Indian gov’t says it won’t link Aadhaar to national security databases The Indian government has stated that it will not link its Aadhaar biometric identification scheme with its national intelligence databases. Ravi Shankar Prasad, India’s Minister of Law and Justice, told the parliament on Monday: “Let me assure the house...full story Categories: Biometric News | Civil ID Share: Facebook | Twitter

Researchers find smartphone fingerprint sensors potentially vulnerable to “MasterPrints” Smartphone fingerprint sensors could be fooled up to 65 percent of the time by “MasterPrints” digitally composed from common fingerprint features, according to findings published Monday by researchers at New York University and Michigan State University. In the report...full story Categories: Access Control | Biometric News | Fingerprint Recognition Share: Facebook | Twitter

Safran to consolidate Oman’s identification systems, deploy single multi-biometric platform Safran Identity & Security has been selected by the Sultanate of Oman to consolidate the country’s civil identity, public security, border control and criminal identification systems in a single multi-biometric platform. Safran’s automated biometric information system (ABIS) platform will...full story Categories: Biometric News | Government Purchasing Share: Facebook | Twitter

Researchers improve method to detect faces in a crowd from small images Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University have developed a method for detecting multiple faces in a crowd from small images with a greatly reduced error factor, according to a report in The Tartan. The process described in the Finding Tiny...full story Categories: Biometric News | Biometric R&D | Facial Recognition Share: Facebook | Twitter

Accenture study finds most Americans want agencies with stronger cybersecurity Accenture recently commissioned Market Strategy Group to conduct a survey intended to assess citizen expectations and attitudes regarding cybersecurity and how government can better protect citizens’ personal digital data. The study found that 79 percent of U.S. citizens are...full story Categories: Access Control | Biometric News Share: Facebook | Twitter

Crossmatch wins $5.8M IARPA contract Crossmatch has been awarded a $5.8 million contract to develop next-generation presentation attack detection (PAD) technologies for the Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity (IARPA) Thor program. “Innovation has been a driving force within Crossmatch from the onset and IARPA’s...full story Categories: Biometric News | Biometric R&D | Government Purchasing Share: Facebook | Twitter

SBSC votes to expand biometric identification capabilities of Sheriffs’ Offices along southwestern border The Southwestern Border Sheriffs’ Coalition (SBSC) voted at its annual meeting on April 3 to partner with BI2 Technologies to expand its biometric identification program and system. BI2 Technologies will work with SBSC to improve and expand biometric identification...full story Categories: Biometric News | Border Security | Law Enforcement Share: Facebook | Twitter

Nok Nok Labs, Persistent to provide multi-factor biometric authentication for apps Nok Nok Labs is partnering with Persistent Systems to provide multi-factor biometric authentication features for app services, making the login process more convenient and secure for consumers. Teaming up with Nok Nok Labs is Persistent’s latest move towards building...full story Categories: Access Control | Biometric News | Trade Notes Share: Facebook | Twitter

Careem to integrate Digital Barriers’ facial recognition technology into its smartphone app Digital Barriers has secured a recurring revenue software contract for its facial recognition technology with Careem, a ride-sharing provider operating in more than fifty cities in the Middle East and North Africa. Careem will integrate the facial recognition software...full story Categories: Biometric News | Commercial Applications | Facial Recognition Share: Facebook | Twitter

UNHCR says security and refugee protection have complementary goals In a recent address to the UN Security Council Counter-Terrorism Committee in New York, UNHCR’s protection chief emphasized that contrary to popular belief, protecting refugees and ensuring the security of their receiving countries are complementary goals, according to a...full story Categories: Biometric News | Border Security | Civil ID Share: Facebook | Twitter

Security experts urge Asian e-retailers to boost authentication to protect customer data Security experts are urging online retailers in the Asia-Pacific market to increase security authentication measures to protect consumer data in light of rising cyberattacks, according to a report by South China Morning Post. Cybersecurity experts from ThreatMetrix, Fortinet and...full story Categories: Biometric News | Financial Services Share: Facebook | Twitter

China investing heavily into AI China will boost growth of its artificial intelligence sector over the next three years, through a specific innovation program. Last year, China’s state planner, the National Development and Reform Commission, released a blueprint on investing in fundamental innovation in...full story Categories: Biometric News | Government Purchasing Share: Facebook | Twitter

4th Annual Identity Management Symposium 4th Annual Identity Management Symposium April 18-19, 2017 Alexandria, VA DSI’s 2-day premier National Capital Region event, 4th Identity Management Symposium, will occur April 18-19, 2017, in Alexandria, VA. This symposium will provide attendees with the opportunity to convene...full story Categories: Biometrics Industry Events Share: Facebook | Twitter

ID4Africa 2017 ID4Africa 2017 April 26-28, 2017 Windhoek, Namibia Following two successful events in 2015 and 2016 which collectively brought together over 900 stakeholders in the identity space, ID4Africa 2017 returns as bigger and better than before! The annual government forum...full story Categories: Biometrics Industry Events Share: Facebook | Twitter

Cartes Afrique Cartes Afrique April 27-28, 2017 Marrakech, Morocco Every year, Cartes Afrique gathers hundreds of leaders and experts of the Payment industry who are looking to learn about the latest innovative solutions in the market and to discuss the evolving...full story Categories: Biometrics Industry Events Share: Facebook | Twitter

connect:ID 2017 connect:ID 2017:Physical & digital identity in the 21st century May 1-3, 2017 WEWCC, Washington, DC, USA Welcome to the 4th edition of connect:ID – with it’s leading global conference and exhibition that focuses on all aspects of identity technologies...full story Categories: Biometrics Industry Events Share: Facebook | Twitter

Critical Infrastructure Protection and Resilience Europe Critical Infrastructure Protection and Resilience Europe May 9th – 11, 2017 The Hague, Netherlands Held in The Hague, Netherlands May 9th – 11th, the conference will deliver discussion and thought provoking presentations on many of the serious critical infrastructure...full story Categories: Biometrics Industry Events Share: Facebook | Twitter