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EU Planning Shared Network of Face Biometrics Databases

A leaked report obtained by The Intercept reveals that the European Union is looking to create a massive network of national police facial recognition…

February 24, 2020

India’s Election Commission Pitches Biometric Voter Authentication

India’s Election Commission could use face and voice recognition to verify the identities of citizens in upcoming elections. The technology is primarily geared…

February 21, 2020

LastPass Rolls Out Passkey Support in Chrome, Offering Passwordless Authentication

FPC Places BM-Lite in Biometric Door Lock from Fueb Labs

Fingerprint Cards has placed its FPC BM-Lite fingerprint module in a new smart door lock from Fueb Labs. The locks are geared towards the smart home market,…

February 21, 2020

Global Biometric Payment Users to Reach 3.5B by 2030, Market to Hit $11.3B

TypingDNA Looks to 2019 to Build Momentum for 2020

TypingDNA is taking a look back at 2019 to give customers a better sense of what they can expect in 2020. In that regard, the company highlighted some of its…

February 21, 2020

Google Removes Gendered Labels from Cloud Vision API

Google has decided to remove gendered terminology from its Cloud Vision API in an effort to avoid bias on the AI platform. The Cloud Vision API is an object…

February 21, 2020

BIO-key Forms PortalGuard Distribution Agreement With Darksteel Technologies

Idaptive Introduces Passwordless Authentication with Latest Update

The Identity and Access Management specialist Idaptive is bringing passwordless authentication to its Next-Gen Access (NGA) platform. The latest NGA update…

February 21, 2020

DHS Biometrics Expert to Deliver Keynote at Homeland Security Summit

Auraya Integrates Zendesk Support and Guide Services

Voice biometrics technology company Auraya has announced it will be integrating Zendesk, a customer service software company offering cloud-based support and…

February 21, 2020

Sindh Further Extends Use of Biometrics with Hospital Attendance Tracking System

Pew Charitable Trusts, RTI International to Study Biometric Patient Record Matching

Nonprofit NGO Pew Charitable Trusts has announced a partnership with research institute RTI International to study the use of biometrics in improving patient…

February 21, 2020

ISC West Reduces Scope of China Pavilion in Response to Coronavirus

Next month’s ISC West event will still take place as scheduled, but the organizers have been forced to make a few changes in response to the recent outbreak of…

February 20, 2020

UCLA Backs Away from Campus Facial Recognition Scheme

Administrators at the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) have abandoned their plans to bring facial recognition to the campus. The proposed…

February 20, 2020

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