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Biometric Tech Time Tracks Police in Baltimore: The Game is the Game
“There is, of course, an irony to this, since law enforcement agencies have increasingly been using fingerprint recognition in police work…” In one answer to…
BioID Uses Liveness Detection To Create Spoof Proof Biometric Security
Facial recognition biometrics is one of the more controversial biometric technologies thanks to popular fears of one’s face being used against them. BioID is…
Hotel Management System Uses Facial Recognition to Identify Guests
“Another technologically sophisticated component of the rGuest Stay solution is its compatibility with voice-based AI systems like Amazon’s Alexa…” Facial…
Organizers Reveal Speakers for Inaugural Money20/20 Asia
“Organizers have also hinted at some of the major topics of Money20/20 Asia, including alternative lending, ‘augmented intelligence technology’, and…
Jumio Sales Up 176 Percent in Q4 Update
“The company says that its solution has now performed more than 100 million identity verifications, up from 50 million just ten months ago.” For its fourth…
Digital Identity is a Critical Component of Security: US Federal IT Leaders
IT leaders in the US government see digital identity as a critical component of security, but are concerned about keeping pace with digital threats. That’s the…
RELX Group to Acquire ThreatMetrix for £580 Million
RELX Group has made a deal to acquire digital identity security specialist ThreatMetrix. The IT services firm intends to acquire the entire issued share…
SIA Predicts Growing Importance of AI, Blockchain in 2018 Digital Security Trends
It’s going to be an interesting year in digital security, suggests the Security Industry Association’s “Data Privacy and Security Trends for 2018” report. The…
BIO-key Gets Another Order from the Manufacturing Sector
BIO-key has won over another new client: The company has announced that a molding and tool manufacturer has opted to use its ID Director for Windows software…
Nuance Communications Reports ‘Biometric Boom’ in Authentication Business
Nuance Communications says it is enjoying a ‘biometric boom’ and has hit a new milestone in adoption of its voice authentication technology. The company has…