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Dueling memos over how TSA is operating PreCheck travel program
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IriTech and IBCT partner with two more companies on biometric data hubs
IriTech and its partner, the South Korean Institute of Blockchain Technology (IBCT), are teaming with ID vendor Integra Micro Systems...
 
Feeling stressed? Trust us, you are. Pangea develops biometric psychophysiological analysis
An Israeli digital ID software maker says it has acquired a sensor startup’s assets with which to build face biometrics...
Putting the smudginess of old VHS movies to use training facial recognition algorithms
Anyone who has learned to fly a plane knows that good pilots are not made in orderly classrooms. They are...
 
Biometrics market to reach $136B by 2031…if mobile segment doesn’t top $184B first
The global biometrics market is showing no signs of slowing down, and a new report from Transparency Market Research forecasts...
Thoma Bravo doubles down on enterprise digital ID with $2.8B Ping Identity deal
Ping Identity has been acquired by software investment firm Thoma Bravo for $2.8 billion, which is taking the enterprise digital...
 
West Virginia schools to deploy Rank One facial recognition for security system pilot
Schools in Marion County, West Virginia will pilot live facial recognition from Rank One Computing for visitor management and threat...
If the Kardashians bought biometric systems: South Africans bicker and battle over ABIS contract
The South African government has posted a lengthy tart reply to corruption accusations made by the shadow Home Affairs minister...
 
Plaintiffs in Amazon voice biometric data privacy suit push back on dismissal motion
Plaintiffs attempting to sue Amazon over the alleged use of voice biometrics by its virtual assistant Alexa are pushing back...
IDnow secures $60M to expand selfie biometrics, digital identity platform uses, availability
Munich-based IDnow has secured access to €60 million (approximately US$60.9 million) in the form of a debt facility from asset...
 
ZeroBiometrics platform selected for biometric security suite by EclipseIR
The ZeroBiometrics platform from Infinity Optics has been selected by California-based Eclipse Identity Recognition Corporation (EclipseIR) for integration into its...
FaceHeart’s new face biometric software enables remote diagnosis of patients’ vitals
Taiwanese startup FaceHeart has developed AI-powered software capable of remote diagnosis of patients via image processing, along with biometric matching....
 
Nigeria’s Edo state emulates Lagos on biometric resident ID cards to fight insecurity
The Governor of Edo State in southern Nigeria, Godwin Obaseki, has unveiled plans by his administration to issue biometric identification...
Dueling memos over how TSA is operating PreCheck biometric travel program
It might come as a surprise to anyone traveling by air in the United States, but about four years ago,...
 
Under-display Face ID for iPad Pro rumored, augmented reality selfies patented
Under-display Face ID could come to iPad Pro devices before iPhones, MacRumors is reporting, quoting display analyst Ross Young. According...
 
 
 
 
 
 
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