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By Cal Biesecker

Tuesday, April 14th, 2020

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IB Introduces Spoof Prevention Capability for FBI-Certified Scanners Integrated Biometrics has introduced what it says is the world’s strongest Presentation Attack Detection (PAD) technology for inclusion with FBI-certified fingerprint scanners, adding that its system delivers spoof detection faster “than any other FBI-certified technology on the planet.” The artificial intelligence enabled IB-PAD includes machine learning algorithms alongside the company’s light emitting sensor-film based spoof rejection, which IB says already makes common spoofing materials useless against the company’s own scanners. “We are…

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Path Uncertain For $1.5 Trillion FY ‘27 Defense Topline After Trump Casts Doubt On Second Reconciliation Bill

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Senate Budget Dems Push For Defense Reconciliation Spending Details, Cite ‘Slush Fund’ Concerns

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