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Senators call for DHS report on biometrics use and explanation for delay
The Department of Homeland Security was due to produce a report on its use of biometric technology, including its privacy implications and accuracy, weeks ago, and a pair of Senators are calling for its release, along with a “detailed explanation” for why the deadline was missed ... Read the whole story here.

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EU officials confirm UK authorities illegally copied biometric and other data from Schengen system
European Union officials have indirectly confirmed that UK authorities violated an information-sharing deal with the EU by sharing the contents...
 
Australian government reintroduces bill for facial biometric services as tech’s uses expand
Australia’s government has brought the identity matching services bill back to parliament for a second attempt to set up biometric...
Onfido Partner Program launches to bring biometric identity verification services to new markets
Onfido has launched an international partner program to bring its biometric identity verification service to new markets and foster new...
 
IDEX Biometrics passes multiple payment schemes’ certification requirements
Idex Biometrics‘ dual-interface fingerprint technology surpasses key requirements for compliance, security and biometrics performance by multiple global payment schemes, according...
Jumio sales grow 45 percent in Q2 as regulations drive remote biometric onboarding
Jumio has announced a 45 percent increase in sales over the same quarter a year ago in its Q2 2019...
 
Digital Barriers facial recognition tech integrated with Capita control room solutions
Digital Barriers‘ live video streaming, body-worn camera, video analytics and live facial recognition technology will be integrated into Capita Secure...
Aware Q2 results disappoint on lower biometric software and services revenue
Aware has reported a significant downturn in revenue and increase in operating loss in the second quarter of fiscal 2019,...
 
Invixium picks up $3.5M in debt financing to support growth
CIBC Innovation Banking has announced US$3.5M in debt financing for biometric access control and workforce digitalization provider Invixium. The company...
ImageWare launches anti-spoofing for facial recognition and submits for iBeta testing
ImageWare Systems has launched a new intelligent anti-spoofing system for its biometric facial recognition to enable businesses to increase the...
 
U.S. District Court rules government can compel biometric unlock of suspect’s phone
Law enforcement in the U.S. can force the biometric unlocking of a suspect’s phone in a underage pornography case, after...
SecuredTouch behavioral biometrics added to Nice Actimize X-Sight Marketplace
SecuredTouch has joined Nice Actimize’s X-Sight Marketplace to provide behavioral biometric to help financial services organizations evaluate new point solutions...
 
ForgeRock leadership team additions to fuel next phase of growth
ForgeRock today announced Russ Kirby as its first Chief Information Security Officer, and James Ross as Managing Director for Australia...
 
 
 
 
 
 
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