DHS ‘very pleased’ with Biometric Technology Rally, results will drive future R&D The Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) conducted its first Biometric Technology Rally in March at...full story

Amazon dismisses ACLU criticism of its facial recognition technology with totally different test results Amazon has responded to a recent blog post by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) in which it matched the...full story

Canada expands biometrics screening program to more foreign nationals As of today all nationals from countries in Europe, Africa and the Middle East are required to provide fingerprints and...full story

Researchers develop liveness detection for iris biometrics A researcher from the Warsaw University of Technology has trained a machine-learning algorithm to perform liveness detection for iris scans,...full story

Indian government committee proposes draft Data Protection Act and recommends changes to Aadhaar The Srikrishna Committee has issued a draft proposal for India’s Data Protection Act, along with a report outlining its recommendations...full story

Insider Threat Symposium Insider Threat Symposium Alexandria, VA October 15-16, 2018 Defense Strategies Institute’s Insider Threat Symposium is the only whole of government...full story

More than 60 percent think sharing biometrics puts identity information at risk More than three out of five consumers think that providing fingerprint or iris information with companies puts their personal identity...full story

Yoti blogs about last mile delivery challenges of digital identity in developing regions Biometrics are generally seen as a good way to avoid fraud and easily verify identity in South East Asia, and...full story

Nigeria identity commission boss urges IT sector to support digital ID for social benefits Director-General Aliyu Aziz of Nigeria’s National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) urged an audience of the country’s private and public-sector IT...full story

Regula document readers deployed at Trinidad and Tobago airport A new automated border control system in Piarco International Airport’s arrivals area was put into operation last weekend including 12...full story

IRS’s internal taxpayer authentication IT remains problematic, report says In January 2017, just months before the April 6 hearing on Internal Revenue Security (IRS) by the House Committee on...full story

Biometrics research briefs: behavioral, healthcare, mobile Behavioral biometrics According to a new market research report published by MarketsandMarkets, the size of the behavioral biometrics market is...full story

Secutech Vietnam Secutech Vietnam – your leading gateway to the heart of the ASEAN market August 16 – 18, 2018 Ho Chi...full story Categories: Biometrics Industry Events Share: Facebook | Twitter

Biometrics HITech Summit 2018 – Expo, Business & Conference Biometrics HITech Summit 2018 – Expo, Business & Conference August 21 – 23, 2018 | FECOMERCIO Events Center – São...full story Categories: Biometrics Industry Events Share: Facebook | Twitter

Russia Blockchain Summit 2018 Russia Blockchain Summit 2018 Moscow, Russia August 23-24, 2018 As part of WBS World Tour 2018, GBF is in process...full story Categories: Biometrics Industry Events Share: Facebook | Twitter

Blockchain Summit Singapore Blockchain Summit Singapore Suntec, Singapore August 28, 2018 Blockchain Summit Series is the world’s leading dedicated blockchain-for-business event. No other...full story Categories: Biometrics Industry Events Share: Facebook | Twitter

5th World Machine Learning and Deep Learning Congress 5th World Machine Learning and Deep Learning Congress Dubai August 30-31, 2018 With the support of the organizing committee members,...full story Categories: Biometrics Industry Events Share: Facebook | Twitter