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Sighthound Brings Face Detection, Recognition, Tracking to Smartphones

US-based computer vision specialist Sighthound has launched a new facial recognition system for mobile applications. The company is presenting its eponymous…

June 27, 2016

Mounting Evidence for Iris Scanning on Galaxy Note 7

It looks like Samsung’s next major mobile device will feature an iris scanning capability. Hints emerged earlier this month when Patently Apple reported that…

June 27, 2016

Mastercard Introduces Biometric-Based Identity Check for Enhanced Security in South Africa

Liberian Agencies Vie for Control Over Biometric ID Program

Two national agencies are vying for control over Liberia’s biometric ID project ahead of the country’s 2017 election, reports FrontPageAfrica. The National…

June 27, 2016

ROC Upgrades SDK and Officially Rebrands

Google’s FaceNet Marks Strong Performance in MegaFace Challenge

University of Washington researchers have been testing facial recognition systems on a massive scale over the past several months, and the results are starting…

June 27, 2016

Tyco Adds MorphoAccess Sigma, MorphoWave Tower to Lineup

Tyco Security Products has announced that it is now offering MorphoAccess SIGMA Series fingerprint readers as well as the MorphoWave Tower to its lineup of…

June 27, 2016

News Roundup: On Our Way To China

Last week at FindBiometrics we saw Border Control & National ID Month culminate in the expert webinar, Biometrics and the New Era of National Security and…

June 27, 2016

IDEMIA Renews Fingerprint Contract With State of Indiana

HotelTonight Further Embraces Touch ID, Apple Pay

HotelTonight, a hotel-booking mobile app, has tightened its embrace of Touch ID and Apple Pay. The app first introduced Touch ID and Apple Pay support back in…

June 24, 2016

Biometrics News - The Next Apple Watch, Face-Scanning TVs, and a '3D Map of the World'

Encap Tech Could Make Norwegian Authentication Program Mobile-First

Encap Security’s Smarter Authentication platform has been selected for a pilot project in Norway aiming to make a leading digital ID program mobile-first. The…

June 24, 2016

Microsoft Lists FPC as Approved Windows Hello Technology Vendor

Jenetric Wins Industry Acclaim for User-Friendly Fingerprint Scanner

Germany-based Jenetric has won some industry recognition for its LiveTouch quattro fingerprint scanner solution. It won first place in the IQ Innovation Award…

June 24, 2016

US Intelligence R&D Agency Seeks Anti-Spoofing Solutions

Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity (IARPA), a research arm of America’s Office of the Director of National Intelligence, is starting up a…

June 24, 2016

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