South African Biometric National ID Program Moves to Public Comment Phase
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa announced that his cabinet has officially approved the country’s Official Identity Management Policy and it will now…
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Russia Plans to Store Data of Citizens and Foreigners in New Biometric Database
The Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs is moving forward with plans for a massive biometric database that will include the fingerprints and facial images of…
IDnow Achieves eIDAS’ Substantial Level of Assurance with Latest AutoIdent Biometric Authentication Solution
IDnow’s latest version of AutoIdent is the first automated identity solution to clear the requirements for the Substantial Level of Assurance under the EU’s…
Chinese Professor Wins Biometric Privacy Lawsuit Against Wildlife Park
A Chinese law professor has won his facial recognition lawsuit against Hangzhou Safari Park. Guo Bing had previously held an annual membership to the local…
Face Biometrics to Help Drive $19.1 Billion Computer Vision Market: Report
Grand View Research is predicting that the market for computer vision technology will climb to $19.1 billion between 2020 and 2027. That figure represents a…
BIO-key Partners with Prominic to Deliver PortalGuard to US Department of Defense
BIO-key has teamed up with Prominic.NET to extend its reach in the government sector. The deal specifically concerns BIO-key’s PortalGuard identity and access…
Academics Divided Over Ethics of Biometric Facial Recognition Research
Some members of the academic community are starting to question the dubious ethical foundations of facial recognition research. The critics are particularly…
Suprema Makes A&S Top 50 List for Tenth Consecutive Year
A&S Magazine has once again recognized Suprema with a spot on its annual list of the Top 50 Global Security Companies. Suprema made the list for the tenth…
Delta Air Lines, TSA Team Up on Curb-to-Gate Biometric System
Delta Air Lines has teamed up with the Transportation Security Administration to pilot a biometric curb-to-gate system at the Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County…
Biometric Liveness Specialist iProov Claims Top-five Spot on Deloitte’s UK Technology Fast 50 List
Deloitte has listed iProov as the fifth-fastest growing technology company in the United Kingdom. The designation is based on iProov’s performance in the past…