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Consumer Electronics

Biometrics-based consumer electronic devices are standalone products that include access control door locks, security systems, home automation and IoT, automotive, game consoles and mobile devices. Companies that integrate biometric technology into existing consumer devices are included in this category.

 

All active SIM cards in Nigeria now linked to digital ID, regulator claims

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has declared that there is no active SIM card in Nigeria at the moment which…

 

FRT to prevent SIM card fraud in Indonesia

As facial recognition technology continues to gain ground in sectors such as mobile telecommunications, countries like Indonesia, China and Liberia…

 

Chinese hacking compromised hundreds of thousands of devices containing personal PII

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) announced Wednesday that the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) sought and obtained a court-authorized…

 

Rwanda conducts pilot to implement biometric SIM registration, verification

Rwanda plans to become one of the countries in African where SIM cards are biometrically registered or verified. Before then…

 

Data boom in automotive industry elicits lawsuits, prototypes, grousing

Illinois’ Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) strikes again, with a newly proposed class action lawsuit alleging that fleet management software…

 

Nigerians race against SIM-NIN digital ID link deadline

Nigerians have until Saturday September 14 to link their SIM cards with heir national identification number (NIN) or have their…

 

Germany issues white paper on biometrics in consumer products

The German government has issued a new white paper this month evaluating biometrics in consumer products. Authored by the Federal…

 

Driver survey finds lack of perceived usefulness for recognition technology

While big-name companies such as Qualcomm, Ford and Mercedes have been rushing to invest in automotive biometrics, vehicle owners seem…

 

SIMs registered to invalid digital IDs deactivated in Pakistan

Authorities in Pakistan have begun blocking SIM cards registered to national digital ID cards found to be invalid or fraudulent…

 

Samsung gets one biometric data privacy case back into court, another dismissed

Samsung has defeated a ruling that would have compelled it to go through mass arbitration over allegations of biometric data…

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