NTIA near producing draft of facial recognition code of conduct The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) will convene a meeting of organizations involved in the privacy multi-stakeholder process focused on the commercial use of facial recognition technology on March 29. Stakeholders have been engaged in an open, transparent,...full story Categories: Biometric News | Commercial Applications | Fingerprint Recognition Share: Facebook | Twitter

RCMP exploring expanded biometric ID capacity According to an article in Motherboard, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) are seeking to expand its automated fingerprint identification system (AFIS) to include facial recognition capabilities. The article states that the RCMP said in a letter of interest...full story Categories: Biometric News | Facial Recognition | Fingerprint Recognition | Law Enforcement Share: Facebook | Twitter

Morocco selects biometric border control solution by Veridos The General Directorate for National Security (DGSN) for the Kingdom of Morocco has selected Veridos to design and implement a national border control system for all ports of entry, including the entire IT infrastructure necessary for the project. Veridos...full story Categories: Biometric News | Border Security | Facial Recognition | Fingerprint Recognition Share: Facebook | Twitter

Biometric passport authentication technology by Vision-Box deployed at JFK airport Beginning in January 2016, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) at New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport deployed a system for biometric authentication of electronic passports allowing for biometric matching of a traveler’s face with the facial image...full story Categories: Biometric News | Border Security | Facial Recognition Share: Facebook | Twitter

Fingerprint Cards and Precise Biometrics technology in new 360 smartphone Fingerprint Cards (FPC) and Precise Biometrics are providing the fingerprint technology for a newly established Chinese smartphone brand. 360 phones were previously branded “Qiku”. The 360 group owns the Qiku and Dazen brands is now unifying them under the...full story Categories: Biometric News | Consumer Devices | Fingerprint Recognition Share: Facebook | Twitter

SecuGen Hamster Pro and UPx OEM fingerprint sensor available for purchase SecuGen announced that its Hamster Pro fingerprint reader™ and UPx OEM fingerprint sensor are now available for purchase. The Hamster Pro is SecuGen’s lowest price fingerprint reader to date. These new products currently support Windows but within the next...full story Categories: Biometric News | Fingerprint Recognition Share: Facebook | Twitter

23M Grameenphone customers in Bangladesh complete biometric verification process Bangladeshi mobile operator Grameenphone says that over 23 million customers in its network have successfully completed the biometric verification process, according to the new guidelines set out by the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC). That’s about 41 percent of...full story Categories: Biometric News | Fingerprint Recognition | Law Enforcement Share: Facebook | Twitter

Identification-as-a-service provides benefits, says MorphoTrak executive Cloud computing provides many benefits including ease of use, time savings, security, convenience, versatility, and scalability. For these reasons, cloud computing has become an emerging offering in the biometrics industry, and according to Frank Barret, Director of Cloud Services...full story Categories: Biometric News | Government Purchasing | Law Enforcement Share: Facebook | Twitter

ID at the Borders Seminar USA ID at the Borders Seminar USA 14 June 2016 Washington DC, US ID at the Borders Seminar USA – Having built a strong reputation within the international Borders space of bringing the right people together to focus on the...full story Categories: Biometrics Industry Events Share: Facebook | Twitter

Biometrics and border management, voice, fingerprint and facial recognition trending this week Here is a recap of the most popular biometrics industry news that appeared on BiometricUpdate.com this past week. Border management The International Biometrics + Identity Association (IBIA) released a new white paper titled “Closing the Loop: Completing Biometric U.S....full story Categories: Biometric News | Border Security | Facial Recognition | Financial Services | Voice Biometrics Share: Facebook | Twitter

Financial Services Seminar Financial Services Seminar | 22 March 2016 |The Grange Hotel St Pauls, London Biometrics are firmly on the agenda for financial institutions especially when it comes to authentication of customers in mobile and digital banking, and for payments. Biometrics...full story Categories: Biometrics Industry Events Share: Facebook | Twitter

German TeleTrusT Biometrics Working Group German TeleTrusT Biometrics Working Group March 22, 2016 CASED, Mornewegstraße 32, 64293 Darmstadt, Germany Organizer: German Biometrics Working Group in cooperation with the European Association of Biometrics Attendance is free of charge, Registration is required Please note that most...full story Categories: Biometrics Industry Events Share: Facebook | Twitter

Southwest Border Security Week 2016 Southwest Border Security Week 2016 March 30 – April 01, 2016 McAllen, TX Southwest Border Security Week 2016 Scrutiny of the southwest border protection initiatives have been growing in recent years, particularly due to a surge in transnational crime,...full story Categories: Biometrics Industry Events Share: Facebook | Twitter

Money20/20 Europe Money20/20 Europe April 4-7, 2016 Bella Center, Copenhagen Welcome to an entirely new, world-class experience for European innovators. A Eurocentric catalyst for the growth and development of a Payments & Financial Services Ecosystem increasingly defined by disruptive innovations in...full story Categories: Biometrics Industry Events Share: Facebook | Twitter

ISC West 2016 ISC WEST 2016 April 5 – 8, 2016 Las Vegas, NV ISC WEST is THE largest security industry trade show in the U.S. At ISC West you will have the chance to meet with technical reps from 1,000+ exhibitors...full story Categories: Biometrics Industry Events Share: Facebook | Twitter