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Rapid biometrics growth seen in government contracts, funding, and grave warnings
Chip shortage concerns, biometric payment card commercialization, NIST FRVT, government contract wins and opportunities, mass surveillance warnings, funding news, and more .. Read this report here

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Biometric Update Weekend Reading
NIST testing suggests best face biometrics algorithms for flight boarding already meet accuracy goal
Some vendors already meet the U.S. governments standards for facial recognition accuracy in relatively challenging biometric airplane-boarding scenarios across all...
 
Shortage of chips threatens biometric passport, digital ID supply – and the suppliers
The global shortage of microchips threatens the ability of governments and companies to issue biometric digital ID documents such as...
Europe heading for ‘open-ended biometric mass surveillance’: report
Unlawful biometric mass surveillance practices in the European Union go even deeper than previously reported and are accelerating towards becoming...
 
Canada launches tender to upgrade immigration biometrics system
The Government of Canada has posted a tender notice for a biometric immigration system, inviting industry engagement and feedback on...
Idex Biometrics, Zwipe updates hint at digital currency focus, payment card launches
Idex Biometrics CEO Vince Graziani has recently published a blog post on the company’s website, discussing its efforts in the...
 
Fingerprint Cards partners to roll out biometric payment cards in Japan
Fingerprint Cards has sealed a partnership deal with renowned Tokyo-based company MoriX Co. Ltd. for the production and launch of...
Touch ID and Face ID: Real biometrics or not?
By Mike Engle, Chief Strategy Officer at 1Kosmos Every organization has been affected by cyber attacks. In fact, 2,200 organizations...
 
Lord Holmes discusses state of digital identity in the UK
Lord Holmes has been a Member of the House of Lords since 2013. He is also a member of the...
More selfie biometrics could ease government and financial service access in UK, Australia, US
A single sign-on for government service access is in development in the UK, Australia’s government has published a case study...
 
How digital identity authentication can help France’s document fraud problem: Fourthline
France has seen an explosion in the rates of identity and biometric document fraud; four times higher than the rest...
Mobile ID can bring both convenience and citizen privacy
By David Kelts, Director of Product Development, Mobile Identity, GET Group North America Many U.S. states are implementing mobile driver’s...
 
Cloudastructure to scale facial recognition and computer vision platform after raising over $29M
The computer vision market is taking off, and could have transformative impact on a broad range of industries, according to...
Easing biometrics implementation draws $12M Series B for Vu, $1.6M Seed round for HelloFlow
Vu Security has raised $12 million in its Series B funding round, and plans to add developer talent to accelerate the...
 
Nethone raises $6.7M to fight ATOs with behavioral biometrics, Stytch scores $30M
Nethone has raised $6.7 million in a Series A funding round, with plans to use the capital to accelerate its go-to-market...
  Who’s the next U.S. funder to get tangled in Washington’s China sanctions
  Police surveillance, biometric data collection threatening right to protest
  Using face biometrics and age estimation to create a safer internet for children
  New European partnerships strengthen transition to digital identity
  EyeLock parent reports big gains, biometrics segment gross margins positive
  Biometrics market forecast for $44B by 2026, industry survey sees digital identity focus
  The key to coherent biometrics laws? It might be found in people who’ve been wronged
  Suprema ID, Simprints, SenseTime, Pindrop, GBG, ID2020 welcome new executives, advisors
  Governments consider digital health pass rules, seek balance between safety and exclusion
  Idex Biometrics and Infineon integrate security controller and BSoC to simplify biometric card production
Biometrics White Papers
Crypto-Biometric Technology: Secure data with next-generation devices
Traditional biometric devices’ security limitations have led to the development of a cryptography-based biometric system, adding an extra layer of...
 
Integrated Biometrics’ Optical LES Technology vs Traditional Prism-Based Sensors
Light Emitting Sensor (LES) technology is changing the biometric identity landscape. Based on the science of electroluminescence, LES devices generate...
Biometric login: The new face of identity management and cybersecurity
Cybersecurity experiences new threats every day. To adapt to increasing threats, continuous improvisation in systems security and constant monitoring of...
 
Global KYC: Not all EU countries are created equal
To streamline growth, banks and fintechs seeking to expand in Europe need to understand regulatory and cultural differences across jurisdictions....
Events and Webinars
2nd Global webinar on Forensic Science
  July 23, 2021 - July 25, 2021
2nd Global webinar on Forensic Science Online July 23-25, 2021 Global Scientific Guild welcomes all forensic science experts and delegates...
2nd CCTV EXPO
  July 29, 2021 - July 30, 2021
2nd CCTV EXPO New Delhi, India July 29 – 30, 2021 CCTV Expo is a specialized exhibition in India for...
5th India Homeland Security Expo
  July 29, 2021 - July 30, 2021
5th India Homeland Security Expo New Delhi, India July 29-30, 2020 Asian countries are spending heavily on the homeland security....
6th International Police Expo
  July 29, 2021 - July 30, 2021
6th International Police Expo New Delhi, India July 29 – 30, 2021 The International Police Expo is the only exhibition...
The Security Event
  September 7, 2021 - September 9, 2021
The Security Event Birmingham, UK September 7-9, 2021 The Security Event is the UK’s exhibition for the commercial and residential...
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