FIDO Alliance Closed Out the Year with Intense APAC Activity
The FIDO Alliance closed out 2018 with intense activity in the APAC region. In a year-end post on its website, the organization noted that it saw some…
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Canada Expands Collection of Visitors’ Biometrics
The Canadian government has expanded its biometric border program, with visitors from the APAC and Americas regions now required to submit their fingerprints…
Chicago Judge Dismisses BIPA Case Over Lack of ‘Concrete Injuries’
A lawsuit against Google based on the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act, or BIPA, has been dismissed by a district court judge – but that doesn’t mean…
Biometric CCTV Surveillance Deployed in Malaysian State
China-style biometric surveillance has come to Malaysia, with authorities in the state of Penang announcing a new CCTV surveillance system that is based on…
SecuGen Unveils Programmable Bluetooth Fingerprint Reader
“Most of the existing Bluetooth products on the market are about as attractive as a deck of cards. The Unity 20 Bluetooth reader, on the other hand, breaks the…
NEC Acquires Danish IT Company KMD
NEC is buying a major European IT company in a bid to increase growth in its global safety business. The company announced that it has established a deal to…
ZKTeco Gets Sporty in South Asia as Conference Circuit Continues
Biometric security and identity management company ZKTeco has been highly visible around the world thanks to its aggressive 2018 conference and seminar…
SecuGen to Showcase New Bluetooth Fingerprint Module at CES 2019
“We have never seen the level of demand that we are seeing for this product. SecuGen is truly excited to introduce the U20-ASF-BT. This breakthrough Bluetooth…
2019 Hyundai Santa Fe To Feature Biometric Access
Hyundai is planning to replace car keys with fingerprint scans in the 2019 Santa Fe, reports ZDNet. The car maker says it’s installing capacitive fingerprint…
Iris Recognition Protects and Customizes New Futuristic Vehicle Concept
Gentex technology is once again being used in a futuristic new vehicle concept from Rinspeed. Called the ‘microSNAP’, the new vehicle is a reconfiguration of…