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VeriScan biometrics surpass 1M air passengers processed as Japan, Jamaica, Sweden add checks
Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority’s Office of Technology has announced its in-house developed veriScan biometric identity verification software has surpassed 1...
 
Biometric wearables, flash drive, smart display and suitcase among new consumer products
A new t-shirt with integrated biometric sensors has been launched to the healthcare wearables market by artificial intelligence company Chronolife....
Ukraine issues 14 million biometric passports, Belarus announces plan for 2021
More than 14 million biometric passports have been issued in Ukraine so far, according to Ukrinform. Head of the State...
 
Academic research into biometrics included in Scottish Parliament investigation of policing
A criminologist from Northumbria University researching how biometric technologies are used in law enforcement and their impact on individuals has...
How Trulioo plans to help verify hundreds of millions of West Africans
Canadian identity verification firm Trulioo is extending its coverage to Ghana and Nigeria, allowing businesses to establish the identity of...
 
Simprints creates Chief Delivery Officer role to scale biometrics for development
Simprints is looking to bring an executive on board to fill the new role of Chief Delivery Officer for the...
IPVM opens dedicated video testing facility to research facial recognition and other technologies
IPVM has opened a 12,000 square foot facility to expand its research and teaching capabilities with testing of video surveillance...
 
Veridium to offer multi-factor biometric authentication through AWS Partner Network
Veridium has joined the AWS Partner Network (APN) as a Select Technology Partner to offer multi-factor biometric authentication to and...
Australian Commission calls for partial facial biometrics moratorium as APAC countries seek balance
The Australian Human Rights Commission is calling for a moratorium on the use of facial recognition in law enforcement and...
 
Austin firm proposes 5 principles to combat ‘unethical uses of AI and digital humans’
Austin, Texas headquartered UneeQ, a company that provides a “digital human platform [to] design and launch AI-powered brand ambassadors that...
Mitek survey shows consumers trust banks and distrust social media with digital identity
Consumers are more willing to share their digital identity information with banks than they are with government entities or tech...
 
ForgeRock steps up Google partnership for identity and access management, wins Open Finance award
ForgeRock is now part of the Google Cloud Partner Advantage Program at the Premier level, building on a multi-year partnership...
Iris recognition edges fingerprint, face and palm biometrics for most willing use by UK consumers
Biometric iris or retina recognition is the modality with the highest number of people in the UK willing to use...
 
Non-profit legal firm argues Supreme Court should throw out biometric privacy suit against Facebook
The Washington Legal Foundation (WLF) has filed an amicus curiae brief with the U.S. Supreme Court, urging the body to...
 
 
 
 
 
 
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