Privacy Impact Assessment Details Phase II of DHS’s Biometric Border Screening Program
The Department of Homeland Security has issued its Privacy Impact Assessment (PIA) for the second phase of the Traveler Verification Service (TVS), the…
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Facial Recognition Market to Reach $8B by 2022: Report
The global facial recognition market will reach a value of $8 billion by 2022, according to a new forecast from Market Research Future. Using 2016 as a…
Multi-Year Field Study Documents Benefits of Clinical Speech Recognition
A multi-year study on the benefits of clinical speech recognition software in hospital environment has produced some compelling results. The technology…
In-Display Touch ID Might Still Come to the iPhone
Various industry reports suggest that Apple is going all-in on facial recognition, but a newly published patent filing suggests that the company hasn’t…
IDEX Reports ‘Extremely Strong Interest’ in Biometric Card Tech in Q2 Update
IDEX has issued its Q2 results for 2018. The period saw revenues of NOK 289,000, compared to revenues of about NOK 4.7 million in Q2 of 2017. Its net result […]
Data Theft to Jump 175 Percent by 2023: Juniper Research
Juniper Research is predicting a significant jump in data breaches over the coming years. In a new report entitled “The Future of Cybercrime & Security”, the…
Indian Authorities Pressure Schools to Comply with Biometric Attendance Order
Government authorities in India are putting pressure on some of the country’s junior science colleges to comply soon with an order to implement biometric…
SmartMetric Improves Biometric Card Production Process
SmartMetric has announced a “breakthrough” in technology pertaining to its biometric smart card solution. The company says it has attained a 100 percent…
FaceTec Appoints Biometrics Industry Expert Steve Cook to Executive Team
“In a statement announcing Cook’s appointment, FaceTec emphasized his work consulting with banks on compliance with PSD2, the European Union’s major new…
Precise Biometrics Chairman Charts Rise of Optical, Ultrasonic Sensors, Biometric Cards in Q2 Update
“Commenting on the results, Precise Biometrics chairman Torgny Hellström highlighted the rise of optical and under-glass fingerprint sensors in mobile devices,…