DSI Announces Biometrics-focused Identity Management Symposium
The Defense Strategies Institute (DSI) has announced that it will be hosting its annual Identity Management Symposium at the Mary M. Gates Learning Center in…
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GAO Releases New Report on Facial Recognition Industry
The United States Government Accountability Office (GAO) has released a new report on the state of the facial recognition industry titled “FACIAL RECOGNITION…
US Air Force to Adapt SAFR Biometric Security Through Pair of Contracts
“…one of the contracts will see SAFR – a subsidiary of RealNetworks – collaborating with Security Forces at an Air Force base to integrate its facial…
Canadian Government Eases Biometric Background Check Requirements Due to COVID-19
The Canadian Federal Government has relaxed its fingerprinting requirements for new hires during the COVID-19 pandemic. In normal circumstances, a fingerprint…
DHS Worried About Face Masks Thwarting Biometric Facial Recognition: Leaked Docs
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is complaining that COVID-19 is limiting the utility of its surveillance apparatus. The agency takes particular…
The Biometrics Industry Charges Onward in This Week’s Top Stories
It’s summer and the global economy has been slowed way down by the COVID-19 pandemic, but you wouldn’t necessarily know it from this week’s roundup of…
Secretive Government-funded Lab Developed Biometric Tech for FBI, CBP, and CIA: Report
“The nonprofit agency is not focused exclusively on biometrics, but works across a range of technologies, developing tools, for example, to hack IoT devices…
Ghana Kicks Off Registration Drive for New Biometric Voting System
Ghana’s Electoral Commission (EC) is officially moving forward with its biometric voter registration drive. The organization is hoping to record the biometric…
Report Suggests China is Building a Massive DNA Database
The New York Times is reporting that the Chinese government is quietly collecting DNA samples from its male citizens to build a giant genetic database. The…
Australian Rights Commissioner Calls for Better Biometric Facial Recognition Legislation
Edward Santow is asking Australian lawmakers to pass more stringent facial recognition regulations. Santow is the country’s Human Rights Commissioner, and…