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U.S. drops Entity List hammer on Chinese facial recognition unicorns and biometrics providers
The U.S. Government has added 28 organizations to its Entity List, banning major biometrics companies including Dahua, Hikvision, iFlytek, Megvii, SenseTime, and Yitu, as well as a number of government agencies from the Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region ... Read the whole story here.

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Goldman Sachs reconsiders support of Megvii IPO, MIT reevaluates SenseTime link
Megvii IPO sponsor Goldman Sachs Group has decided to reconsider its role in the biometrics unicorn’s initial public offering, after...
 
Idex Biometrics granted UK patent for on-card enrollment
The UK Intellectual Property Office has awarded Norwegian fingerprint software and authentication company Idex Biometrics with a patent for on-card...
California bans facial recognition on police body cameras as Massachusetts urged not to follow
California’s three-year ban on police using biometric facial recognition with body cameras has been signed into law by Governor Gavin...
 
Yoti adds encryption partners for distributed government services and email security products
Yoti has announced a pair of partnerships to provide solutions combining its biometric technology with encryption systems, integrating its biometric...
Vision-Box biometric boarding reaches production at JFK Terminal One
A facial recognition boarding system provided by Vision-Box at JFK airport in New York has been officially launched in partnership...
 
IDnow biometric ID checks used by most top German fintechs
Biometric identification and eSigning provider IDnow is currently delivering online identification and verification assistance for nine of the 15 top...
Guidelines, frameworks and predictions for AI and facial recognition published
The European Parliamentary Research Service (EPRS) has released a set of guidelines for ethical use of artificial intelligence, based on...
 
Offline mobile identity verification app with Tech5 facial recognition launched
An offline mobile application with biometric facial recognition technology from Tech5 has been launched in partnership with Pepper & Ink...
Atos secures €12M contract with Aena to boost airport experience
French company Atos has partnered with Aena, the Spanish airport operator, to design enterprise applications that leverage artificial intelligence, biometrics...
 
Umbo raises $8M in post-A funding to accelerate global growth of video analytics business
Artificial intelligence startup Umbo Computer Vision has announced $8 million in post-A round financing, which brings it to a total...
Data transfer delays from biometric voting devices could push back Afghanistan results announcement
The slow transfer of data from biometric devices to a central server due to lack of internet access is raising...
 
Microsoft, UN among keynote speakers at Biometrics Institute Congress 2019 in London
Representatives of Microsoft and the United Nations have officially joined the keynote speaker list for the upcoming Biometrics Institute Congress...
U.S. drops Entity List hammer on Chinese facial recognition unicorns and biometrics providers
The U.S. Government has added 28 organizations to its Entity List, banning major biometrics companies including Dahua, Hikvision, iFlytek, Megvii,...
 
UNHCR update shows progress toward biometric refugee registration commitment
The UNHCR has expanded its use of biometrics for food distribution to over 100 sites across eight countries, and registered...
  Harmful application of deepfakes ‘growing rapidly online,’ new report warns
  Chutian Dragon licenses Idex on-card biometric enrollment intellectual property
  Moscow public facial recognition system challenged in court
  WWT and Privoro to provide iOS “Assured Identity” solution to DISA
  NEC XON introduces biometric KYC solution for fast SIM, bank card circulation
  Sandia Labs and partner to develop access control wearables with B-Secur EKG biometrics
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