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Idemia, Nodeflux, NEC earn certs for biometric products, performance
Biometrics vendors namely, Idemia National Security Solutions (Idemia NSS), computer vision technology company Nodeflux and NEC Asia Pacific, have each...
 
Days of facial recognition discussions uncover a tricky future for policymakers
The U.S. National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine asked for a data dump on facial recognition, and for better...
IDnow joins IATA accelerator program
Identity proofing platform IDnow has announced its participation in the International Air Transport Association’s (IATA) Accelerate@IATA 2022 accelerator program. The...
 
SITA unveils new airport digital ID, sustainability partner program ‘Launchpad’
Aviation digital identity provider SITA has unveiled a new partnership program to foster collaboration in four key areas. Called Launchpad,...
Online Safety Bill ‘tweaks’ suggested as Yoti’s age verification tool reaches anniversary
It has been a year since digital identity provider Yoti launched its Report Remove tool for age verification in the...
 
Linux Foundation to support digital ID interoperability with new OpenWallet Foundation
Open source nonprofit Linux Foundation has announced intentions to create the OpenWallet Foundation (OWF), a project focusing on the interoperability...
Campaign groups demand new London police boss end facial recognition use on first day in job
Fourteen campaign groups including Big Brother Watch, Liberty and Black Lives Matter wrote an open letter to new London Metropolitan...
 
Canadian judge sends face biometrics use by govt in refugee claim to review
A judicial review of Canada’s use of facial recognition in evaluating immigration claims has been ordered by a federal judge...
Alcatraz AI plays on its Bulgarian connections for $25m series A
A Cisco Systems-backed venture firm that typically seeks opportunities in central and eastern Europe has led a $25 million series...
 
Pakistan safe city project stalls with nearly 1K facial recognition cameras not functioning
Since it was rolled out in 2016, the Lahore safe city project in Punjab province has been facing major challenges,...
Precision Biometric, Crunchfish to pilot offline retail payments in regulatory sandbox
Swedish gesture recognition and digital payments solution provider Crunchfish and one of India’s largest private banks, HDFC Bank, have been...
 
International Identity Day an opportunity for knowledge sharing for Idemia
September 16 is International Identity Day, in recognition of United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goal 16.9. The Goal is to provide...
Fingerprint biometrics still reign in consumer electronics, but Android facing forward
Integration of biometric security — particularly fingerprints — into consumer electronics devices continues. And more smartphones also appear set to...
 
Beauty maybe be skin deep, but AI finds revenue on the face’s surface
A Taiwanese AI algorithm maker knows the value of the mind behind a face. The company says its software can...
  Rank One stands out in NIST test of image quality assessment for face biometrics
  Looking back at spring digital ID challenge, FDIC and FinCEN find familiar shortcomings
  US gets involved after Ekemp tip of Liberian biometric voter card contract win
  NADRA pairs with 1Link to introduce digital payments platform for financial inclusion
  Paravision face biometrics contract with US Air Force expands
  Wicket, CyberLink, Synaptics form partnerships for biometrics at the edge
Events and Webinars
EAB-RPC 2022 – EAB Research Projects Conference 2022
  September 12, 2022 - September 14, 2022
EAB-RPC 2022 – EAB Research Projects Conference 2022 September 12-14, 2022 Fraunhofer IGD, Fraunhoferstraße 5, 64283 Darmstadt, Germany The 9th...
BIOSIG 2022 – 21st International Conference of the Biometrics Special Interest Group
  September 14, 2022 - September 16, 2022
BIOSIG 2022 – 21st International Conference of the Biometrics Special Interest Group Darmstadt, Germany September 14-16, 2022 The BIOSIG 2022...
Border Management & Technologies Summit Asia
  September 20, 2022 - September 22, 2022
Border Management & Technologies Summit Asia Singapore September 20-22, 2022 The Border Management & Technologies Summit Asia conference and exhibition...
Biometrics India Expo 2022 co-located with RFID India Expo / SmartCards Expo
  September 21, 2022 - September 23, 2022
Biometrics India Expo 2022 co-located with RFID India Expo / SmartCards Expo Delhi NCR, India September 21 – 23, 2022...
ID4Africa LiveCast Season 5 Premiere
  September 28, 2022 - September 28, 2022
ID4Africa LiveCast Season 5 Premiere Online September 28, 2022 Don’t miss this one-of-a-kind ID4Africa LiveCast Season 5 Premiere Episode featuring...
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