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Vein biometrics could answer security challenges of face recognition
Vein recognition is a biometric modality around which activity has picked up substantially, in terms of research but also pilots and new products. Nok Nok Labs VP of Products Rolf Lindeman tells Biometric Update that while vein biometrics is still a relatively young field, “it’s showing a wealth of promise for the security landscape moving forward” ... Read the full interview here.

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Mastercard rolls out Signzy’s biometric video KYC amid booming ID doc and selfie check market
ID document and facial biometric checks for online services and transactions are part of a surge in the adoption of...
 
Faster face biometrics rumored, Apple’s optical under-display fingerprint efforts continues
Apple’s biometric Face ID may be getting a speed boost for the iPhone 12, according to a leak reported by...
Facial recognition legislation delayed in New Orleans, considered in Pennsylvania
A proposed ban on the use of facial recognition by city agencies in New Orleans will not be put to...
 
Scotland declares digital identity pilot a success, UK’s service faces latest call to shut down
The UK government’s digital identity service has returned to its usual pattern of negative feedback and calls for its closure,...
Biometrics in the medical industry is blooming- what’s next?
This is a guest post written by Sarah Amundsson, senior business developer at Shufti Pro. Data security is an increasing...
 
Biometric app for dementia patient management set to launch
A biometric application vital for the management of persons suffering from dementia is set to be launched in the course...
Telpo releasing series of new face biometrics products
Telpo has announced that it will be launching a series of new biometric facial recognition products on each of the...
 
Acuant digital ID document chip-reading goes mobile
Acuant has extended its Ozone chip authentication technology to mobile applications to enable streamlined biometric identity verification with digital identity documents....
Airport facial recognition could soon handle masks, biometric boarding pilot begins in Brazil
The use of facial biometrics in airport systems is increasing in France and around the world, and the country’s national...
 
PhilSys biometric collection timeline set, bill proposes electronic voter registration system
The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) will start collecting fingerprints, photographs and iris biometrics from registrants to its Philsys national ID...
Bootstrapping a global AI training dataset for the visually impaired
A Microsoft-funded research project is preparing to expand an AI program intended to help blind people and those with low...
 
Body area sensor network debuts with direct-to-skin application
An on-body printed health sensor network that is applied without heat and could deliver more precise biometrics has been demonstrated...
Pending bill delays biometric data upload to drivers’ license database in Australia
Australia’s Capital Territory (ACT) government is planning to upload data to a national biometric database for the management of information...
 
HRW calls for public biometric surveillance system changes in Russia and Argentina
Expansions of facial recognition systems are continuing around the globe, but some governments may not be following best practices and...
 
 
 
 
 
 
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