U.S. privacy rights group calls for facial recognition regulation According to a report recently published by the Center on Privacy & Technology at Georgetown Law on unregulated face recognition, at least 117 million adults are included in face recognition databases maintained by U.S. law enforcement. The report is...full story Categories: Biometric News | Facial Recognition | Law Enforcement Share: Facebook | Twitter

NTechlab launches facial recognition as a service for businesses Russian facial recognition developer NTechlab has released FindFace.Pro, a facial recognition as a service that uses a deep learning approach, according to a report by Techcrunch. NTechlab’s new facial recognition system has performed well on the open and ongoing...full story Categories: Biometric News | Facial Recognition Share: Facebook | Twitter

Unisys wins CBP border security contract Unisys Corporation has been awarded a contract by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), part of the Department of Homeland Security, to update the agency’s technology for identifying people and vehicles entering and exiting the U.S. The Integrated Traveler...full story Categories: Biometric News | Border Security Share: Facebook | Twitter

New smartphones from Japanese OEM features FPC touch fingerprint sensor Fingerprint Cards (FPC) announced today that an unnamed Japanese OEM has launched two smartphone models featuring its side mounted sensor FPC1145. According to the FPC website, the FPC1145 is an evolution of FPC1140 and is recommended for side-mounted button...full story Categories: Biometric News | Fingerprint Recognition Share: Facebook | Twitter

STC Group to present its mobile biometric authentication solution at FinDEVr Silicon Valley 2016 STC Group, represented in North America by SpeechPro, will be presenting its VoiceKey.OnePass multi-modal mobile biometric authentication solution later this month at the fintech developer conference FinDEVr Silicon Valley 2016. VoiceKey.OnePass is STC Group’s multi-modal (face and voice) mobile...full story Categories: Biometric News | Facial Recognition | Mobile Biometrics | Voice Biometrics Share: Facebook | Twitter

NEXT Biometrics reports $3.5M revenues in Q3 NEXT Biometrics Group held its Capital Market Day at Hotel Continental in Oslo, Norway, where it announced its third quarter revenues reached 28.4 million Norwegian crowns (US$3.5 million). The revenues are a substantial increase from NEXT Biometrics’ 26.6 million...full story Categories: Biometric News | Fingerprint Recognition Share: Facebook | Twitter

Ujjivan to use biometric-enabled ATMs to serve unbanked customers Indian financial services firm Ujjivan Financial Services announced plans last week to use biometric-enabled ATMs to serve unbanked and underbanked customers, according to a report by The Times of India. Ujjivan is one of 10 entities to receive a...full story Categories: Biometric News | Financial Services | Fingerprint Recognition Share: Facebook | Twitter

iFLYTEK to launch headset with VocalZoom voice recognition sensor VocalZoom, a supplier of Human-to-Machine Communication (HMC) optical sensors, has completed the final stage of design work with the iFLYTEK speech recognition platform. iFLYTEK is preparing to launch a headset product by the end of the year featuring the...full story Categories: Biometric News | Voice Biometrics Share: Facebook | Twitter

Iris ID providing biometric ID system to U.S. Private Vaults Anonymous safety deposit box rental firm U.S. Private Vaults has selected Iris ID’s biometric identity verification technology, enabling customers to verify their identity through their unique iris pattern. Upon signing up for the service, USPV’s 800 customers are enrolled...full story Categories: Biometric News | Iris / Eye Share: Facebook | Twitter

FlexEnable, ISORG launch flexible fingerprint sensor with 500 dpi resolution Flexible organic electronics developer FlexEnable, and ISORG, a developer of organic photodetectors and large area image sensors in printed electronics, have jointly released a flexible fingerprint sensor with 500 dpi image resolution. The companies say the new product is...full story Categories: Biometric News | Fingerprint Recognition Share: Facebook | Twitter

Smartmatic intros online voting solution with facial recognition Smartmatic is introducing secure online voting solution with facial recognition that verifies the voter’s identity with a selfie. The solution is being presented at this week’s E-VOTE-ID 2016 conference in Bregenz, Austria, held October 18 to 21. The event...full story Categories: Biometric News | Elections | Facial Recognition Share: Facebook | Twitter

Alibaba and Gemalto working to secure China’s IoT market Gemalto is providing connectivity and security for the Alibaba Group-developed YunOS, a cloud-based, data and services oriented Internet of Things (IoT) operating system. YunOS’s IoT OS is widely integrated into IoT devices, as well as chips and sensors across...full story Categories: Access Control | Biometric News Share: Facebook | Twitter

Biometrics 2016 Biometrics 2016 Oct 18-20 Westminster, London UK In the packed three-day programme at Biometrics 2016, speakers involved in large-scale government projects will mix with those from mainstream customer-facing applications such as mobiles and payments to give a comprehensive insight...full story Categories: Biometrics Industry Events Share: Facebook | Twitter

Biometrics in Banking and Payments seminar in London Citibank, Citigroup Centre 16th Floor, Canada Square Canary Wharf, London, UK The Biometrics in Banking and Payments seminar will reflect the trends and opportunities of biometrics in the financial market. It will be discussed how processes can be designed...full story Categories: Biometrics Industry Events Share: Facebook | Twitter

Showcase Australia 2016 Showcase Australia 2016 November 16, 2016 Canberra, Australia The Biometrics Institute presents the 2016 Showcase Australia event, to be held at the Hyatt Hotel in Canberra on Wednesday 16 November. This annual event presents the latest biometric applications and...full story Categories: Biometrics Industry Events Share: Facebook | Twitter

Forensic Research 2016 5th International Conference on Forensic Research & Technology November 17-19, 2016 in San Francisco, USA Forensic Research 2016 invites all interested participants to join us for this esteemed event at the exquisite destination Atlanta. With the generous response and...full story Categories: Biometrics Industry Events Share: Facebook | Twitter

TRUSTECH 2016 TRUSTECH 2016 Nov 29 to Dec 1 Cannes, France TRUSTECH 2016 The Largest event dedicated to Trust-Based Technologies: Payment, Identification, Connections & Security are the buzz words for a 3-day event offering unrivaled networking & business opportunities and a...full story Categories: Biometrics Industry Events Share: Facebook | Twitter