Cisco helps Simprints take face biometrics open-source

Biometric non-profit organization Simprints has received its latest Global Impact Grant from Cisco that will help make its face biometrics open source.

The company, which uses biometric verification for humanitarian aid distribution, announced in March that it plans to release a full open-source stack for its fingerprint identification technology by the end of this year. The move should make it easier for ministries of health, non-governmental and other organizations to use their tools and reach the people that need help …

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