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Report highlights potential impact of biometric technology on trust and democracy
The political and economic significance of biometrics are being changed by the potential for sharing biometric data between web servers and the combination of biometric and other data for public and commercial service delivery, according to a new report from the Peace Research Institute Oslo ... Read the whole story here.

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Efforts to ensure ethical use of biometric surveillance technology face scrutiny
IBM’s role in surveillance systems allegedly used to carry out extra-judicial killings directed by Rodrigo Duterte prior to becoming president...
 
NtechLab facial recognition tech being deployed for retail client flow analytics
NtechLab has signed a cooperation agreement with Watcom Group, a Russian firm that specializes in analyzing visitor flows in shopping...
Chief Bias Officer position may be necessary to combat algorithmic bias
While many companies continue to debate how to shape their executive teams in response to increasing digitization, and whether they...
 
Startup Alcatraz AI launches enterprise platform for frictionless access control with facial biometrics
Startup Alcatraz AI, which provides facial authentication for frictionless biometric access control for enterprises, has launched a full-stack platform with...
MYPINPAD to offer financial institutions app development sandbox with AimBrain biometrics
Multi-factor authentication (MFA) provider MYPINPAD has partnered with AimBrain to offer financial institutions a secure sandbox environment in which to...
 
Blink Identity and EyeLock CEOs among biometric experts featured at KNOW Conference
Executives from biometrics companies will be among the speakers at KNOW Conference, including Blink Identity Co-founder and CEO Mary Haskett...
IDEMIA to verify ID documents for Pearson VUE exams
Identity verification technology from IDEMIA has been selected to check the identity credentials of end-users of Pearson VUE’s remote online...
 
Telpo features biometric payment terminals at Money20/20 Asia
Retail smart device provider Telpo reports that its smart terminals and biometrics-based payment solutions were “highly regarded” at Money20/20 Asia...
Cognitec earns accolades from Frost & Sullivan for its facial recognition products
Based on its recent analysis of the global facial recognition market, Frost & Sullivan has recognized Cognitec Systems with the...
 
NuData honored for its behavioral biometric tech in SC Media’s 30th anniversary awards
NuData Security, a Mastercard company, announced that its flagship product NuDetect was selected as a Most Critical Solution in the...
Extension of voice biometrics to predict health and behavior raises privacy concerns
Voice biometrics are increasingly being proposed and used not just to determine who people are, but for voice analysis to...
 
Chinese facial recognition unicorn Megvii reportedly considering IPO on New York Stock Exchange
Megvii is considering its options for an initial public offering which could bring in up to $800 million to support...
 
 
 
 
 
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