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Regulation and government support drive market optimism this week in biometrics and digital ID news
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Regulation and government support drive market optimism this week in biometrics and digital ID news
Government action, and in particular industry benefit from or support for new government regulation was a surprising theme in the...
 
MegaFace facial recognition dataset origin raises privacy and liability concerns
Pictures of two kids from Illinois made it to a biometric facial recognition database after their mom created a Flickr...
Red Cross adopts new biometric data policy
Following a significant increase in the use of biometrics in different frameworks such as forensics, family link rebuilding or digital...
 
Border Security 2020 announces biometrics-heavy agenda and speakers
Military staff, government figures, and key individuals with border security agencies from national around the world will discuss biometrics for...
Biometric mobile voting gains traction in U.S., includes disabled community
As U.S. elections next year are rapidly approaching, Jackson and Umatilla Counties in Oregon have rolled out biometric and blockchain-based...
 
ID4Africa calls for submissions from biometrics and ID community for 2020 event speakers
ID4Africa has issued a call for speakers from among government agencies, international development agencies, NGOs and not-for-profit organizations, as well...
Biometrics research briefs: voice recognition, cloud, and fingerprint sensors
Both voice biometrics and cloud-based identity services are being forecast to grow faster than 20 percent CAGR over the coming...
 
Samsung to patch fingerprint issue, may launch under-display camera in 2020 smartphones
Future Samsung smartphones may include an under-display camera that could already be planned for integration with Samsung S11 or the...
Idemia brings government experience to accelerating airport biometrics deployments
In the rapidly evolving airports and borders space, all stakeholders have become convinced of the value of biometrics to balance...
 
UN Special Rapporteur and rights groups warn of risks from biometrics and AI in welfare systems
The potential of biometric ID systems for abuse in some countries is a major threat to individuals, and current practices...
CBP seeks guidance on body cameras with facial recognition for incident recording
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is seeking information on the possibility of deploying body-cameras with biometric facial recognition for...
 
Megvii pushes ahead with IPO plans as biometrics market grapples with ban fallout
The potential blockbuster initial public offering of biometric facial recognition unicorn Megvii is still being planned for early November, despite...
  FaceTec 3D face authentication to secure mobile voting with new partnership
  Biometrics widely deployed for security in Benelux amid dramatic increase in targeted attacks on SMBs
  Comparitech analyzes government use of biometrics, surveillance and data sharing
  Oxygen Forensics updates flagship software with faster facial recognition and new interface
  Jumio, Nice, Verint, Authenteq recognized for identity solutions
  Everlight launches infrared LED for facial recognition in connected cars
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