Biometric Update

FBI issues RFI on drones with real-time facial recognition, license plate readers

The FBI wants systems that can identify vehicles, people, animals, and firearms, and perform facial recognition, read license ...
Biometric Update

Idemia PS hails progress of fingerprint biometrics at scale in latest NIST result

Matching speeds for fingerprint biometrics have improved by multiple orders of magnitude since the last time NIST evaluated ...

Built-In Wi-Fi, Fingerprint Access: Smart Locks for Busy Homes

Philips Home Access, a smart locks and home security products line under the Philips brand, brings a focused range of ...
The Verge

WhatsApp can now use passkeys to secure your backups

Chat backup encryption will no longer require you to memorize passwords or lengthy encryption keys. Chat backup encryption will no longer require you to ...

IDEMIA Public Security Sets a New Industry Standard in NIST's Latest Fingerprint Identification Benchmark with Performance Up to 10× Better Than Competing Systems

NIST's FRIF TE E1N benchmark provides an independent, transparent view of algorithm performance under conditions that reflect real-world use cases. IDEMIA's leading results demonstrate its continued ...
Reuters

Brazil turns facial recognition on rioters despite racism fears

Brazil police to use facial recognition to identify rioters Cameras are unreliable, invasive and racist, say experts Surveillance spreads fear in favelas RIO DE JANEIRO, Jan 12 (Thomson Reuters ...
Indiatimes

Satara SP dismisses allegations about use of Phaltan doctor’s fingerprint to access phone after death

Kolhapur: Satara superintendent of police Tushar Doshi on Wednesday dismissed the allegations that the deceased Phaltan sub-district hospital doctor's mobile phone was accessed by someone using her ...