NIST Director to Depart Role at Year’s End
Laurie Locascio will leave her position as Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology at the turn of the year. She has been selected by the…
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Luxand Marks NIST Testing Success, Launches Upgraded SDK
Luxand, Inc. is celebrating the latest success of its FaceSDK in the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Face Recognition Vendor Test (FRVT).…
OMNIQ, NEC Announce Public Security-focused Partnership
OMNIQ Corp. and NEC have announced a partnership aimed at enhancing public safety and security through the integration of facial recognition and other…
AI Update: The Least Funny Part of the Hype Cycle
Welcome to the newest edition of FindBiometrics’ AI update. Here’s the latest big news on the shifting landscape of AI and identity technology: A new funding…
NIEMOpen Biometrics Group Plans ‘Town Hall’ Event
The NIEMOpen Biometrics Subcommittee Executive Committee (NBSEC) has announced that it will host a “Virtual Biometrics Town Hall Event” at the end of the…
Biometric Stadium Access Expands Further, Arriving at Kansas City Ballpark
Face-based stadium access has come to Kansas City’s Kauffman Stadium, in the form of the “MLB Go-Ahead Entry” system. The move means that interested baseball…
Rio de Janeiro Gets Face-based Fare Payment, Care of Cognitec
Rio de Janeiro is implementing a face-based fare payment system, and Dresden-based Cognitec Systems has been tapped to provide the biometric technology. The…
IRS Directs Online FOIA Requests to Biometric IDV Service, Drawing Scrutiny
The IRS is once again facing scrutiny over its support for biometric identity verification through its partnership with ID.me, this time for directing users…
Ontario Police Agencies Defend IDEMIA Tech in Light of 2019 Wrongful Arrest
IDEMIA technology was used in an investigation that led to the wrongful arrest of a New Jersey man in 2019, according to a new report. Nijeer Parks was…
NIST Teams with Think Tanks to Develop Digital ID Guidelines for State Benefit Programs
The U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) will collaborate with two think tanks to adapt its digital identity…