NYPD Uses Facial Recognition to ID Suspects in Jewellery Heist
Police have now identified the three suspects involved in a brazen jewellery heist in New York that made headlines over the weekend, and the NYPD says it’s…
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India’s New Seafarer IDs Feature Embedded Face Biometrics
India is equipping its sailors with a Biometric Seafarer Identity Document (BSID) with facial biometrics embedded in the card’s chip. Shipping Minister Mansukh…
NEC Shares Biometrics Expertise with UN to Fight Global Hunger
NEC has agreed to share its biometrics expertise with the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP). Through the partnership, the WFP will be able to upgrade…
Global Biometric Sensor Market to See CAGR of 9.3 Percent Through 2025: AMR
The global biometric sensor market will see a CAGR of 9.3 percent between 2018 and 2025, according to a new report from Allied Market Research. The firm…
Facial Recognition Specialist Megvii Files for IPO: Reports
Amid political turmoil and controversy over biometric facial recognition, Hong Kong-based Megvii has filed for an IPO aimed at a $500 million target. Citing…
WebAuthn Support Brings Security Key, Biometric Authentication to Software Development Platform
GitHub, one of the world’s largest software development platforms, has now enabled support for the WebAuthn authentication standard. The move means that GitHub…
Acquisition and Modality Shift News were Obvious Draws in This Week’s Top Biometrics Stories
This week’s collection of top biometrics news stories from FindBiometrics is about as varied as it gets, with topics ranging from WhatsApp security to industry…
Frost & Sullivan Predicts Public Sector Will Drive APAC Biometrics Market
“The rising instances of identity thefts and cyber crimes are boosting the adoption of multifactor authentication and multimodal technology systems.” Frost and…
Telos ID Gets FINRA Certification for Biometric Background Checks
The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) has certified Telos ID as an official vendor of FINRA’s Electronic Fingerprint Submission (EFS) program. In…
Suprema President Responds to Hack of Biometric Database
“The investigation is ongoing, and Suprema has committed to working with relevant regulators and other authorities, and to contacting affected parties with…