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Contactless biometrics and fever detection demand, digital ID credentials top industry news this week
The biometrics industry continues to adjust to the global lockdown with new offerings for fever detection, attempts to find early detection systems, and touchless technologies. The market may shift away from contact fingerprints, but ways to perform functions like accurate voter registration and deduplication, as has just been accomplished in Guinea, will still be needed .. Read the full story here.

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Contactless biometrics and fever detection demand, digital ID credentials top industry news this week
The biometrics industry continues to adjust to the global lockdown with new offerings for fever detection, attempts to find early...
 
As governments leverage biometrics in COVID-19 responses, public and rights advocates ambivalent
Countries around the world are employing biometrics to help navigate the difficulties presented by the coronavirus pandemic and the social...
Shinhan Card biometric facial recognition retail payment service now live
Korean credit card company Shinhan Card has introduced Shinhan Face Pay, which The Korea Times reports is the country’s first...
 
FTC accuses biometric padlock developer of deceptive advertising
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has filed an official complaint against biometric padlock developer Tapplock for marketing its product as...
Intel takes the lead on DARPA effort to end machine-learning spoofing
The U.S. Department of Defense has recruited Intel Corp. and Georgia Tech to lead an effort to prevent criminals from...
 
Michigan says liquor retailers can use biometrics to card customers
The state of Michigan has updated its liquor laws to allow retailers to use biometrics to confirm a customer’s age....
Duke researchers to collect biometrics from wearables in search for early COVID-19 detection method
Do smartphones and biometric wearables already contain the data we need to know if we have become infected with the...
 
UK National Health Service rolls out Yoti’s biometric digital ID for staff onboarding
Yoti’s digital ID card solution is being deployed by NHS England and NHS Improvement to verify healthcare workers’ identity, improve...
Plurilock, ForgeRock welcome new team members to grow digital identity businesses
Plurilock Security Solutions has added a U.S.-based team of professionals with extensive experience to its North American Sales operations unit...
 
Biometrics companies donate, offer services to support COVID-19 relief efforts
BIO-key is donating to the American Red Cross a part of its 2020 earnings from selling its compact biometric fingerprint...
Facial recognition guide from VPN Compare presents incomplete picture
As the Electronic Frontier Foundation has said, facial recognition is “one of the most pervasive surveillance technologies” across the globe....
 
Sberbank patents new method to augment facial recognition for crowds
PJCS Sberbank has been granted a new patent for a system that applies augmented reality and 3D modeling to improve...
Biometrics research briefs: facial recognition revenues to grow at 14.5 percent CAGR to 2027
The worldwide facial recognition market will increase at a CAGR of 14.5 percent to reach $9.93 billion by 2027, Grand...
 
Speech Technology Center Smart City facial biometrics used to enforce quarantine in Sakhalin
More than 20 people violating quarantine orders in the Russian island Sakhalin have been identified by a biometric facial recognition...
  USCIS allows biometrics JETS workers to ‘telework’ under hurried contract
  Fingerprint biometrics for mobile devices perform badly in tests
  Indian telecoms ask government to approve remote SIM registration with facial biometrics
  South African organizations implement voice and face biometrics to detect, reduce fraud
  Morocco extends facial recognition moratorium to year-end, proposes biometric authentication service
  Plaintiff in biometric privacy class action asks judge to order Clearview AI to delete data
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