US Considers Using Portable DNA Labs, Iris Scans to Vet Syrian Refugees

The U.S. government is considering a handful of new technologies to strengthen and potentially hasten the screening of Syrian refugees.

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The Capability: Government’s national facial recognition plan raises privacy concerns – National Cyber Security | Hacker News

The Government is planning to spend $18.5 million setting up the National Facial Biometric Matching Capability, known as The Capability. A

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Increased Adoption Of Fingerprint Based Solutions, Two-Factor Authentication To Touch New High In 2016

The trend towards biometric authentication and fingerprint-based security solutionswill continue to grow in 2016

The extraordinary global adoption of fingerprint based…

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Cork-founded tech start-up Trustev sells for $44 million

Fraud-prevention firm acquired by consumer credit-rating company TransUnion

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Don’t Let EMV Quash Cardholders’ Instant Gratification

Branches using technology to issue cards on the spot leads to increased card usage, so banks should aim to maintain instant issuing capability with the EMV conversion.

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PayPal Super Bowl 50 Ad To Show Global Vision | PYMNTS.com

PayPal will have a primetime slot at Super Bowl 50 with its pricey 45-second commercial during the first quarter of the NFL’s championship game.

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Small Businesses Can Market Through Shazam | PYMNTS.com

A popular media discovery app is being outfitted for small and local businesses. Mood Media Corporation announced yesterday (Dec. 16) that it has expanded

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Opportunity knocks: Kazakhstan has a huge privatization plan. But don’t forget the FCPA – The FCPA Blog – The FCPA Blog

I witnessed an amazing era of development in Kazakhstan when I moved to Almaty in 1994 as a legal …

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The great game that never ends: China and Russia fight over Kazakhstan

Chinese overtures to thinly populated but vast Central Asian countries, part of its “One Belt, One Road” initiative, raise deep Russian insecurities over its traditional grip on the region. Nowhere is this more evident than in Kazakhstan.

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Kazakhstan didn’t propose to dissolve CIS – foreign ministry

Kazakhstan didn’t propose to dissolve the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) and didn’t send any documents with such proposals to member countries of the CIS

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