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The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) appears set to begin the ‘real-time’ deletion of its database of drunk drivers’ biometric data following a recent ruling from the European Court of Human Rights earlier this year. The court ruled in favor of Fergus Guaghran, who pleaded guilty to drunk driving following his arrest in 2008. […]
For those in the biometrics industry, IDEMIA needs no introduction. One of the largest providers of security technologies in the world, the France-based company is expert in a number of biometric modalities and a leader in the field, so it’s always worth listening when the company has something to say. The latest comes by way […]
The AI company Oloid has come out of stealth mode after securing $5 million in seed funding. The round was led by Emergent Ventures, with additional contributions from Unusual Ventures and other backers. Oloid is the developer of the FaceVault facial recognition platform, which is designed for contactless access control and attendance tracking in essential […]
With markets still reeling from the effects of COVID-19 and the resulting lockdown efforts, this week nevertheless brings another financial services-heavy roundup of FindBiometrics’ top stories. We begin with a global financial services giant: readers proved to be very interested this week in the news that Mastercard had joined the ID2020 Alliance, a public-private partnership […]
A team of researchers announced recently that by analyzing biometric data from a wearable device, they believe they can detect the onset of the COVID-19 virus’ symptoms in seemingly healthy individuals as much as three days in advance. As TechCrunch reports, the study was conducted by researchers from the West Virginia University (WVU), Rockefeller Neuroscience […]
Yoti is now an approved form of age verification for age-restricted sites in Germany. The news comes courtesy of the German Association for Voluntary Self-Regulation of Digital Media service providers (FSM), which is an established self-regulatory organization that oversees telemedia in the country. The certification specifically concerns Yoti Age Scan and Yoti’s Digital ID app, which […]
Alpinestars, a manufacturer of raceware for Formula 1 race car drivers, is reportedly looking into incorporating biometric sensors into the overalls worn by drivers in an effort to find ways to help them perform better for longer periods of time. Biometric sensors are already fitted into the gloves worn by most racers. A tiny sensor […]
FindBiometrics is reporting daily on how biometrics and digital identity are facilitating the new forms of work and community emerging from reactions to the COVID-19 pandemic. That’s why, on this latest episode of ID Talk, FindBiometrics VP of Digital Content Susan Stover interviews Shiraz Kapadia, CEO of Invixium. The conversation begins with a discussion of […]
The government of Indonesia has completed a trial of a biometric facial authentication system as a way of disbursing social assistance subsidies to its citizens with a reported average success rate of 85.2 percent. As The Jakarta Post reports, the purpose of the study was to test what officials in the government’s National Team for […]
The Homeland Security Department’s Science and Technology Directorate (DHS S&T) and the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) have announced that they are partnering in an effort to develop a passenger self-screening system and will be issuing a solicitation in the near future to find a third party to help them accomplish their goal. Likened to self-checkout […]
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