Indian public concerned about fingerprint payment scheme The Guardian is reporting that a prominent think tank has found that the prospect of using fingerprint authentication for everyday payments is raising privacy concerns among the Indian public. The Centre for Internet and Society says that many Indians...full story Categories: Biometric News | Civil ID | Fingerprint Recognition Share: Facebook | Twitter

Facebook facial recognition lawsuit put on hold Facebook Inc.’s attempts to evade legal action alleging it illegally collected biometric data using facial recognition software have been temporarily halted until the The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit makes its ruling in Spokeo, according...full story Categories: Biometric News | Facial Recognition Share: Facebook | Twitter

NTT Data wins multi-year contract with DHS’ Office of Biometric Identity Management NTT Data has been awarded a multi-year, $8 million contract to provide the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Office of Biometric Identity Management (OBIM) with independent system level testing support and quality assurance services. OBIM provides advanced biometric identification,...full story Categories: Biometric News | Government Purchasing Share: Facebook | Twitter

EU training network to focus on early stage research in mobile biometrics AMBER (enhAnced Mobile BiomEtRics), a new EU-funded Training Network, has detailed its plans to address current issues related to biometric solutions on mobile devices in new projects. The network will comprise 10 integrated Marie Skłodowska-Curie Early Stage Researcher (ESR)...full story Categories: Biometric News | Biometric R&D | Mobile Biometrics Share: Facebook | Twitter

Editorial calls for increased funding in Canada’s border security In an editorial published in the National Post, John Ivison discussed the potential consequences of leaked FBI statistics revealing that more known or suspected terrorists are found at the Canadian border than at the Mexican, which were cited in...full story Categories: Biometric News | Border Security | Facial Recognition Share: Facebook | Twitter

Zwipe completes equity capital round, prepares for larger-scale product roll out Biometrics technology firm Zwipe completed a $4.3M private placement of new shares to existing and new investors with members of the board, including Jörgen Lantto, participating. This equity capital round follows Zwipe’s $5 million financing in 2015 and brings...full story Categories: Biometric News | Fingerprint Recognition | Trade Notes Share: Facebook | Twitter

German migration agency pushes for all refugees to be fingerprinted In an effort to combat benefit fraud and prevent the use of multiple identities, Germany’s Federal Office for Migration and Refugees (BAMF) has urged regional authorities to fingerprint all refugees currently living in Germany, according to a report by...full story Categories: Biometric News | Fingerprint Recognition Share: Facebook | Twitter

Mastercard to launch facial recognition payment app in Australia MasterCard will soon launch its MasterCard Identity Check app in Australia, which enables users to use facial recognition to complement their passwords instead of completely replacing them, according to a report by The Sydney Morning Herald. The credit card...full story Categories: Biometric News | Facial Recognition | Financial Services Share: Facebook | Twitter

Innovatrics presenting on facial biometrics for mobile banking at FinSec 2017 Peter Martis, face recognition business unit director for Innovatrics, will present a live demonstration of IFace Mobile and speak about facial biometrics for mobile banking at FinSec 2017 later this month in Dubai. Martis will cover topics including: selfie...full story Categories: Biometric News | Facial Recognition | Financial Services Share: Facebook | Twitter

Foreigners visiting China to have fingerprints collected In an effort to strengthen entry and exit management that matches requirements in other countries, China’s Ministry of Public Security announced that, starting this week, foreigners between the ages of 14 and 70 visiting the country will have their...full story Categories: Biometric News | Border Security | Fingerprint Recognition Share: Facebook | Twitter

RSA Conference 2017 RSA Conference 2017 February 13-17, 2017 Moscone Center, San Francisco, CA RSA Conference 2017 RSA Conference 2017: Where the world talks security. Secure your seat Feb. 13-17 in San Francisco at the Moscone Center. Celebrating its 26th anniversary, RSA...full story Categories: Biometrics Industry Events Share: Facebook | Twitter

10th annual Border Security Conference 10th annual Border Security Conference February 15-16, 2017 Rome, Italy This conference program will explore how political issues affecting the border security community, such as increasing immigration in the Mediterranean as well as cross-border terrorism, can be combated and...full story Categories: Biometrics Industry Events Share: Facebook | Twitter

Terrorism Studies Terrorism Studies Certificate / Advanced Certificate / Individual Modules Online delivery with expert tutor support Feb, June and Oct every year Terrorism Studies course is one of the most recommended programs in the industry and is endorsed and recognized...full story Categories: Biometrics Industry Events Share: Facebook | Twitter

DCD>Enterprise DCD>Enterprise March 14-15 2017 Marriott Marquis, New York Stay ahead of 2017 and join your peers in the biggest data center meet up in New York, visionary speakers include Google, JP Morgan, Vapor IO, Bank Street Group LLC, Nissan...full story Categories: Biometrics Industry Events Share: Facebook | Twitter

World Border Security Congress World Border Security Congress March 21-23, 2017 Casablanca, Morocco The World Border Security Congress is a high level 3 day event that will discuss and debate current and future policies, implementation issues and challenges as well as new and...full story Categories: Biometrics Industry Events Share: Facebook | Twitter