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Biometric travel and reducing algorithmic bias among projects chosen for UK ICO sandbox
The UK Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has selected 10 projects from among 64 applications for using public sector data for public benefit to go through beta testing in its regulatory sandbox ... Read the whole story here.

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Researchers develop image-enhancement technology for facial biometrics in dark and over distance
Researchers with the Science and Technology division (DST) of Australia’s Department of Defense have developed thermal technology to enhance biometric...
 
PYCSEL project brings new active thermal biometric fingerprint sensor to EAB event
The PYCSEL project, an EU Horizon 2020-funded project to develop a new kind of thermal fingerprint sensor, will both make...
IDEX, Silone CardTech partner on mass volume biometric cards production
Idex Biometrics has entered into partnership with Silone Cardtech to deliver mass volume, dual-interface biometric payment cards in China. The...
 
German insurer taps IDnow for biometric remote customer onboarding
German insurance company Provinzial NordWest Group has chosen IDnow to provide biometric video identification for digital onboarding to attract younger,...
Quito to launch facial recognition for public surveillance under smart city project
Ecuadorian capital Quito will launch public biometric facial recognition as part of the country’s first digital city program after an...
 
Atos negotiating to acquire digital identity management firm IDnomic
Digital transformation company Atos has entered into negotiations to acquire digital identity management provider IDnomic to enable the creation of...
Biometrics-based micro-finance provider Satya passes Rs 1B in cashless collections
Biometrics-based authentication provider Satya MicroCapital Limited has surpassed 1 billion rupees (US$15 million) in cashless collections over the past two...
 
LG Pay launches for U.S. smartphones with G+D Mobile Security token services
The LG Pay mobile payment service has been launched in the U.S., supported by Visa and Mastercard and leveraging the...
Video surveillance equipment market to grow by $1.7B this year
The global professional video surveillance market is growing, and a new biometric partnership and technologies demonstrated at the recent IFSEC...
 
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...
 
 
 
 
 
 
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