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Consumer electronics and Africa drive the top biometrics and digital ID stories of the week
CES in Las Vegas drove many of this week’s top biometrics and digital ID news items, possibly providing indications of the importance of the automotive and smart home markets, chip innovation and liveness detection for the year ahead. News out of Africa and facial recognition for smartphones and casinos was also prominent for the first full week of 2020 ... Read the full story here.

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Consumer electronics and Africa drive the top biometrics and digital ID stories of the week
The Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas drove many of this week’s top biometrics and digital ID news items...
 
Police and ICE facial biometrics system in San Diego shut down to comply with new state law
If proponents of the use of biometric facial recognition systems by law enforcement agencies were hoping for a big boost...
Global sales of video surveillance equipment projected to surpass $20 billion this year
Nothing is slowing the growth of video surveillance technology. Not spotty economic growth around the globe, or even the ongoing...
 
CBP begins assessing collection of DNA samples from persons in custody
Effective this week, Customs and Border Protection (CBP) began collecting DNA from any person in CBP custody who is subject...
Doorbells, home security cameras and locks among consumer biometric devices at CES 2020
The number and range of consumer and enterprise devices featuring biometrics at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) has continued to...
 
Signicat looks to accelerate international expansion with new CEO and chairman
Digital identity solutions specialist Signicat announced that it has brought in new expertise and capabilities to strengthen and position the...
Autonomous robot uses facial recognition to track construction site progress
British company Casta Spes Technologies (CST) has created Ziva, an autonomous two-wheeled robot that uses biometric facial recognition technology for...
 
New York MTA sued over alleged use of biometric surveillance tech in subway
New York privacy watchdog the Surveillance Technology Oversight Project (STOP) filed a lawsuit against the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) on...
Valid introduces REAL ID driver’s license standards for the Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands
Valid has introduced REAL ID driver’s license and identification card solutions for the Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) to...
 
Comparitech report shows 17 countries collecting biometric data for SIM card registration
With more than 5.1 billion global mobile phone users accounting for some 70 percent of the world’s population, a number...
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