Bank of America exploring use of iris, facial recognition technologies Hari Gopalkrishnan, managing director of consumer facing platforms and technology for Bank of America, says that if consumers find an authentication method to be cumbersome, intrusive or difficult to work with, they may opt out of using it, potentially...full story Categories: Biometric News | Financial Services Share: Facebook | Twitter

AimBrain whitepaper focuses on biometric identification as-a-service AimBrain published a new whitepaper focusing on the benefits of moving authentication from on-device to cloud. The whitepaper, Cloud Authentication & Biometric Identity as-a-Service (BIDaaS), emphasizes that BIDaaS offers the go-to model for a seamless customer journey, greater security...full story Categories: Biometric News | Trade Notes Share: Facebook | Twitter

Samsung Galaxy Note8 features Princeton Identity iris biometrics technology Princeton Identity revealed that its iris recognition technology is one of the core features of the Samsung Galaxy Note8. This follows the integration of the identity management company’s iris recognition technology into the Samsung Galaxy S8 earlier this year....full story Categories: Biometric News | Iris / Eye Share: Facebook | Twitter

Panasonic Avionics, Tascent use biometrics to personalize the in-flight experience Panasonic Avionics Corporation and Tascent will partner to deliver biometric passenger identification for every step of the passenger journey, on both the ground and in the air. Through the partnership, the companies will combine Tascent’s biometric identity devices, software...full story Categories: Biometric News | Commercial Applications Share: Facebook | Twitter

IBIA issues policy paper on the emergence of rapid DNA technology The International Biometrics + Identity Association (IBIA) released its latest policy paper, “The Emergence of Rapid DNA Technology,” following President Trump’s recent signing of the Rapid DNA Act. IBIA explains in the paper that current rapid DNA offerings usually...full story Categories: Biometric News | Law Enforcement Share: Facebook | Twitter

Apple provides details about how iPhone X’s facial recognition works Apple updated the security and privacy section of its website in which the company unveiled new details about how the Face ID facial recognition feature works, according to a report by Business Insider. The new face recognition technology and...full story Categories: Biometric News | Facial Recognition Share: Facebook | Twitter

Privacy group EFF pens letter opposing border surveillance bill The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) penned a letter to the federal government in opposition of a new federal bill that would significantly expand biometrics collection and other surveillance of both American citizens and immigrants at and near the U.S....full story Categories: Biometric News | Border Security Share: Facebook | Twitter

Crossmatch, Oxford Computer Group to offer biometric identity solutions to Microsoft customers Crossmatch and Oxford Computer Group have partnered to offer biometric identity solutions to Microsoft customers. Under the agreement terms, Oxford Computer Group will become an authorized reseller offering Crossmatch’s DigitalPersona Composite Authentication software and support, as well as single...full story Categories: Biometric News | Fingerprint Recognition Share: Facebook | Twitter

EAB Research Projects Conference 2017 EAB Research Projects Conference 2017 September 18-19, 2017 Darmstadt, Germany Europe’s largest conference on research in the area of Biometrics and Identity Management funded by the European Commission. In cooperation with the Joint Research Center (DG-JRC) of the European...full story Categories: Biometrics Industry Events Share: Facebook | Twitter

10th Cyber Defence Summit 10th Cyber Defence Summit September 20th, 2017 Dubai, UAE Critical sectors in the UAE – including but not limited to finance and energy – have increased their dependency on technology and state-of-the-art ICT solutions to deliver high-quality, efficient, and...full story Categories: Biometrics Industry Events Share: Facebook | Twitter

World e-ID and Cybersecurity World e-ID and Cybersecurity Digital Identity & Data Protection for Citizens & Businesses Conference & Exhibition Marseille Provence, France Now in its 13th edition, World e-ID and Cybersecurity explores the latest secure identification technologies, their implementation and the related...full story Categories: Biometrics Industry Events Share: Facebook | Twitter

European FinTech Awards 2017 European FinTech Awards 2017 “The Coming of Age of FinTech” September 26-27, 2017 Brussels Join the European FinTech Awards & Conference 2017! The time to grow is now. Hundreds of European FinTechs are getting serious traction and startups are...full story Categories: Biometrics Industry Events Share: Facebook | Twitter

WIRED Security 2017 WIRED Security 2017 September 28, 2017 King’s Place, London UK WIRED Security 2017 returns to London in September to discuss the latest innovations, trends and threats in enterprise cyber defence, security intelligence and cybersecurity. Save 20% and register with...full story Categories: Biometrics Industry Events Share: Facebook | Twitter