| Biometrics Research Group, Inc., publisher of BiometricUpdate.com, recently released an updated Special Report that provides an overview and synopsis on biometrics border security. Biometric Update Special Reports provide analysis and competitive industry intelligence for the global biometrics industry including...full story
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| The University of Washington will be releasing initial results from its MegaFace Challenge at the IEEE Conference on Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition (CVPR 2016) on June 30. The MegaFace Challenge is the world’s first competition aimed at evaluating...full story
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| Forty-six privacy, civil liberties, and immigrants’ rights organizations sent a letter to a group of senators and congressmen, urging their committees to hold oversight hearings to assess the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s (FBI) Next Generation Identification program and their...full story
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| Tyco Security Products will be integrating the Safran MorphoAccess SIGMA Series access control high speed biometric and card reader and the MorphoWave Tower into its C•CURE 9000 Security and Event Management platforms to deliver contactless access control. The MorphoAccess...full story
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| Encap Security announced its smart authentication platform has been selected by Norway’s mobile identity solution, BankID, for a pilot program beginning this month to test in-app authentication. The pilot will leverage Norway’s high level of smartphone penetration by developing...full story
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| Safran Identity & Security announced it is expanding its business activities in Central America and has acquired the former office location of the Colombian-based Carvajal Group in Costa Rica. According to a statement by the company, the new location...full story
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| Ghana’s Electoral Commission has said the upcoming voters’ register exhibition exercise — which will run from July 18 to August 7 — will prominently feature biometric verification devices (BVD), according to a report by Citi FM Online. The move...full story
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| Infineon Technologies has introduced a FIDO-certified Bluetooth low energy (BLE) reference design for wireless authentication tokens. By using such a token in addition to their password, consumers can securely authenticate their online activities on mobile devices. “63 per cent...full story
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| The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) recently awarded $199,000 to Austin, Texas-based blockchain technology firm Factom Inc., to boost the security of digital identity for Internet of Things (IoT) devices, according to a report...full story
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| The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has issued a Request for Information (RFI) to share solutions in support for U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s (CBP) Biometric Exit Program. According to the RFI, CBP intends to add biometrics to confirm...full story
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| The Biometrics in Banking & Financial Services Summit June 27-29 | Manhattan NYC The Biometrics in Banking & Financial Services Summit will bring together banks and financial institutions at the forefront of biometrics to address the emerging challenges regarding...full story
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| Biometrics and Identity Innovations Forum June 29 | Washington, DC In order to survey and discuss DHS advances in biometrics, the Secure Identity and Biometrics Association (SIBA) will host the Biometrics and Identity Innovations Forum in Washington, D.C. on...full story
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| Biometric ID for Government August 2 – 4, 2016 Washington, DC Innovative tactics and strategies to advance security measures and achieve mission-critical results. This must-attend government focused training has been designed to showcase current biometric trends, future technologies and...full story
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| DEFPOL Expo 2016 August 30, 31, 2016 Hanoi, Vietnam DEFPOL EXPO 2016 is being held in Hanoi, Vietnam on August 30 and 31 2016. DEFPOL is an international exhibition for Defense and Police Forces. The expo is aimed to...full story
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| EAB Research Projects Conference 2016 September 19-20, 2016 Damrstadt, Germany EAB Research Projects Conference 2016 The third EAB Research Projects Conference 2016 will assemble on September 19/20 allowing for numerous EU sponsored research projects to present their research results....full story
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