ID4Africa to have approximately 100 exhibitors ID4Africa is nearing 100 exhibitors for its upcoming annual flagship event, to be held in Windhoek, Namibia from April 26-28, 2017. The event will provide a comprehensive platform for governments, international development agencies, solution providers and domain experts to...full story Categories: Biometric News | Civil ID Share: Facebook | Twitter

Precise Biometrics annual report for 2016 shows 73% increase in sales Precise Biometrics has issued its annual report for 2016, outlining a positive vision of the company’s future with a 73 percent sales growth compared to 2015. The annual report for 2016 comes a couple month after Precise Biometrics issued...full story Categories: Biometric News | Fingerprint Recognition Share: Facebook | Twitter

CBP seeking face recognition drones to monitor border Customs and Border Protection is soliciting proposals for consumer drones with infrared cameras and facial recognition capabilities, to be deployed by US Border Patrol agents to monitor the border, according to a report by The Verge. As detailed in...full story Categories: Biometric News | Border Security | Facial Recognition Share: Facebook | Twitter

Suprema granted fingerprint patent in South Korea Suprema Inc. has received a patent in its home country of South Korea covering the outer structure of fingerprint recognition modules. Published on April 10, patent application #10-2015-0062473 offers limited information about the technology. “This patent adds a wedge...full story Categories: Biometric News | Biometric R&D | Fingerprint Recognition Share: Facebook | Twitter

MorphoTrust USA launches electronic ID pilot to combat tax fraud in Alabama MorphoTrust USA and the Alabama Department of Revenue have launched a new pilot program using MorphoTrust’s electronic ID (eID) to improve security for residents filing state tax refunds during the 2016 filing season. The move comes nearly one year...full story Categories: Biometric News | Facial Recognition Share: Facebook | Twitter

Latest Micromax smartphone features Fingerprint Cards touch sensor FPC1035 The recently launched smartphone from Indian OEM Micromax features Fingerprint Cards (FPC) touch sensor FPC1035. In a company statement, FPC noted that this is the first time a Fingerprint Cards solution has been integrated by an Indian OEM. “This...full story Categories: Biometric News | Fingerprint Recognition Share: Facebook | Twitter

NuData Security named finalist in SC Awards 2017 Europe NuData Security has been named a finalist in the SC Awards 2017 Europe for outstanding industry leadership in information security in the ‘Best Behaviour Analytics/Enterprise Threat Detection’ category. NuData’s flagship product line, NuDetect, authorizes the identity of users based...full story Categories: Behavioral | Biometric News | Trade Notes Share: Facebook | Twitter

Precise Biometrics’ algorithm solution deployed in new smartphone Precise Biometrics’ algorithm solution for fingerprint recognition in mobile devices, Precise BioMatch Mobile, has been deployed in a recently launched smartphone from a Chinese vendor through cooperation with fingerprint sensor manufacturer Silead. The patented hybrid algorithm solution is optimized...full story Categories: Biometric News | Fingerprint Recognition Share: Facebook | Twitter

Indian gov’t says it won’t link Aadhaar to national security databases The Indian government has stated that it will not link its Aadhaar biometric identification scheme with its national intelligence databases. Ravi Shankar Prasad, India’s Minister of Law and Justice, told the parliament on Monday: “Let me assure the house...full story Categories: Biometric News | Civil ID Share: Facebook | Twitter

Researchers find smartphone fingerprint sensors potentially vulnerable to “MasterPrints” Smartphone fingerprint sensors could be fooled up to 65 percent of the time by “MasterPrints” digitally composed from common fingerprint features, according to findings published Monday by researchers at New York University and Michigan State University. In the report...full story Categories: Access Control | Biometric News | Fingerprint Recognition Share: Facebook | Twitter

4th Annual Identity Management Symposium 4th Annual Identity Management Symposium April 18-19, 2017 Alexandria, VA DSI’s 2-day premier National Capital Region event, 4th Identity Management Symposium, will occur April 18-19, 2017, in Alexandria, VA. This symposium will provide attendees with the opportunity to convene...full story Categories: Biometrics Industry Events Share: Facebook | Twitter

ID4Africa 2017 ID4Africa 2017 April 26-28, 2017 Windhoek, Namibia Following two successful events in 2015 and 2016 which collectively brought together over 900 stakeholders in the identity space, ID4Africa 2017 returns as bigger and better than before! The annual government forum...full story Categories: Biometrics Industry Events Share: Facebook | Twitter

Cartes Afrique Cartes Afrique April 27-28, 2017 Marrakech, Morocco Every year, Cartes Afrique gathers hundreds of leaders and experts of the Payment industry who are looking to learn about the latest innovative solutions in the market and to discuss the evolving...full story Categories: Biometrics Industry Events Share: Facebook | Twitter

connect:ID 2017 connect:ID 2017:Physical & digital identity in the 21st century May 1-3, 2017 WEWCC, Washington, DC, USA Welcome to the 4th edition of connect:ID – with it’s leading global conference and exhibition that focuses on all aspects of identity technologies...full story Categories: Biometrics Industry Events Share: Facebook | Twitter

Critical Infrastructure Protection and Resilience Europe Critical Infrastructure Protection and Resilience Europe May 9th – 11, 2017 The Hague, Netherlands Held in The Hague, Netherlands May 9th – 11th, the conference will deliver discussion and thought provoking presentations on many of the serious critical infrastructure...full story Categories: Biometrics Industry Events Share: Facebook | Twitter