Biometric Update for 07/10: national identity program, facial recognition, police applications, IDaaS and more

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Somalia launching foundational biometric identity program Somalian government officials met recently with officials from the World Bank, USAID, and other development partners to discuss the progress...full story

Seattle airport the latest to trial facial recognition for flight boarding Lufthansa has boarded nearly 350 passengers onto an Airbus A380, the largest model of passenger airliner in the world, in...full story

UK Ministry of Defence looks to replace its Biometric Data Capture System The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) has issued a tender to replace the current Biometric Data Capture System, Government Computing...full story

SenseTime applying AI technology from facial recognition to AR and autonomous driving SenseTime will build its portfolio beyond facial recognition by applying some of the same AI computer vision algorithms to augmented...full story

Growth in Asia Pacific leads Jumio to best sales quarter ever Jumio announced its best sales quarter in company history, ending June 30, 2018, representing a 269 percent increase in sales...full story

Orlando police to continue Amazon facial recognition pilot The Orlando Police Department has informed the city’s mayor and council in a memo that it will continue to test...full story

New Xiaomi smartphone integrates infrared sensor system from ams for facial recogntion Xiaomi’s new flagship smartphone integrates a low-power IR vertical cavity surface-emitting laser (VCSEL) array from Austrian high-performance sensor maker ams...full story

BioSec adds new access control device to its modular product line BioSec has added a new device to its ‘Triple’ product line of modular biometric access control terminals for indoor environments....full story

Smart Cards Expo Smart Cards Expo New Delhi, India Oct 30 – Nov 1, 2018 The 20th edition of Smart Cards Expo 2018...full story

NEXT taps former IDEMIA exec to lead global sales and marketing NEXT Biometrics announced today that former IDEMIA executive Alain Faburel has joined the company as chief sales and marketing officer....full story

Facial recognition startup Blink Identity raises $1.5M Texas-based startup Blink Identity announced today that it raised $1.5M USD in a seed round led by Sinai Ventures with...full story

Privacy groups urge Illinois Supreme Court to rule for plaintiff definition of harm in BIPA suit A coalition of privacy advocacy groups have filed an amici curiae brief urging the Illinois Supreme Court to rule that...full story

Korea Blockchain Summit Korea Blockchain Summit 2018 July 12 – 13, 2018 COEX, Seoul, South Korea As part of WBS World Tour 2018,...full story
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Critical Infrastructure Protection and Resilience Asia Critical Infrastructure Protection and Resilience Asia Malaysia July 17-19th 2018 Critical Infrastructure Protection & Resilience Asia delivers key topics of...full story
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World AI Show World AI Show July 17 – 18, 2018 Singapore Biggest AI Show in Singapore World AI Show aims to gather...full story
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Powered and Next-Generation Cards Powered and Next-Generation Cards July 17-18, 2018 Singapore Last year APSCA organised the world’s first conference and exhibition on Powered...full story
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Cyber Security Summit Cyber Security Summit July 18-20, 2018 Newport, RI Join us for Opal Group’s Cyber Security Summit – set in Newport,...full story
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