Zwipe recorded EBITDA results of negative NOK 60.3 million (roughly US$7 million) and net loss of NOK 72.7 million ($8.4...
 
Civil rights groups say CBP ignored them and skipped public feedback for Biometric Entry/Exit
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) intends to apply the Biometric Entry and Exit system to all international flights in...
Brexit drama blocking public and political debate on facial recognition surveillance by UK police
Fans entering an upcoming Six Nations rugby championship match between Wales and Ireland will be scanned against a wanted list...
 
BrainChip in dispute with licensee over school district facial recognition deployment
A legal dispute appears to be forming over the implementation of biometric facial recognition by Lockport City School District (LCSD)...
San Diego port and police considering public facial recognition network
The Port of San Diego was considering to deploy facial biometrics and other AI services to a network of 400...
 
Eight new smartphones feature Fingerprint Cards biometric tech
Fingerprint Cards announced today that in the last week eight smartphone models were launched with Fingerprint Cards’ sensors. The FPC1511...
Airline e-ticket systems’ vulnerabilities could compromise PII to hackers
Eight airline’s e-ticketing systems can expose passengers’ Personally Identifiable Information (PII) through a vulnerability using website links that are “easily...
 
Suprema biometric readers integrated with AMAG access control software
Suprema BioLite N2 and BioEntry P2 fingerprint readers have been integrated with AMAG Technology’s Symmetry Access Control v9.1 software, allowing...
Onfido brings identity proofing expertise to FIDO Alliance board of directors
Onfido has been appointed to the FIDO Alliance Board of Directors. In partnership with its members, the FIDO Alliance develops...
 
CloudWalk re-identification technology extends facial biometric tracking with improved accuracy
CloudWalk has developed re-identification technology that can track a person by clothing, hairstyle, and posture, to extend and supplement facial...
Orlando International Airport’s full deployment of Biometric Entry and Exit cost $4 million
The implementation of the facial recognition system used by Orlando International Airport (MCO) to process passengers at 30 international departure...
 
Princeton Identity launches multimodal biometric device for high volume applications
Princeton Identity has launched its new IOM Access600e iris and face biometric capture device. According to the announcement, this is...
CyberExtruder, Hanwha Techwin develop biometric video surveillance solution
CyberExtruder, in partnership with surveillance and optoelectronics company Hanwha Techwin, have announced the integration of IP video cameras with its...
 
Why your biometric data is different from your password
This is a guest post by Dr. Asem Othman, Veridium Team Lead, Biometric Science. Biometric authentication has been billed as...
 
 
 
 
 
 
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