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Francis Tuffy

2 July 2023

2 min read

Vision-Box Installs eGates at Ezeiza Airport

Multinational technology company, Vision-Box, has deployed its Seamless Journey Platform in the new terminal at Ezeiza, Argentina’s largest international airport by passenger numbers.

Biometrics Technical Features Travel

Francis Tuffy

2 July 2023

3 min read

Apple on the Biometric ID Trail Again

While the tech giant, Apple, is essentially a consumer electronics firm that produces stylish smartphones, laptops, desktops and TVs, it is also a big user of biometrics to verify the identity of the user. Even more than that, it has never shied away from following other research areas that involve identity as a service.

Biometrics Free Technical Features Free

Francis Tuffy

31 May 2023

3 min read

AI OK but Biometrics Not

A small article in the news section of March’s ID & Secure Document News noted that at the same time as European Union lawmakers are on track to ban the use of remote biometric surveillance for general law enforcement purposes, France had approved the deployment of artificial intelligence (AI) to monitor public spaces for suspicious behaviour during the 2024 Paris Olympics.

AI Biometrics

Francis Tuffy

2 March 2023

5 min read

Branded at Birth

Definitive proof that fingerprints are a unique biometric at birth has been published by a team of academic researchers in the journal Cell. But while the paper seems to confirm that they are unique – are fingerprints immutable and reliable?

Biometrics Studies, Reports

Francis Tuffy

2 March 2023

3 min read

ID R&D Awarded Patent for Continuous Biometric Authentication

In the patent titled ‘System and method for multi-modal continuous biometric authentication for messenger and virtual assistants,’ the method described uses multiple biometrics in the background during chatbot communications to enhance security without complicating the user experience.

Authentication Biometrics

Alan Hodgson

1 Feb. 2023

5 min read

Emerging Fingerprint Technologies for Smartphones

In the November 2022 edition of this publication, an article examined two use cases of fingerprint readers – smartphones and payment cards.

Biometrics

Alan Hodgson

3 Jan. 2023

5 min read

Biometrics and Consumer Trust

The issue of biometric authentication of identity is a topic that has a rightful place in this newsletter. There are many aspects to this debate and last month the topics of fingerprint readers and ‘Security vs Convenience’ were explored.

Biometrics

Alan Hodgson

24 Nov. 2022

5 min read

Fingerprint Readers Find Uses for Consumers

Fingerprint technology has found a place in a variety of commercial use cases. We can simplify this by considering these in two broad categories – public and personal fingerprint readers.

Biometrics

Francis Tuffy

24 Nov. 2022

4 min read

Security v Convenience – the Debate Hots Up

A recent technical primer on CXO Bytes, which makes a strong case for the seemingly inevitable growth of biometrics into all aspects of digital identity, marks a good point to reflect on the ongoing debate between ‘security versus convenience’.

Biometrics

Francis Tuffy

24 Nov. 2022

2 min read

Airline Execs Discuss the Future of Biometric ID for Travel

The APEX Board of Governors recently met at the APEX/IFSA EXPO in Long Beach, California to discuss the future of the airline passenger experience, and they had a lot to say about biometric identity.

Biometrics Free Free

Francis Tuffy

4 Nov. 2022

3 min read

Blueprint for Facial Recognition Regulation

A new report from the University of Technology Sydney (UTS) Human Technology Institute outlines a model law for facial recognition technology to protect against harmful use of the technology, but also foster innovation for public benefit.

Biometrics Free Free

Francis Tuffy

31 July 2022

3 min read

New Biometrics Laws Urgently Needed, UK Review Finds

An item in the BBC News technology section reports that laws governing biometric technologies are urgently needed, according to an independent legal review led by Matthew Ryder QC.

Biometrics Studies, Reports

Latest News

Vision-Box Installs eGates at Ezeiza Airport

Apple on the Biometric ID Trail Again

AI OK but Biometrics Not

Branded at Birth

ID R&D Awarded Patent for Continuous Biometric Authentication

Emerging Fingerprint Technologies for Smartphones

Biometrics and Consumer Trust

Fingerprint Readers Find Uses for Consumers

Security v Convenience – the Debate Hots Up

Airline Execs Discuss the Future of Biometric ID for Travel

Blueprint for Facial Recognition Regulation

New Biometrics Laws Urgently Needed, UK Review Finds

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