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How many billions are the last billion’s biometrics worth?
Developing world identity systems lag far behind those in the world’s richest countries, and biometric systems to address the gap face a variety of technical and implementation challenges. The human cost of not meeting those challenges is real, but the business case is still being worked out, and industry engagement has not matched the scale of the problem. Anil Jain and representatives of Simprints and Ion Biometrics say strong ID can be extended to everyone, and discuss how it will be done ... Read the whole story here.

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Report indicates facial biometric accuracy improving but image quality could help further
A team of researchers from the Florida Institute of Technology and the University of Notre Dame have found generally higher...
 
Integrated Biometrics provides 5,000 Kojak fingerprint scanners for CBP land and sea ports
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has purchased 5,000 Kojak livescan FAP 60 10-fingerprint scanners from Integrated Biometrics to secure...
5G is much more than a cellular service
This is a guest post by Martin Zizi, founder and CEO of Aerendir Mobile. In March, the world’s first 5G-powered...
 
Heathrow curb-to-gate biometrics said to be world’s biggest single deployment
London’s Heathrow Airport is deploying biometric facial recognition technology to allow travellers to check in and board their flights without...
UK Home Office reviewing bids for biometric system management contract worth up to £300M
The UK Home Office is weighing supplier bids for a contract worth up to £300 million (US$388 million) for a...
 
FaceFirst partners with Loss Prevention Foundation for biometric security and privacy training
The Loss Prevention Foundation (LPF) has partnered with FaceFirst to enhance its LPQualified and LPCertified certification programs for loss prevention...
Fortress Identity secures financing from Moss & Associates
Fortress Identity announced the close of a new round of financing with Moss & Associates, a national privately held construction...
 
Boxer Security deploys Access by Ipsidy to verify employee location, attendance
Peruvian security services provider Boxer Security has selected Ipsidy biometric technology to verify employee location and attendance in Boxer’s operations...
IDEX, Chutian Dragon and PAX collaborate to accelerate biometric card adoption in Asia
IDEX Biometrics announced today its biometric cards collaboration with Chutian Dragon has been expanded to now include PAX Technology, an...
 
Fingerprint Cards tech featured in new Acer Chromebooks, RBS biometric payment card trial
Fingerprint Cards has revealed that Acer’s new enterprise Chromebook 714 and Chromebook 715 each feature the FPC1145 fingerprint sensor for...
Second Florida police force seeks real-time facial recognition in apparent reversal
The office of a Florida Sheriff who told a state House Justice Committee that people are not comfortable with real-time...
 
ShoCard launches digital signing service with blockchain KYC ID proofing
Blockchain-based identity authentication platform ShoCard has launched a digital document signing service leveraging the individual’s blockchain-certified ID, according to a...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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