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Apple's VR Headset Could Support Iris Biometrics: Kuo

Army Seeks Technology That Can See Through Walls

The United States Army has issued a new request for information (RFI) seeking technology that is capable of identifying people and objects through walls. The…

January 31, 2020

P.E.I. Authorities Clarify Use of Facial Recognition Tech

Following concerns expressed by Atlantic Canada’s four provincial privacy commissioners, the P.E.I. government has said it is working toward becoming more…

January 31, 2020

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New IDEX Patents Cover Biometric Card Enrolment Tech

IDEX Biometrics has increased the potential scope of its on-card enrollment solution with new patents in the United States and Germany. The patents detail…

January 31, 2020

Ubisecure IDaaS Platform Adds Support for Hitachi’s Finger Vein Technology

Ubisecure has announced that its Identity-as-a-Service (IDaaS) platform will now offer support for Hitachi’s finger vein recognition technology. In plain…

January 30, 2020

Facebook Settles BIPA Lawsuit for $550 Million

Three Illinois law firms have reached a record-breaking settlement with Facebook in a class-action lawsuit that concerns the tech giant’s alleged violations of…

January 30, 2020

FIME Gets Accredited for FIDO’s Biometric Component Certification Program

FIME has officially become the latest organization accredited to test biometric components as part of the FIDO Alliance’s Biometric Component Certification…

January 30, 2020

New York Law Firm Offers Guidance on California Consumer Privacy Act

Major New York Law Firm Kramer Levin has written a post on its website offering companies some information and guidance on the recently passed California…

January 30, 2020

Illuma Labs Secures $9M in Series A Funding to Enhance Voice Authentication and Combat Emerging Fraud Threats

LumenVox Releases Version 8 of Advanced Biometric Authentication Suite

Speech and authentication solutions provider LumenVox has announced the release of Version 8, its latest suite of biometric authentication technologies.…

January 30, 2020

Mastercard Enters Age Verification Arena

IDEX Receives EMVCo Certification

IDEX Biometrics has officially received EMVCo Certification. The company claims that it is the first biometric sensor company to accomplish the feat, which…

January 29, 2020

Trinidad and Tobago to Introduce E-Passports and Online Travel Forms

DTIS Finds New COO and Executive VP

Ronald Gallihugh has officially joined Digital Trusted Identity Services (DTIS) as the company’s new Chief Operating Officer and Executive Vice President. He…

January 29, 2020

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