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New rules for biometric EU identity and residence cards given final approval
The European Union’s Council has approved new rules for biometric fingerprint and photo security features of identity and residence cards, as proposed by the European Commission ... Read the whole story here.

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Diverse stakeholders exploring airport biometrics adoption itinerary
It has taken more than decade since the late Max Snijder led the deployment of iris biometrics at Schiphol Airport...
 
Gemalto launches biometric identity management solution for foundational national systems
Gemalto (AKA Thales Digital Identity) is launching a new Identity Management System (IDMS) for governments to build biometric foundational identity...
NY Police Chief argues facial recognition improves safety without infringing rights
Policing has changed a significantly over the past few decades, and biometric facial recognition has become a highly valuable tool...
 
HID Global to acquire De La Rue’s Citizen Identity business
HID Global has signed an agreement to acquire the international identity solutions business of De La Rue. According to the...
Innovatrics launches platform to intelligently link biometric technologies
Innovatrics has announced the launch of a new Biometric Ecosystem platform to intelligently link independent multimodal technologies and customer-based services...
 
Verato signs partner and wins top ranking among patient matching services
Cloud-based patient matching company Verato has signed up advance care planning company ADVault as the first partner in its Powered...
More than 4 in 5 Americans support airport biometrics, Unisys survey shows
A large majority of Americans support the use of biometrics to verify their identities at airports, amid growing concern about...
 
HID launches miniature device for privacy-preserving age checks with mobile ID
HID Global has launched a small device called the HID goID Simple Verifier to enable anyone to quickly perform an...
UK government launches plan to save its Verify digital identity service
The UK government has announced a series of steps to revive its flagging Gov.uk Verify digital identification service, including an...
 
The biometric trust
This is a guest post by Robert Capps, VP and authentication strategist at NuData Security, a Mastercard company. During the...
Suprema BioMini SDK now certified ‘Citrix-Ready’
Suprema announced that its BioMini software development kit (SDK) is now certified by Citrix as ‘Citrix Ready’. Citrix is used...
 
Investment in Chinese biometrics firms Megvii and SenseTime by U.S. institutions draws scrutiny
Several U.S. lawmakers from both parties have expressed concerns about investment in Chinese facial recognition unicorns Megvii and SenseTime by...
 
 
 
 
 
 
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