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Facebook Acquires Biometric ID Verification Startup
Facebook is acquiring Confirm.io, a US startup specializing in multi-factor digital authentication. Based in Boston, the startup is just three years old, but…
FIDO Alliance Welcomes Amazon to Board of Directors
“We look forward to the valuable inputs from Amazon as the FIDO Alliance continues to work towards our goal to provide open standards that will help enable the…
Mastercard Sets Deadline for Partners to Support Biometric Authentication
Mastercard has set a deadline for its partners to implement biometric security for remote and mobile-based transactions: The company has announced that all of…
D-ID Gets $4 Million Seed Money To Fool Facial Recognition Technology
The startup company D-ID which got it footing from Y Combinator S17, recently announced it successfully raised $4 million in a Seed Round led by Pitango…
IBIA Questions Academic Rigor of Georgetown University Biometric Exit Critique
A recent academic paper that was highly critical of the use of facial recognition technology at airport departure gates prominently featured “factually…
BIO-key Launches Biometric Password Manager for Fingerprint Reader Users
BIO-key has announced a new password manager software solution for users of its USB fingerprint readers. Dubbed OmniPass Consumer, it let users confirm their…
Arya Gets Support for Fingerprint Recognition and Face ID
Mobile banking platform Arya now supports fingerprint and facial recognition. Developed by VSoft Corporation, Arya is meant to offer an open platform that can…
Vivo X20 Plus To Launch this Week With Clear ID In-Display Fingerprint Sensor
“It’s the first device to feature Synaptics’ CLEAR ID 9500, an optical fingerprint sensor designed for integration under a device’s display…” The world’s first…
NXP, LG and HELLA Announce Computer Vision For Smart Cars
“The system’s announcement comes at a time of considerable excitement over smart and connected car technologies…” NXP Semiconductors, LG Electronics, and…
HID Approve Gets Face ID Support on iPhone X
Apple iPhone X users will now have another meaning of “face time” with HID Global announcing Face ID support on its HID Approve two-factor mobile…