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Facial recognition lobbying up 4X in last 6 months as government activity increases
Disclosure forms indicate that lobbying in Washington, D.C. for facial recognition by the travel security industry has increased by four times in the last six months with representatives of the aviation and cruise ship industries, biometrics vendors expressing support for the technology, but also reservations about the DHS’s biometric programs ... Read the whole story here.

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Digital ID in Africa this week: Nigeria extends biometric registration, Kenyan groups call for scrutiny
With the biggest digital ID job to do in Africa in terms of population size, Nigeria dominates the identity agenda...
 
Biometrics research briefs: preferred modalities, iris recognition and global sensor market
The market for biometric sensors is forecast to reach $1.92 billion by 2025, while mobile biometrics and iris recognition are...
NYPD accused of violating best practices and law with DNA and facial biometrics databases
The NYPD is building a biometric DNA database without informing people of their inclusion, and is allegedly adding mugshots which...
 
Global ID patents biometric 3D finger vein identification technology
Global ID has received an international patent from The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), covering 152 signatory countries, for its...
Aadhaar continues to evolve and grow as India issues biometric seafarers’ ID
Aadhaar adoption has not been slowed by its severance from private use by the Supreme Court, and the system is...
 
Biometrics Institute offers biometric attack detection and liveness guidance
The Biometrics Institute has released a best practices document outlining presentation attack detection (PAD) and liveness in spoofing attacks. The...
New technologies for finger vein, voice, and facial biometrics unveiled
Several newly-announced technologies could increase the accessibility of biometrics for different use cases, including internet log-ins, browser-based interactions with contact...
 
Secunet biometric border control technology deployed at Vilnius Airport
Lithuanian Airports, a state enterprise which manages the Vilnius, Kaunas and Palanga airports, has installed ten secunet easygates at Vilnius...
Remark Holdings facial biometrics deployed to Hangzhou primary schools
The Hangzhou Primary School System has deployed the Smart Campus Solution featuring biometric facial recognition from KanKan AI to enhance...
 
China ramps up nationwide biometric data collection
China has started collecting citizen’s DNA to allegedly build a male DNA database, a biometric collection scheme that human rights...
Biometrics stocks corporate updates: Fingerprint Cards, Zwipe, OneSpan, Idex and CyberLink
A number of publicly traded biometric companies have made recent announcements, reporting new sales, executive appointments, activities and share transactions....
 
Facial recognition lobbying up 4X in last 6 months as government activity increases
Disclosure forms indicate that lobbying in Washington, D.C. for biometric facial recognition by the travel security industry has increased by...
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  Russian airports testing mass deployment of facial recognition technology
  NEC shares biometrics expertise with UN’s World Food Programme
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  Biometric privacy suit defendant argues BIPA exemptions make law unconstitutional
  Research group emphasizes impact of distributed ID and self-sovereign identity in EMV 3D Secure deployment
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