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Top biometrics and digital ID news stories of 2019
From reports about new technology, to major industry announcements, to in-depth interviews with identity thought leaders and executives, the top stories of 2019 on Biometric Update also provide a sense of the range digital identification issues have taken on ... Read the whole story here.

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Daily Biometrics News
Humanoid smart robots use facial recognition, NLP to entertain event guests, astronauts, kids
CloudMinds has developed a smart robot rental program that provides intelligent cloud service humanoid robots for entertainment at trade shows,...
 
Idemia biometric algorithm generates thousands of leads as fingerprint examiner tests questioned
Michigan State Police say the new fingerprint matching software the department acquired from Idemia in late 2018 is a “game...
US defense bill requires comprehensive deepfake weaponization, countermeasures initiative
On December 20, President Donald Trump signed into the law the historic $738 billion National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for...
 
Facial recognition 5G-powered glasses, enhanced biometric passports, and Interpol: border updates from Asia
Customs officers in Shenzhen now have biometric facial recognition 5G-powered glasses to scrutinize people crossing the border, following test pilots...
Biometrics stocks wrap: Ping Identity, Goodix, Ipsidy, Idex
Several publicly traded companies in the biometrics and digital ID space have closed 2019 with announcements. Ping Identity has announced...
 
AboutTime releases facial recognition sign-in to track mobile employees
AboutTime Technologies has added facial recognition to mobile workforce management tool WorkMax TIME for accurate and automated employee time tracking,...
CES 2020 demos to show consumer biometrics growth and new applications
Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2020 seems likely to feature more biometric technologies and applications than ever before, as the cutting-edge...
 
AMBIS biometric identification ready for deployment in India in 2020
AMBIS (Automated Multi-Modal Biometric Identification System) is now ready for full deployment across Maharashtra, India in 2020, following a series...
French Secretary of State for Digital hesitant about national digital ID program
The French Interior Ministry announced in October plans to deploy facial recognition for enrollment into its national digital identification program...
 
Google advances speech recognition technology for people with Down syndrome
The Canadian Down Syndrome Society (CDSS) has partnered with Google’s Project Euphonia to train Google’s technology to make it more...
Belgian Data Protection Authority includes biometric security in strategic plan
Fearing online privacy is at risk, the Data Protection Authority in Belgium wants to bring cultural change and turn privacy...
 
Digital ID and biometrics in Africa: surprise SIM blocks, biometric electoral roll disputes and an eKYC first for Libya
As 2019 draws to a close, Tanzania reaches – and pushes back – its December 31 biometric SIM registration after...
 
 
 
 
 
 
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