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Biometrics research briefs: AFIS, identity verification, Europe, and voice biometrics
Biometrics market research continues to indicate rapid growth in demand for AFIS systems, and even faster growth for voice biometrics over the next several years. The identity verification market is set to double in the next five years, and increasing regulation is driving the European biometrics market ... Read the whole story here.

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IDEMIA files motion for Judicial Review of Kenyan National Assembly censure
IDEMIA has formally filed a motion for a substantive Judicial Review by Kenya’s High Court of the decision by the...
 
ICE seeks proposals for biometric tracking tech as alternative to immigrant detention
Immigrants in the U.S. could be tracked with biometric technology or GPS monitoring instead of being detained in government facilities,...
Digital ID in Africa this week: Huduma Namba lineups, Liberia verification roll out, biometric voting in SA
Governments press ahead across Africa to increase the uptake of digital ID and biometrics. Kenyans lined up ahead of the...
 
Vision-Box opens Tokyo Center of Excellence to drive innovation in travel and identity management
In an effort to increase market presence in the Asia-Pacific region, Vision-Box has opened a new office and Center of...
NEC appoints biometrics subject matter expert liaison for U.S. federal law enforcement agencies
NEC Corporation of America has appointed former FBI consultant Paul DiPietra to its Advanced Recognition Systems Division to serve as...
 
BIO-key increases its domestic financial services customer base
BIO-key revealed this week that two new financial services organizations have selected its biometric fingerprint software on a subscription basis...
Some Yemeni rebel leaders block biometric registration, WFP weighs suspension of aid
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) may be forced to abandon its aid delivery in areas of Yemen controlled...
 
Detroit officials deny police use real-time facial recognition with city surveillance network
City officials in Detroit have blasted a report from Georgetown Law’s Center on Privacy and Technology (CPIT) as “completely false...
Jumio biometric identity verification fully integrated with Nok Nok S3 Suite for account recovery
Jumio and Nok Nok Labs have partnered to offer a fully integrated joint biometric account recovery solution leveraging integrated one-time...
 
Idiap Biometrics Center receives FIDO Alliance accreditation
The Idiap Biometrics Center at the Idiap Research Institute in Switzerland has been accredited for certification in biometrics by the...
AI Foundation and Technical University of Munch partner to fight deepfakes
The AI Foundation and the Technical University of Munich’s (TUM’s) Visual Computing Lab have partnered to provide resources for continued...
 
UK convenience store industry group approves Yoti biometric age verification
Yoti has been approved as a digital ID for age-restricted purchases such as energy drinks, lottery tickets, and tobacco products...
Lattice AI stack supports edge facial biometrics with 10X performance boost
Low-power programmable chip maker Lattice Semiconductor has enhanced its Lattice sensAI hardware and software stack with a 10-times performance boost...
 
Digitizing Africa: the Transform Africa summit and leading voices
A blueprint for digital economies and MOUs signed with Inmarsat and French consultancy Tactis – some of the outcomes of...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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