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Uniqueness of fingerprints from birth explained in academic study
Eliah Aronoff-Spencer, who has studied infant fingerprinting extensively at the University of California, San Diego, tells Biometric Update that the article provides “axiomatic” proof of the uniqueness of fingerprints from the time of birth .. read the full report here

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ID R&D explores risk and potential of generative AI in Biometric Update webinar
The same family of generative artificial intelligence tools that are used to create deepfakes can also be applied to the...
 
CEPOL calls for biometric interoperability, training for cross-border investigations
The European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Training (CEPOL) has published a practical research paper describing a new Person-Centric open-source...
ID management vendors create services for vulnerable war refugees
A UK onboarding company says it is making its software and services available to protect refugees from Russia’s invasion of...
 
Biometric verification deployed for overseas Pakistanis
The National Database & Registration Authority (NADRA) in Pakistan has launched online ID verification that enables a consular officer to...
Designers take on facial recognition with adversarial fashion
Italian fashion designer Cap_able is the latest to claim that its use of adversarial images renders wearers of its clothes...
 
MOSIP prepares to launch Inji digital wallet for all, identity verification tool
“I can design my own systems, I don’t need IIIT-Bangalore. That would be the success of this project,” says Prof...
Smart Engines secures US patent for on-device document recognition solution
An AI-driven solution developed by Smart Engines researchers which can be used to efficiently localize and identify documents in images...
 
ValidEntry joins DeFi market with biometric verification platform
Biometric ID verification startup ValidEntry has released an identity verification platform for decentralized finance (DeFi). The platform boasts face biometrics...
Zimbabweans urged to go for ID cards as catch-up registration drive imminent
Dates for a catch-up national mobile registration exercise for the obtention of ID documents (birth certificates and ID cards) in...
 
How Nametag is providing reusable identity verification without apps or browsers
“Apple is very excited about what we’ve built on App Clips. There are very few companies using it,” says Aaron...
Accu-time Systems launches face biometrics-based time clock
Employee time clock manufacturer Accu-Time Systems (ATS) has launched new proprietary biometrics software called Only|You Face. The software is designed...
 
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...
 
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...
 
 
 
 
 
 
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...
 
Mitigating demographic bias in facial presentation attack detection
Bias in AI-powered biometric algorithms can lead to unfair treatment of individuals in certain demographic groups based on their gender,...
The ultimate retail experience starts with facial recognition
As digital transformation sweeps across our society, bringing together the physical and virtual worlds, the retail space is changing in...
 
Improving the ATM experience with biometrics multi-factor authentication
ATMs in the U.S. and other parts of the world have generally validated the identity of bank customers with something...
Events and Webinars
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
GISEC 2023
  March 14, 2023 - March 16, 2023