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Friction still plagues remote onboarding, financials turn to biometrics providers to help
Onboarding abandonment rates jumped by 23 percent from 2019 to the height of pandemic lockdowns this year, leading to nearly...
 
Protection from biometric spoof attacks requires emerging technologies and standards adherence
Advanced biometric technologies and standards are necessary to build adequate presentation attack detection (PAD) into border control systems, Norwegian Biometrics...
Biometric access control distribution deals inked by Suprema and Alcatraz
Suprema Inc. has agreed to become the first dedicated access control and biometrics partner to UK security solutions distributor DVS in...
 
Innovatrics biometric algorithms used in World Bank’s Senegal healthcare project
Innovatrics has been revealed as a partner with Credence ID in the World Bank project for a biometrics-based solution to the...
Apple awarded biometrics patents for under-display fingerprinting and self-calibrating VR helmets
Apple has been awarded a patent for an under-display optical biometric fingerprint sensor for an electronic device by the U.S....
 
Facial recognition ban for local police with private right of action passes in Portland, Maine
A ballot initiative to ban face biometrics use by local police and agencies in Portland, Maine, and provide a right...
COVID mission creep could look a lot like anti-terror surveillance expansion — report
A stiff-armed warning about COVID-19 tracing programs and apps from a U.S. political think tank will likely bolster isolationist, anti-government...
 
Biometric voter verification fails to ensure trusted election results in Tanzania
The shockwaves are still being felt after Tanzania’s elections on October 28, with opposition candidates arrested a week after polling...
Security Industry Association asks FDA for further scrutiny of non-compliant temperature systems
The U.S. Security Industry Association (SIA) has sent a letter to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to prompt scrutiny...
 
Google introduces privacy-preserving features in Android’s Mobile Driving License framework
Google has added new features to its Android’s Mobile Driving License (mDL) framework, the company announced last week. The ISO...
Taiwan privacy advocates file lawsuit against government digital ID plans
More than 50 professionals filed a suit against Taiwan’s Ministry of Interior (MOI) on Monday, demanding stronger data protection and...
 
EU Data Protection Supervisor backs moratorium on biometrics deployments
The growth in popularity of biometrics has been accompanied by widespread misconceptions, according to European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) Wojciech...
  Biometrics companies’ earnings announcements put transitions in focus
  US Postal Service fingerprint biometric service for federal vetting surpasses 100 locations
  Aculab improves VoiSentry voice biometrics encryption features, updates algorithms
  Use of biometrics for 3-D Secure payments explained in EMVCo and FIDO Alliance paper
  Cognitec upgrades FaceVACS biometric engine for higher identification accuracy with masks
  Can you see what I hear? New ear biometrics technique has a high accuracy rate
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