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Biometrics deployed by Interpol to fight terrorism in Africa’s Sahel region
The breadth of applications of biometrics is evident in this week’s roundup of news in Africa, from counter terrorism activities to cocoa farming to loan recoveries. Also further questioning of digital ID systems, including the systemic bias that can be built in and the tools provided for more efficient discriminatory practices by authorities .... Read the whole story here.

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Biometrics deployed by Interpol to fight terrorism in Africa’s Sahel region
The breadth of applications of biometrics is evident in this week’s roundup of news in Africa, from counter terrorism activities...
 
Lack of digital identity policy progress, errors spark frustration in UK, Australia
UK tech sector representative TechUK has sent an urgent request to DCMS secretary of state Oliver Dowden, drawing attention to...
Global ID files patent application for 3D vein biometrics in U.S. after developing solutions for banks
Global ID has filed a patent application for a biometric 3D finger vein recognition technology in the U.S. as part of...
 
Vision-Box face biometrics launched to Osaka Airport and extended to AirAsia India at Bengaluru
Pre-security gates with biometric facial recognition, supplied by Vision-Box, have been deployed at Kansai International Airport in Osaka, Japan to...
Idemia, HID Global, Aisino, Muehlbauer ID in bidding war over Nepal biometric passport deal
Nepal has been negotiating multi-million dollar contracts with four international companies to implement its biometric passport plan, restarting a process...
 
Cisco buys Modcam, NXP adds GLOW as companies smarten up edge devices with biometrics
Up and down the edge device value chain, companies are buying and building technology needed to add biometric smarts to...
Facial recognition temperature scanning, wearables and voice biometrics deployed for COVID-19 spread prevention
New solutions combining biometrics with other technologies like body temperature scanning have been launched by ZKTeco and Arteco, Local Security...
 
Efforts to understand impact of AI on society put pressure on biometrics industry to sort out priorities, role
Companies involved in face biometrics and other artificial intelligence applications have not come to a consensus on what ethical principles...
Law, HR experts say government needs to lead on health identity
In a discussion last week about the practicalities of immunity certificates and health identity systems and digital health credentials in...
 
TypingDNA, CPaT release biometric student verification for airline training
Airline and aviation industry distancing learning providers CPaT Global has released CPaT I-Check Student Verification, a student verification tool with...
Biometric video eKYC launched for securities account onboarding by CDSL Ventures
CDSL Ventures can perform eKYC authentication using the biometrics-backed Aadhaar digital identity system after it received approval from the Unique...
 
Goodix completes Dream Chip acquisition to boost integrated solutions for autonomous vehicles
Goodix has closed its acquisition of Dream Chip Technologies GMBH (DCT) with the intention of diversifying its strategy, which currently hinges...
Biometrics adoption for touchless payments and pandemic recovery grows despite critical voices
Biometric payments and facial recognition joined pandemic recovery among the common threads in the week’s top biometrics news. Digital health...
 
Contactless, behavioral and cloud biometrics all forecast for 19 percent or higher growth
The global market for contactless biometrics will reach $18.6 billion by 2026 on a 19.1 percent compound annual growth rate,...
  trinamiX’s beam profile analysis boosts biometric facial recognition on mobile devices
  Edgeworx, Nvidia, BriefCam pitch value of edge biometrics and analytics during a pandemic
  Biometrics giant SenseTime rumored to be planning Shanghai IPO at $10B valuation
  Facial biometrics could help stop or convict some serial killers: researchers
  Frost & Sullivan awards Invixium for biometrics excellence
  DHS S&T seeks submissions for COVID-19 mitigation and prevention
Events and Webinars
The 3rd Guangzhou Int’l Smart Retail Expo (SRE 2020)
  August 3, 2020 - August 5, 2020
The 3rd Guangzhou Int’l Smart Retail Expo (SRE 2020) Guangzhou, China August 3 – 5, 2020 Guangzhou Int’l Smart Retail...
IoT World 2020
  August 11, 2020 - August 13, 2020
IoT World Virtual Online Aug 11 – 13, 2020 The desire to connect, inform, and innovate is stronger than ever....
MoneyNext Summit Online
  August 18, 2020 - August 21, 2020
MoneyNext Summit Online Online August 18 – 21, 2020 MoneyNext Summit Online is the leading virtual event to address the...
Money20/20 Asia
  August 25, 2020 - August 27, 2020
Money20/20 Asia Singapore August 25-27, 2020 Money20/20 is where the industry’s smarter visionaries and innovators come together to connect and...
5th India Homeland Security
  August 25, 2020 - August 26, 2020
5th India Homeland Security New Delhi, India August 25 – 26, 2020 Asian countries are spending heavily on the homeland...
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