biometrics

Congress Supports Facial Recognition Regulation
Congress Supports Facial Recognition Regulation
May 22, 2019  |  Legal

Members of Congress supported a plan to draft legislation aimed at the use of facial recognition software by law enforcement on Wednesday (May 22), according...

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Amazon Shareholders Defend Facial Recognition Tech
Amazon Shareholders Defend Facial Recognition Tech
May 22, 2019  |  Biometrics

At a meeting on Wednesday (May 22), Amazon Shareholders shot down two proposals to monitor and curb the eCommerce giant’s facial recognition service, according to...

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Facial Recognition Biometrics Finds A Friend In 5G
Facial Recognition Biometrics Finds A Friend In 5G
May 20, 2019  |  Innovation

As 5G deployments start, retailers and other companies and organizations around the world are striving to find what works. One of the latest such projects...

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A Biometric Backlash Is Underway — And A Backlash To The Backlash
A Biometric Backlash Is Underway — And A Backlash To The Backlash
May 17, 2019  |  Authentication

These are exciting times for biometrics, with the authentication method(s) moving into the mainstream. But a biometric backlash is underway — and, it seems, a...

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Getting Millennials To Put Stock In Trading Apps
Getting Millennials To Put Stock In Trading Apps
May 17, 2019  |  AML

Money laundering scandals have rocked the reputations of major financial institutions (FIs) that are consequently launching new efforts to repair their images. The Estonian branch...

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Real-Time Payments, Mastercard And Visa Deals Dominate This Week’s News
Real-Time Payments, Mastercard And Visa Deals Dominate This Week’s News
May 10, 2019  |  News

At the end of another busy week, it can pay to look back at some of the biggest recent news in payments and commerce. And...

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Iris-Reading USB Device Marketed As Unhackable Is Hacked
Iris-Reading USB Device Marketed As Unhackable Is Hacked
May 10, 2019  |  Biometrics

The eyeDisk, a USB flash drive that claims to be unhackable, has been hacked by a U.K.-based cybersecurity firm called Pen Test Partners, according to...

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UK Watchdog Orders Tax Office To Delete Voice Data
UK Watchdog Orders Tax Office To Delete Voice Data
May 10, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

The data protection watchdog in the U.K. has found that Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC) collected millions of biometric voice data from citizens without...

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