Biometrics launch for gumshoes and robot restaurants

The developments in biometrics that drew readers’ attention this week are split between traditional, established applications and innovative, even futuristic ones. Thales has launched a new fingerprint forensic algorithm, a Toppan subsidiary has a contract to make biometric passports, while on the other end of the spectrum, PopID biometrics have been deployed to a new kind of restaurant, and Worldcoin has added selfie biometrics to its three-level digital ID. A series of policy advances by the EU relating to mDLs, …

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