European Parliament supports measure to fingerprint asylum seekers from age 6 The European Parliament’s Civil Liberties Commission has supported a new measure that proposes to lower the fingerprinting age of asylum seekers from 14 to six, according to a report in New Europe. The new measure, which is intended to...full story Categories: Biometric News | Fingerprint Recognition Share: Facebook | Twitter

Laxton Group to supply biometric voter registration kits for Zimbabwe elections Laxton Group has been awarded a US$3.9 million contract from the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) to supply Biometric Voter Registration (BVR) kits for registering voters in advance of the 2018 general elections, according to a report by VOA Zimbabwe....full story Categories: Biometric News | Elections Share: Facebook | Twitter

UIDAI extends deadline for new security key for biometric authentication devices Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI), the governing agency in charge of Aadhaar, has given a four-month extension to manufacturers and user agencies to comply with the new encryption requirements for biometric authentication devices as well as implemented a...full story Categories: Biometric News | Civil ID Share: Facebook | Twitter

Biometrics in Aviation Biometrics in Aviation June 12, 2017 Lisbon, Portugal The seminar Biometrics in Aviation will discuss today’s developments in the perspective of the future of identity in an increasingly networked world.The seminar will further familiarize you with biometric methods and...full story Categories: Biometrics Industry Events Share: Facebook | Twitter

Advent completes Safran deal Advent International and French investment bank Bpifrance have completed a deal to acquire the French company Safran Identity & Security. Last September, Safran announced that it had entered into exclusive negotiations with Advent International, the owner of Oberthur Technologies...full story Categories: Biometric News | Trade Notes Share: Facebook | Twitter

U.S. government lab develops in-car facial recognition solution At the request of US Customs and Border Patrol, Oak Ridge National Laboratory has developed a new facial recognition system intended for use at land borders that draws on light-field sensor arrays to mitigate the glass barrier of vehicles,...full story Categories: Biometric News | Border Security | Facial Recognition Share: Facebook | Twitter

Cognitec facial recognition technology featured in ABC gates at Venice Airport Cognitec’s automated passport control product FaceVACS-Entry features in eight ABC gates (eGates) at Venice Marco Polo Airport. The eGate implementation project was delivered by airport IT provider and system integrator N-Aitec following the airport’s decision to facilitate expedited border...full story Categories: Biometric News | Facial Recognition Share: Facebook | Twitter

Washington has become the third state to pass biometrics privacy law Following in the footsteps of Illinois and Texas, the state of Washington has become the third state to pass legislation regulating the commercial use of biometric identifiers, according to a report by Lexology. Governor of the State of Washington,...full story Categories: Biometric News | Commercial Applications | Law Enforcement Share: Facebook | Twitter

Vision-Box implements biometric border control solution at Jakarta airport Working with the Indonesian immigration authority, Vision-Box has installed an advanced biometric automated border control infrastructure system at Soerkarno-Hatta International Airport (CGK) in Jakarta, Indonesia. Located in the airport’s new terminal 3, the Vision-Box biometric border control solution comprises...full story Categories: Biometric News | Border Security Share: Facebook | Twitter

Info X Distribution to resell ImageWare multimodal biometric solutions ImageWare Systems has signed an agreement with Info X Distribution to enable the storage networking solutions distributor to market and resell ImageWare’s GoVerifyID Enterprise Suite and SaaS solutions. New Jersey-based Info X Distribution specializes in the storage, software, and...full story Categories: Biometric News | Trade Notes Share: Facebook | Twitter

Delta rolls out biometric boarding pass pilot at Arlington, VA airport Delta is testing its biometric boarding pass program at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) in Arlington, Virginia, which allows eligible Delta SkyMiles members to use their fingerprints as proof of identity instead of displaying their boarding pass and...full story Categories: Biometric News | Fingerprint Recognition Share: Facebook | Twitter

Novateqni completes prototypes of its elections technology NovaTeqni Corporation recently issued a corporate update in which it reported that over the last year it has completed all prototypes for its line of elections solutions, which can also be modified to be used for biometric identification purposes....full story Categories: Biometric News | Elections | Trade Notes Share: Facebook | Twitter

Helios and Matheson Analytics, RedZone licenses facial recognition from IsItYou Helios and Matheson Analytics and RedZone have acquired global licensing rights to IsItYou’s facial recognition technology in the field of crime and terrorism. RedZone plans to integrate RedZone Map’s artificial intelligence (AI) technology and proprietary real-time crime database with...full story Categories: Biometric News | Facial Recognition | Law Enforcement Share: Facebook | Twitter

Signicat launches mobile authentication product Identity assurance firm Signicat has launched MobileID, the company’s new mobile authentication product. In addition to providing fast onboarding and identity assurance to financial service providers using several digital identity schemes, Signicat now offers strong customer authentication (SCA) using...full story Categories: Biometric News | Financial Services | Mobile Biometrics Share: Facebook | Twitter

Precise Biometrics initiates search for new R&D director Rutger Petersson, director of research and development and a member of Precise Biometrics‘ management team, is leaving the company for a new assignment as Analytics & Insight Manager at Verisure Innovation AB. “Rutger Petersson has been with the company...full story Categories: Biometric News | Fingerprint Recognition | Trade Notes Share: Facebook | Twitter

Finnish airport operator concludes facial recognition pilot Finnish airport operator, Finavia, and Finnair recently concluded its three-week pilot of facial recognition technology. The system used in the test was provided by Futurice, and built using widely available hardware and software as well as cloud-based services. One...full story Categories: Biometric News | Facial Recognition Share: Facebook | Twitter

Defense Department seeking better biometric ID devices for use in field The Department of Defense’s Special Operations Command unit is seeking more effective biometric identification devices for use in the field, during mass enrollments of personnel at forward operating bases or for watchlist matching, according to a report by GCN....full story Categories: Biometric News | Military Applications Share: Facebook | Twitter

Securing Federal Identity Securing Federal Identity June 6, 2017 Washington, DC Government’s Identity and Authentication Event Securing Federal Identity 2017, a highly focused and high-energy event, will feature the significant policy issues and technology developments for today’s federal identity and security industry....full story Categories: Biometrics Industry Events Share: Facebook | Twitter

4th Mobile Security for Defense and Government Summit 4th Mobile Security for Defense and Government Summit June 7 & 8, 2017 AUSA Conference Center | Arlington, VA DSI’s Mobile Security for Defense and Government Summit is designed as an educational and training “Town Hall” forum, where thought...full story Categories: Biometrics Industry Events Share: Facebook | Twitter

Harnessing Fintech Innovation in Retail Banking HARNESSING FINTECH INNOVATION IN RETAIL BANKING 7th – 8th June 2017, London Defining steps for sustained innovation which keep banks relevant to consumers now and in future. The only event to put retail banks at the centre of the...full story Categories: Biometrics Industry Events Share: Facebook | Twitter

FinDEVr London 2017 FinDEVr London 2017 June 12 & 13, 2017 Tobacco Quay London, England FinDEVr is the only conference series focused exclusively on the TECHNOLOGY of fintech and the developers, CTOs and other creators of this technology. It showcases the latest...full story Categories: Biometrics Industry Events Share: Facebook | Twitter

Biometrics in Aviation Biometrics in Aviation June 12, 2017 Lisbon, Portugal The seminar Biometrics in Aviation will discuss today’s developments in the perspective of the future of identity in an increasingly networked world.The seminar will further familiarize you with biometric methods and...full story Categories: Biometrics Industry Events Share: Facebook | Twitter