BIO-key Patent Could Capitalize on In-Display Sensor Trend
“Essentially, it’s designed to use facial and fingerprint recognition to enable continuous, passive biometric authentication of a smartphone user.” BIO-key has…
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IDEMIA Wins 5-Year UK Fingerprint Matching Contract
“IDEMIA’s fingerprint matching service will primarily be used by domestic law enforcement agencies, as well as border control and immigration authorities…” The…
FIDO Establishes Mutual Liaison Relationship with India PKI Forum
An important new partnership could help to significantly extend the reach of FIDO Alliance authentication standards in India. The cross-industry consortium has…
Chinese Biometrics Competition Runs on Star Power
China-based online entertainment service provider iQIYI has announced a new competition aimed at pushing the boundaries of video-based biometric…
Samsung SDS Further Bolsters its Biometric Capabilities
Samsung SDS is padding out its Digital Identity Platform with technology from New York-based ID R&D, with the latter announcing that its IDVoice and IDBehave…
Apple Patent Describes User Tracking For Macs and TVs
A newly revealed patent application from Apple suggests the company is exploring technology that would allow a device to track a user’s gaze, head position,…
Anti-Face Fashion Looks to Circumvent Facial Recognition
Fashion meets technology with the CV Dazzel’s “anti-face” looks designed to avoid detection by face-recognition. The company claims at least one trademark look…
Australian Government Authorities Cancel Biometric Program, Citing Delays
“Responding to the project’s cancelation in a statement, NEC Australia said it is ‘extremely disappointed’ with the ACIC’s decision, and insisted that it ‘has…
iOS 12 Will Support Multi-User Face ID
With the iOS 12 beta now rolling out, it’s becoming clear that Apple has reversed course on a previous policy restricting Face ID authentication to one user…
Touch Biometrix Names Crucial CTO
Welsh startup Touch Biometrix now has a Chief Technology Officer to help it pursue its ambitious aims: The company has announced that Eric Derckx is its new…