Facebook files patent for facial recognition for physical payments A patent application filed by Facebook and published Thursday by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) indicates the company’s intention to move into the retail payments market. The filing describes a method of using facial recognition as a...full story Categories: Biometric News | Facial Recognition | Financial Services Share: Facebook | Twitter

Pineapple Hospitality petitions to move biometrics privacy class action to federal court Last week, Pineapple Hospitality Co. and Pineapple Restaurant Group LLC petitioned to move a putative class action that alleges the companies violated the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) to Illinois federal court, according to a Law360 report. The...full story Categories: Biometric News | Fingerprint Recognition | Workforce Management Share: Facebook | Twitter

EFF says TSA facial recognition proposal part of dangerous overreach The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) has issued a “call to action” over a proposal by the U.S. Transportation Safety Authority (TSA) to collect facial images and iris scans under the PreCheck application program, which the EFF says paves the...full story Categories: Biometric News | Border Security | Facial Recognition Share: Facebook | Twitter

Chemist suggests sweat analysis for biometric authentication A concept paper published in ChemPhysChem proposes a new biometrics-based authentication approach for unlocking mobile and wearable devices that relies on analyzing skin secretions, or sweat, to build an amino acid profile that is unique to the device’s owner,...full story Categories: Access Control | Biometric News | Biometric R&D Share: Facebook | Twitter

Goode Intelligence examines biometrics market for the connected car Goode Intelligence has published a new analyst report forecasting that the biometrics market for the connected car will be valued at $969 million, with a CAGR of 96 percent over the six year period from 2018. In “Biometrics for...full story Categories: Biometric News | Consumer Devices | Trade Notes Share: Facebook | Twitter

Synaptics recognized for its optical fingerprint technology Synaptics‘ Natural ID FS9100 family of optical-based, under-glass fingerprint authentication solutions have been named a CES 2018 Innovation Awards Honoree. Products entered in this program are judged by a panel of independent industrial designers, engineers and members of the...full story Categories: Biometric News | Fingerprint Recognition Share: Facebook | Twitter

Secure Identity Alliance adopts code of conduct The Secure Identity Alliance has adopted a code of conduct that Alliance’s members will voluntarily commit to. Developed in consultation with members, the code enshrines the commitment of Secure Identity Alliance’s members to transact, engage and operate in a...full story Categories: Biometric News | Trade Notes Share: Facebook | Twitter

European Payments Forum 5th Annual European Payments Forum March 1-2, 2018 Amsterdam, The Netherlands After the great success of the September 2017 event, we will have our next annual European Payments Forum in March 2018. This time, the hosting city is going...full story Categories: Biometrics Industry Events Share: Facebook | Twitter

Cybersecurity in 2018: drastic measures for drastic times This is a guest post by James Stickland, CEO of Veridium. Many of us were affected by the Equifax data breach, but those of us in the cybersecurity industry were shaken to our core. The fallout of this and...full story Categories: Access Control | Biometric News Share: Facebook | Twitter

EAB seminar to focus on practical issues of biometrics for financial services The European Assocation for Biometrics (EAB) will carry out its popular Biometrics in Banking and Payments seminar next month at the ABN AMRO headquarters in Amsterdam. The seminar will reflect the trends and opportunities of biometrics in the financial...full story Categories: Biometric News | Financial Services Share: Facebook | Twitter

Gemalto, UTCID work together to improve security, identity and privacy Gemalto has entered into a partnership with the Center for Identity at the University of Texas at Austin (UTCID) to further efforts in research and education on identity management, privacy and security. UTCID was established in 2010 to educate...full story Categories: Biometric News | Trade Notes Share: Facebook | Twitter

2018 smartphones from Oppo, Xiaomi to feature 3D sensing technology According to ‘industry sources’ quoted in a Digitimes report, new smartphones from Oppo and Xiaomi will feature 3D sensing technology for facial recognition as early as March 2018. Himax Technologies and Qualcomm will develop the 3D sensing technology using...full story Categories: Biometric News | Consumer Devices | Facial Recognition Share: Facebook | Twitter

Singapore trialing NEC facial recognition tech to fight crime more efficiently The Singapore government is working with NEC to fight crime more efficiently and effectively, according to a report in The Straits Times. Concept trials began this year using NEC’s Neoface facial recognition technology. “… we are looking at an...full story Categories: Biometric News | Facial Recognition | Surveillance Share: Facebook | Twitter

Biometrics expert joins FaceTec’s advisory board Jay Meier, financial securities analyst and subject matter expert in identity access management, credentialing and biometrics, has joined the FaceTec advisory board. FaceTec provides intelligent, ultra-secure mobile face biometric software to mobile app developers. Founder and managing partner at...full story Categories: Biometric News | Facial Recognition | Trade Notes Share: Facebook | Twitter

Eckoh receives USPTO Notice of Allowance for voice biometrics on phone payments patent Secure payment products and customer contact solutions provider Eckoh has been notified by the US Patent and Trademark Office that it will be awarded a patent for its concept for improving security of phone payments. Eckoh’s new process uses...full story Categories: Biometric News | Voice Biometrics Share: Facebook | Twitter

ISC East ISC East November 15, 16, 2017 Javits Center, NYC The International Security Conference & Exposition – also known as ISC East – is the premier security event in the Northeast. Security industry professionals will have the opportunity to explore...full story Categories: Biometrics Industry Events Share: Facebook | Twitter

Showcase Australia 2017 Showcase Australia 2017 November 15, 2017 Hotel Realm, Canberra, Australia The Biometrics Institute is proud to present its flagship government event, Showcase Australia 2017. Since 2005, Showcase Australia has provided a unique and effective platform to connect biometric users...full story Categories: Biometrics Industry Events Share: Facebook | Twitter

Biometrics in Banking and Payments – London Biometrics in Banking and Payments November 17, 2017 London, UK The seminar will reflect the trends and opportunities of biometrics in the financial market. It will be discussed how processes can be designed both convenient and privacy compliant. The...full story Categories: Biometrics Industry Events Share: Facebook | Twitter

TRUSTECH TRUSTECH – Pay, Identify, Connect & Secure 28 – 30 Nov.2017 – Cannes – French Riviera TRUSTECH is the Largest International Event dedicated to Trust-Based Technologies with unprecedented networking opportunities and not-to-be-missed Keynote Speakers. Join the whole industry for...full story Categories: Biometrics Industry Events Share: Facebook | Twitter

Critical Infrastructure Protection and Resilience North America Critical Infrastructure Protection and Resilience North America Florida December 5th – 7th, 2017 Critical Infrastructure Protection and Resilience North America, December 5th-7th, 2017 in Kennedy Space Center, Florida will bring together leading stakeholders from industry, operators, agencies and governments...full story Categories: Biometrics Industry Events Share: Facebook | Twitter