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Touch Biometrix unveils fingerprint sensors launch plans with Series B funding round
CEO Mike Cowin tells Biometric Update in an email that Touch Biometrix may add to its head count over the next 12 months, but the team to deliver its biometric products to market is already in place .. keep reading this interview here

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India moves to ease biometric registration for air and cruise travel in wake of COVID-19
The Indian government will allow domestic and international travelers to self-register for flights to and from the country with face...
 
Passport demand outpacing issuance, Portugal opens biometric gates to UK travelers
As passports become increasingly sophisticated incorporating biometrics on chips with NFC, some good, old-fashioned delays are also developing in the...
Group challenges order blocking 72M SIMs unlinked to biometrics in Nigeria
The decision by Nigeria’s federal government to order the blocking of more than 72 million SIM cards not linked to...
 
Civil society coalition sues Ugandan government, alleging digital ID exclusion
A coalition of civil society organizations in Uganda have filed a lawsuit against the government alleging that the national digital...
AI improving at sentiment recognition, already good at rash judgement, studies show
When a person demonstrates a low emotional quotient (EQ), they are sometimes described as having robotic reactions. Normal human reactions...
 
Face biometrics for smartphones still evolving, eye and gesture tracking in development
Industry reports from the smartphone front suggest that Apple will inevitably launch an iPhone with its facial recognition camera tucked...
Indicio raises $3.5M to scale up decentralized digital ID services
Seattle-based Indicio has secured $3.5 million from a fundraiser led by investment company Hard Yaka, to advance the adoption of...
 
90-minute DNA testing gets a look by London’s Met
Rapid DNA biometric profiling — in under two hours — has jumped the North Atlantic from the United States. London’s...
Signicat expands anti-fraud and onboarding portfolio with Sphonic acquisition
Signicat has acquired anti-fraud and onboarding company Sphonic for an undisclosed sum in a move to grow its line-up of...
 
Touch Biometrix unveils fingerprint sensors launch plans with Series B funding round
Touch Biometrix has announced a successful Series B funding round, and plans to launch a FAP60 fingerprint biometric sensor as the...
U.S. gov’t gets an earful on biometric data policy. It’s not the first earful….
Another day, another unambiguous message to government officials and business executives about biometric data — hands off. Individuals should govern...
 
Face Forensics extends tattoo matching and face biometrics suite for broad object recognition
Face Forensics has expanded its biometric platform for facial and tattoo recognition with object and scene recognition capabilities with the release...
Trust Stamp CEO discusses interoperable metaverse wallet with biometric authentication
Gareth Genner, CEO of Trust Stamp, envisions a future for the metaverse where the company’s biometrically-authenticated interoperable avatar will make...
 
Data centers stand out for biometric access control adoption amid flagging demand
Biometrics deployments for physical access control are on the decline post COVID-19, according to an IPVM report (subscription required and recommended),...
  Optional biometric age checks proposed for New York State
  Veridas ISO/IEC compliance confirmed for level 2 biometric liveness detection by iBeta
  Zimbabwe opts for biometrics to fight fraud in issuance of land title deeds
  Task force recommends biometric visas to strengthen security at ECOWAS borders
  More Indian states launch facial recognition tenders for public security camera deployments
  More work needed on super-resolution to adapt selfie biometrics to poor conditions
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