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Uniqueness of fingerprints from birth explained in academic study
Definitive proof that fingerprints are a unique biometric at birth has been published by a team of academic researchers in...
 
Biometrics industry has a big problem with call to ban ‘surveillance’ in airports
Two influential industry groups say a call by five powerful U.S. senators demanding a federal ban on facial recognition is...
Strata launches no-code solution for passwordless authentication
Identity orchestration firm Strata Identity has introduced new “recipes” to aid companies in deploying passwordless authentication to any application without...
 
Authentication startup in France closes €2M seed round for US expansion
French biometric authentication startup ShareID has closed a €2 million (US$2.14 million) seed round of funding led by a French-American...
India plans expansion of DigiLocker to organizations for digital document, ID management
India is working to expand the DigiLocker application to businesses and other organizations to allow them to manage digital documents...
 
‘Seamless transactions and experiences’ coming to Corsight, says new CEO
Shai Toren joined biometric solutions provider Corsight as its new CEO in November 2022, replacing Rob Watts, who is now...
Aratek fingerprint scanners reach huge national ID market with MOSIP certification
The A400 and A600 fingerprint scanners and sensor modules from Aratek have completed the MOSIP compliance program for biometric components,...
 
Consultants see small roll now for emotion recognition, but skeptics remain
Divisive as it is, emotion recognition continues to find adherents in business, particularly in the automotive sector, but also in...
Amid criticism, Namibian official explains why biometrics is required for SIM registration
Namibia’s biggest telecommunications service provider MTC has faced criticism lately for asking citizens to provide their face and fingerprints biometrics...
 
BIO-key signs up biometrics, IAM distribution partner and even more post-secondary schools
Global IT outsourcing provider Bravantic has signed a strategic distribution partnership with BIO-key to deliver the latter’s ‘Identity-Bound Biometrics’ and...
Lessons learned from recent BIPA third-party vendor decision
By David J. Oberly, Biometric Privacy & Data Privacy Attorney On the heels of the Illinois Supreme Court’s opinion in...
 
France probes Thales subsidiary over past ID deals in Africa
A subsidiary of Thales – Thales Digital Identity and Security (Thales DIS) — known as Gemalto before the acquisition in...
Xtract One funded by notable NYC fan of biometric surveillance
Canadian biometric access management firm Xtract One has received a financial infusion from Madison Square Garden Sports Ventures. It is...
 
DHS Remote Identity Validation demonstration details revealed ahead of first deadline
The first deadline to participate in U.S. government testing of remote identity validation technologies is approaching, and the organizing agency...
  Facephi wraps financing deal, boasts an aggressive fiscal 2022
  Recommendations on remote biometric identification from CDT Europe
  UK updates digital identity guidelines for right to work, rent and criminal record checks
  UK government response to Biometrics Commissioner sidesteps tough questions
  Pakistan ID boss to head UNDP digital transformation committee as World Bank mulls funding
  Iris biometrics crypto project Worldcoin reportedly looks for $120M investment
Biometrics White Papers
January 2023 update to ISO/IEC standard 30107-3: How do changes affect development and testing?
In January of 2023, ISO/IEC published a new, second edition of the 30107-3 standard that replaces the earlier, first edition...
 
Multispectral imaging (MSI) fingerprint technology
Organizations increasingly rely on digital technologies to validate identities for secure interactions and services such as banking transactions, medication dispensing,...
Single-frame facial liveness detection: How it works to reduce user friction and abandonment
The ability to ascertain facial liveness from a single-image frame enables high-performance presentation attack detection without adding friction to the...
 
On-demand webinar – Human or machine: AI proves best at spotting biometric attacks
With large organizations processing millions of face checks monthly, one advantage of AI liveness detection is the reduced burden on...
Events and Webinars
Securing identity in a world shared with virtual humans
  February 15, 2023
Aviation Festival Asia 2023
  February 28, 2023 - March 1, 2023
Workshop on protection of biometric data under GDPR
  March 1, 2023
World Police Summit
  March 7, 2023 - March 9, 2023
7th Edition Connected Banking Summit East Africa
  March 7, 2023
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