| | The Biometrics Institute has released to its members the full report on the findings of the 2017 Biometrics Institute Industry Tracker, which is now in its eighth year. This year’s survey was revamped and condensed to 20 key questions...full story
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| | The Malaysian government has called on the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) to share its database of approximately 150,000 refugees and asylum seekers registered in the country, which includes their biometric information, according to a report by...full story
Categories: Biometric News | Border Security
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| | Indian police and Aadhaar officials suspect that insiders at an authentication user agency (AUA) and a KYC user agency (KUA) are responsible for last week’s Aadhaar data leak, according to sources cited in a report by Deccan Herald. On...full story
Categories: Biometric News | Civil ID
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| | BIO-key International has secured two new customers in Asia for its TouchLock line of biometric travel padlocks. BIO-key executed a contract with SmarTone, a wireless telephone service provider in Hong Kong and Macau, as part of a broader strategic...full story
Categories: Biometric News | Fingerprint Recognition
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| | Fingerprint Cards announced a new collaboration with Hong Kong-headquarted module house Truly Group. Truly also has production facilities located in Shanwei, Guangdong Province, China. “We are delighted to further strengthen our offering through this collaboration with Truly,” commented Ted...full story
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| | Japan-based biometrics technology developer Chincotech will begin live field tests for the company’s combined facial and voice recognition software in October. The company’s facial and voice recognition software has been undergoing lab tests for the past 14 months. “We...full story
Categories: Biometric News | Facial Recognition | Voice Biometrics
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| | Digital Barriers will be providing its live facial recognition software, SmartVis Face, for free to all national and local authorities and agencies in the UK involved in the search for missing young people. As featured in a July 20...full story
Categories: Biometric News | Law Enforcement
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| | NEC Corporation has provided an advanced surveillance system using facial recognition to several major cities in Georgia. The company signed an agreement with the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia, in cooperation with system developer Capital Systems LLC. Beginning...full story
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| | ZKAccess has launched the ProBio-ID, a multimodal biometric access control device with SilkID technology. The stand-alone device includes a face recognition camera and ZKAccess’ SilkID fingerprint sensor and connects directly to door locks or panels no differently than a...full story
Categories: Access Control | Biometric News
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| | Callsign has closed a $35 million Series A funding round, led by Accel and early stage investor PTB Ventures, for a deep learning-based authentication platform which provides adaptive access control for enterprises, according to a report by Techcrunch. Founded...full story
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| | Apple’s recently-released firmware for its HomePod smart speaker contains several iPhone 8 design references, including the existence of infrared face detection in the BiometricKit framework, according to a report, by Mac Rumors. HomePod, which is expected to be released in December,...full story
Categories: Biometric News | Facial Recognition
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| | As the biometrics industry continues to grow Biometric Update is bringing a new focus to the stories around the stocks in the sector. Check in with this space each Friday for a rundown of the financial news and interesting...full story
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| | Vision-Box has won a major tender agreement from the Australian federal government worth around $22.7 million for the provision of automated biometric contactless traveler’ clearance process technology for Australia’s airports, according to a report by ARN. The government valued...full story
Categories: Biometric News | Border Security
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| | A facial recognition system developed by Bristol Robotics Lab designed to replace the need for tickets on trains is being tested in the UK, according to a report by BBC News. An early version of the technology leverages two...full story
Categories: Biometric News | Facial Recognition
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| | Singapore’s Changi Airport will open a new T4 terminal later this year that will allow passengers to go through check-in to boarding without having to speak to a single airport security official, according to a report by Reuters. The...full story
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| | Insurance IoT Asia Summit 2017 August 1-4, 2017 Singapore The Internet of Things (IoT) offers truly disruptive and transformative potential to the insurance industry. IoT will reach US $1.3 trillion in spending by 2019 with Asia Pacific expected to...full story
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| | Biometrics HITech 2017 and XIV BIC Brazilian Identification Conference August 29 – 31, 2017 Brasilia, federal district of Brazil Brasilia, the federal capital of Brazil, was chosen to host Biometrics HITech 2017 and XIV BIC Brazilian Identification Conference, the...full story
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| | EAB Research Projects Conference 2017 September 18-19, 2017 Darmstadt, Germany Europe’s largest conference on research in the area of Biometrics and Identity Management funded by the European Commission. In cooperation with the Joint Research Center (DG-JRC) of the European...full story
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| | World e-ID and Cybersecurity Digital Identity & Data Protection for Citizens & Businesses Conference & Exhibition Marseille Provence, France Now in its 13th edition, World e-ID and Cybersecurity explores the latest secure identification technologies, their implementation and the related...full story
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| | WIRED Security 2017 September 28, 2017 King’s Place, London UK WIRED Security 2017 returns to London in September to discuss the latest innovations, trends and threats in enterprise cyber defence, security intelligence and cybersecurity. Save 20% and register with...full story
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