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Facbook Brings Biometrics Lawsuits To California

Facebook has maneuvered its legal conflicts over biometric data collection onto its home turf. This week the three class action lawsuits over its face tagging…

August 6, 2015

Facing Spillover Gang Violence from Sweden, Danes Look to FRT

Smartphone Face Recognition for Gov’t Coming From Tygart

Imaging and biometrics solutions developer Tygart Technology has announced a new mobile facial recognition system that could have major government…

August 6, 2015

Police Scotland Investigated Over Use of Facial Recognition

Police Scotland is coming under intense scrutiny for its use of facial recognition technology. Justice Secretary Michael Matheson has tasked the HM Inspector…

August 6, 2015

Education Month: The Primer

It’s August, and in North America that means it’s back to school season, which for some students includes the daily use of biometric technology. Education is a…

August 6, 2015

Microsoft Aiming to One-Up Touch ID

Microsoft is trying to patent a new mobile authentication system that combines fingerprint and gesture recognition. The patent, recently published by the US…

August 5, 2015

Guyana Completes Feasibility Study for Biometric Voter Registration

VerifyMe Gets Notice of Allowance for US Patent

VerifyMe is advancing its IP portfolio with a new Notice of Allowance for one of its US patents. The patent is entitled “System and Method for Providing…

August 5, 2015

Shutterfly Seeks Dismissal for Privacy Case

A major biometrics lawsuit could soon be thrown out, if a federal judge in Illinois accepts Shutterfly’s argument. The online photo-sharing company is asking…

August 5, 2015

iProov Provides Liveness Detection for Caribbean Identity Start-up

Report: 9.5 Percent CAGR for Facial Biometrics Market

A report from Transparency Market Research says the global facial recognition market is going to be worth $2.67 billion by 2022. The market research firm says…

August 5, 2015

MorphoTrak Tattoo Recognition Tops NIST Challenge

MorphoTrak (Safran) has developed the top product for the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s Tattoo Recognition Technology Challenge, or Tatt-C.…

August 5, 2015

CoolPad Puts Fingerprint Sensor on Dazen Note 3

CoolPad’s Dazen Note 3 mobile device has launched in China and features a fingerprint sensor. Priced at close to $150 USD, it’s one of the cheapest – if not…

August 4, 2015

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