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The End of Fingerprints?
Fingerprints were the first biometric modality to become commonly used. Are they soon to become a thing of the past?
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All About Palm Vein Biometrics
Palm vein biometrics identify a person based on the unique pattern made by the veins on the palm of the hand.
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Facial Recognition vs Fingerprints
Fingerprints have been the gold standard for biometric identification, but is that changing?
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Benefits of Touchless Biometric Technologies
Even before the coronavirus pandemic, the trend towards touchless biometric identification technology had started.
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Biometrics in Your Everyday Life
Biometric technologies are slowly infiltrating our lives. Read how these technologies are improving your day to day tasks.
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Identity Primer: Biometrics 101 Video
Our co-founder Dr. Alex Kilpatrick has a lot of experience working with biometrics. The various modalities of biometrics (face, iris and fingerprint are the most common) have different applications. This video is a broad overview of the three most popular biometric modalities and common misconceptions about them.
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Identity Primer: What is a Biometric Modality?
Biometric matching always works the same way, but can be done with different modalities. Let's look at the different modalities and see how they work.