Portuguese National Security Agency Selects BIO-key and Visualforma for Biometric IAM
BIO-key International and Visualforma have secured a contract to deploy biometric identity and access management technology for a Portuguese national security…
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Appeals Court Affirms Samsung BIPA Dismissal Over On-Device Face Templates
A federal appeals court has affirmed the dismissal of a biometric privacy lawsuit against Samsung, ruling that the plaintiffs did not plausibly allege the…
British Transport Police Expands Facial Recognition Trial to London Underground
British Transport Police has expanded its live facial recognition trial into London Underground stations, extending a six-month evaluation that began at…
South Korean Army Plans Biometric Gun Cabinets and Digital Weapon Locks
South Korea’s Army plans to introduce biometric smart gun cabinets and NFC-based digital locks, replacing physical keys and handwritten records in a long-term…
Ethiopia Moves Fayda Digital ID Into State-Owned Faydaverse Enterprise
Ethiopia is transitioning its Fayda national digital ID program into a state-owned enterprise called Faydaverse, pairing the organizational change with plans…
Nigeria Immigration Service Begins Biometric Airport Overhaul
The Nigeria Immigration Service has begun a nationwide overhaul of airport operations, training frontline personnel to use biometric surveillance, automated…
San Francisco Bars Pause PatronScan Facial Recognition After Boycott Campaign
Two San Francisco bars have paused their use of PatronScan following a boycott campaign focused on the identity system’s facial recognition and patron-data…
iDenfy Adds Norway’s BankID to Identity Verification Platform
iDenfy has integrated Norway’s BankID into its identity verification platform, allowing customers to offer the country’s established electronic identity as an…
DHS Privacy Assessment Details Secret Service HELIX Surveillance Platform
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has published a privacy assessment of the Secret Service’s HELIX platform, detailing how it combines surveillance…
Telos ID Expansion Drives 33 Percent Quarterly Revenue Growth
Telos Corporation reported second-quarter revenue of $47.7 million, up 33 percent from a year earlier, with growth in its identity business providing the main…