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18Jan/21

Neurotechnology Releases New SentiVeillance 8.0 SDK for Identification and Analytics Using Live and Video Streams

January 18, 2021SecurityAccess control, Authentication, Biometrics, Face detection, Face recognition, Lithuania, Object recognition and categorization, Recognition, Surveillance, VILNIUSsmbale

VILNIUS, Lithuania, Jan. 18, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Neurotechnology, a provider of deep-learning-based solutions and high-precision biometric identification and object recognition technologies, today announced the release of the SentiVeillance 8.0 software development kit (SDK). With SentiVeillance SDK, developers can create identification solutions that use live video streams from digital surveillance cameras or video files. The latest version adds face detection and recognition of people who are wearing masks and includes new algorithms that improve license plate detection and recognition speed and accuracy. It also provides new features for vehicle and human (VH) mode, including car make and model estimation, vehicle angle estimation and cloth and gender estimations for pedestrians. It includes a new working mode combination enabling face and VH modes to be used together for fast and accurate identification. Continue reading →

27Sep/17

Congo ban on non-biometric passports sparks outcry

September 27, 2017ImmigrationAccess control, Aggee Aje, Aggee Aje Matembo Toto, Ali Kitenge, Authentication, Belgium, Beni Mapamboli, Biometric passport, Biometrics, Cedrick Mbuyi, Congo, Countries, Data security, Democratic Republic of Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo passport, Eunice Misamu, France, Government, Information sensitivity, Joseph Kabila, Kinshasa, National security, Passport, Passports, president, Radio-frequency identification, Toto, United Arab Emirates, United States, United States passportsmbale

Democratic Republic of Congo’s decision to ban semi-biometric passports by October 16th has sparked criticism with many saying they were not given sufficient time to prepare for new passports. The new passports are among the most expensive in the world and a Reuters investigation showed that one-third of the sticker price goes to a company believed to be controlled by a close relative of President Joseph Kabila.
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05Jul/17

AI tech checks your ID the same way humans do

July 5, 2017SecurityaiDX technology, aiThenticate Computervision Labs, André Immelman, Articles, Artificial intelligence, Authentication, Automatic identification and data capture, Biometrics, Company: Computervision, Computer access control, Cryptography, facial recognition, Facial recognition system, Fingerprint, Identification, Johannesburg, Olaleken Komnsane, Security engineering, South Africa, Surveillance, Technology/Internet, United Statessmbale

JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA (REUTERS – A groundbreaking technology is promising to revolutionise electronic identification and authentication, according to its South African developers.
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13Jan/17

Flashing the peace sign could get your identity stolen, Japanese researcher says

January 13, 2017SecurityBiometrics, Disaster/Accident, Fingerprint, Headlight flashing, Human anatomy, I (Almost) Got Away With It, Identification, Land transport, NEXT MEDIA, Politics by country, Road transport, Sankei Shimbun, Technology/Internet, Traffic law, Traffic signals, Traffic signs, Transportsmbale

Japanese scientists are warning people their identities could be stolen simply by flashing the peace sign for a photograph.
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24Nov/15

Automatic border clearance could help airport authorities

November 24, 2015InnovationAcademic disciplines, Biometric passport, Biometrics, Border control, Branches of philosophy, Egypt, France, Identity documents, Interactive kiosk, Jim Drury, Kiosk, Kiosks, London, MATTHEW FINN, NICOLAS PHAN, Paris, Passports, Philosophy, Thales, Thales of Miletus, United Kingdom, VELIZYsmbale

(VELIZY AND PARIS, FRANCE / LONDON, ENGLAND, UK) – French industrial engineers have created digital devices that could eventually be used as additional border police. Jim Drury reports. Continue reading →

05May/15

Pocket-sized fingerprint scanner could solve healthcare bottleneck

May 5, 2015HealthcareBangladesh, Biometrics, Cambridge, Cryptography, Dhaka, Fingerprint, Fingerprinting algorithms, Fingerprints, Fingers, health worker, Health/Medical/Pharmaceuticals, Human anatomy, Identification, lead software developer, Public key fingerprint, Radio scanner, Scanner, Security, Simprints, Surveillance, Technology/Internet, Toby Norman, Tristram Norman, United Kingdomsmbale

CAMBRIDGE, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM / DHAKA, BANGLADESH / ANIMATION (REUTERS / SIMPRINTS) – A pocket-sized fingerprint scanner could improve healthcare access for those in the developing world.

So say the British students behind Simprints, which syncs the medical records of patients to health worker’s phones via an app.
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