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| '''IDEMIA''' |
'''IDEMIA''' (formerly known as OT-Morpho) is a French ] technology company headquartered in Courbevoie, France. It provides identity-related security services, and sells ] and other ] identification products and software to private companies and governments.<ref>{{cite web|title=Search results: government|url=https://www.idemia.com/search-results?keyword=government&sort_by=created|website=idemia.com}}</ref> | ||
| ==Corporate |
==Corporate history== | ||
| Created in 2007, Sagem Sécurité was renamed Morpho in 2010. The name was derived from Morpho Systems S.A., a 1980s fingerprint identification firm <ref>{{cite web|url=http://articles.latimes.com/1985-09-12/business/fi-21148_1_fingerprint-matching/2|title=Night Stalker Case Demonstrates Effectiveness of Systems : Market Developing for Fingerprint Computers|publisher=LA Times}}</ref> that is part of the current Morpho. By 2007, the security business was run by Sagem Défense Sécurité. | |||
| === |
=== Morpho === | ||
| Morpho Systèmes was created in 1982, then absorbed by ] in 1993. In 2005, when ] was created, Sagem became Sagem Défense Sécurité and in 2007, a separate company, Sagem Sécurité was created. It was renamed Morpho in 2010 (the name was derived from Morpho Systems S.A., a 1980s fingerprint identification firm<ref>{{cite news|title=Night Stalker Case Demonstrates Effectiveness of Systems : Market Developing for Fingerprint Computers|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1985-09-12-fi-21148-story.html|newspaper=LA Times|date=12 September 1985 }}</ref>), then Safran Identity & Security in 2016. | |||
| In 2005, Sagem Défense Sécurité acquired ORGA Kartensysteme GmbH. Renamed Sagem Orga, it is today the Business solutions division of Morpho. | |||
| ⚫ | Morpho acquired several companies through its constitution. In 2005, Sagem Défense Sécurité acquired ORGA Kartensysteme GmbH which would be renamed Sagem Orga. In 2009, Safran acquired 81% of GE Homeland Protection, a wholly owned affiliate of the ] (]:GE). On July 26, 2011 ] completed the acquisition of L-1 Identity Solutions.<ref></ref> Today, it is mainly part of MorphoTrust USA Inc. The company itself dates back over 50 years, from the time the first photo was added to a U.S. driver's license. In December 2015 Morpho (Safran) announced its acquisition of ].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://findbiometrics.com/morpho-mpayment-airtag-212101/|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190714025949/https://findbiometrics.com/morpho-mpayment-airtag-212101/|archive-date = 2019-07-14|title = December 10, 2015}}</ref> | ||
| ===GE Homeland Protection=== | |||
| In 2009, Safran acquired 81% of GE Homeland Protection, a wholly owned affiliate of the ] (]:GE). It is now contained in Morpho's Detection division. | |||
| In the 2020 report ''Out of Control''<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-10-21|title=Out of Control: Failing EU Laws for digital surveillance|url=https://www.amnesty.org/en/documents/document/?indexNumber=EUR01%2f2556%2f2020&language=en|access-date=2020-09-21|website=]|language=en|id=EUR 01/2556/2020}}</ref> ] criticized Morpho for supplying "facial recognition equipment directly to the Shanghai Public Security Bureau in 2015."<ref>{{Cite web|title=EU companies selling surveillance tools to China's human rights abusers|url=https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2020/09/eu-surveillance-sales-china-human-rights-abusers/|access-date=2020-09-21|website=]|date=21 September 2020 |language=en}}</ref> | |||
| ===MorphoTrust=== | |||
| ⚫ | On July 26, 2011 ] completed the acquisition of L-1 Identity Solutions.<ref></ref> Today, it is mainly part of MorphoTrust USA Inc. The company itself dates back over 50 years, from the time the first photo was added to a U.S. driver's license. | ||
| === |
=== Oberthur Technologies === | ||
| In 2007, the activities of Oberthur Card Systems, Oberthur Fiduciaire and Oberthur Cash Protection, companies initially originating from Imprimerie Oberthur, founded in 1842 in Rennes by François-Charles Oberthür, were merged into a single entity, Oberthur Technologies. | |||
| ⚫ | |||
| ⚫ | In September 2016, Safran announced that it had entered into exclusive negotiations with Advent International, the owner of Oberthur Technologies since 2011, to sell its identity and security activities and the transaction was finalized on 31 May 2017. Oberthur Technologies (OT) and Safran Identity & Security (Morpho) were joining forces to create OT-Morpho, then renamed as IDEMIA on September 28. | ||
| ===Morpho today=== | |||
| Today, the Morpho name is only used for its ] in South Africa <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.morpho.com/en/country/morpho-south-africa|title=Morpho in South Africa|accessdate=2018-11-20}}</ref>. Following the merge with Oberthur Technologies, the parent company now operates under the name of IDEMIA. | |||
| === IDEMIA (2017–present) === | |||
| Since April 2017 Morpho Detection merged with Smiths groups. | |||
| The new company is specialized in biometric identification and security, as well as secure payments<ref name="Gershgorn">{{Cite web|last=Gershgorn|first=Dave|date=2020-06-09|title=A Single Company Will Now Operate Facial Recognition for Nearly 800 Million People|url=https://onezero.medium.com/idemia-will-operate-facial-recognition-for-nearly-800-million-people-69b72582202b|access-date=2020-06-18|website=Medium|language=en}}</ref> with the aim of converging technologies developed for the public sector (by the former Morpho) and those for the private sector (by Oberthur Technologies). | |||
| On 15 October 2018 Yann Delabrière replaced Didier Lamouche as President & CEO. | |||
| On 1 July 2020, Pierre Barrial was appointed as President & Chief Executive Officer of the Group; Yann Delabrière returned to his role as chairman of the board with effect from July 1, 2020. | |||
| IDEMIA has developed biometric bank cards where the PIN code is replaced by the user's fingerprint. Fingerprint technology is currently being tested internally by banking institutions and would make it possible to secure contactless payment from the first euro. Fingerprint verification is done directly on the card and no fingerprint-related elements are transmitted to the merchant nor the bank. | |||
| In response to the growing demand from companies to use contactless access control devices to guarantee both a secure and hygienic method of identity verification, IDEMIA offers biometric terminals that use facial recognition or enable fingerprint recognition. | |||
| == Areas of expertise == | |||
| === Identification === | |||
| This represents the company's historical core business. It develops the latest technologies in the field of ].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-09-06|title=Tech 24 - IFA 2019 : la high-tech fait sa rentrée à Berlin|url=https://www.france24.com/fr/20190906-ifa-berlin-galaxy-fold-sony-8k-idemia-identite-biometrie-reconnaissance-faciale|access-date=2020-06-18|website=France 24|language=fr}}</ref> | |||
| The ] technologies proposed by IDEMIA allow for smooth passage through the airport or stadium entrances and are also used to spot people banned from the stadium, identify fugitives in crowds or check the identity of people entering reserved areas. The company has many references in the police field or in the civil field: United States, United Arab Emirates, Albania, or India with the Aadhaar project whose objective is to provide a unique 12-digit number to each Indian citizen after enrolment of their ] (iris, fingerprints, portrait for 1.3 billion people) allowing these citizens to open a bank account, access microcredit or receive social benefits.<ref name=":0"/> | |||
| IDEMIA produced 3 billion identity documents (passports, identity cards, driving licences, etc.) worldwide in 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|title=The global leader in Augmented Identity|url=https://www.idemia.com/|access-date=2020-06-18|website=IDEMIA|language=en}}</ref> | |||
| On the market of states and government services, IDEMIA participates in particular in the efforts of the United Nations Organisation to give everyone an identity by 2030<ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-09-06|title=Tech 24 - IFA 2019 : la high-tech fait sa rentrée à Berlin|url=https://www.france24.com/fr/20190906-ifa-berlin-galaxy-fold-sony-8k-idemia-identite-biometrie-reconnaissance-faciale|access-date=2020-06-18|website=France 24|language=fr}}</ref> (in Africa or India, more than 1.1 billion people still do not have a legal existence).<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|date=2019-06-20|title=How lack of documentation impacts Africa|url=https://www.cnbcafrica.com/videos/2019/06/20/how-lack-of-documentation-impacts-africa/|access-date=2020-06-18|website=CNBC Africa|language=en-US}}</ref> | |||
| === Border Management === | |||
| {{Unreferenced section|date=January 2024}} | |||
| Morpho was a specialist in airport border solutions, these solutions are now carried by IDEMIA. Based on biometrics (fingerprints, facial recognition or iris recognition), the company offers semi-automated or automated solutions that enable a person's biometrics to be associated with that of his or her identity document, such as the ID2Travel solution. | |||
| Singapore's Changi Airport has implemented biometric services provided by IDEMIA to identify and authenticate travelers as they pass through Terminals 3 and 4 of the airport. In Singapore, these services also equip Seletar airport and are also being adapted for other markets in the Asia-Pacific region. | |||
| === Banking === | |||
| IDEMIA develops solutions to improve the payment card. Thus the company carries out research such as the implementation of fingerprint recognition in the 0.8 millimeter thickness of a card or the dynamic change the visual cryptogram.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-09-23|title=Payments: Ramping up credit card security with a dynamic security code|url=http://www.theedgemarkets.com/article/payments-ramping-credit-card-security-dynamic-security-code|access-date=2020-06-18|website=The Edge Markets}}</ref> In addition, the company is able to manufacture custom cards in small series adapted to each of its customers, including cards made with recycled plastic.<ref>{{Cite web|title=IDEMIA partners with RHB Bank to launch the first recycled debit card in Asia Pacific|url=https://www.idemia.com/press-release/idemia-partners-rhb-bank-launch-first-recycled-debit-card-asia-pacific-2020-06-15|access-date=2020-06-18|website=IDEMIA|date=15 June 2020|language=en}}</ref> | |||
| ==Operations in the United States== | ==Operations in the United States== | ||
| IDEMIA provides products to various federal and state government entities in the United States. | IDEMIA provides products to various federal and state government entities in the United States and is the leading provider in the issuance of driver's licences.<ref name="Gershgorn"/> | ||
| ⚫ | IDEMIA owns IdentoGO, a company that operates hundreds of storefronts in the United States which offer "state-of-the-art electronic fingerprint capture capabilities as well as other identity-related products and services." IdentoGO is an authorized service provider for the United States federal government, and as such provides identity verification services for multiple ] programs, including ] and the ].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.identogo.com/about|title=Convenient Locations Nationwide for Identity-Related Solutions|website=IdentoGO|access-date=December 20, 2019}}</ref> | ||
| IDEMIA's facial analysis technology has also been used by various entities across the United States: | |||
| *In Florida, the ] has been using IDEMIA's software in their Face Analysis Comparison & Examination System (FACES) since 2001.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/12/technology/facial-recognition-police.html|title=How the Police Use Facial Recognition, and Where It Falls Short|website=New York Times|date=January 12, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.perpetuallineup.org/jurisdiction/florida |title=Florida |website=The Perpetual Line-Up |access-date=January 15, 2020}}</ref> | |||
| ⚫ | *In Massachusetts, the ] has been using IDEMIA's face recognition technology to run scans against the database of driver's license photos since 2006.<ref name="ACLUM">{{cite web|url=https://www.aclum.org/en/publications/major-face-surveillance-company-releases-dystopian-tracking-tool|title=Major Face Surveillance Company Releases Dystopian Tracking Tool|website=ACLU of Massachusetts|date=June 24, 2019}}</ref> | ||
| *In Arizona, the ] implemented a mobile identification app with IDEMIA in 2021.<ref>{{cite news |last1=McDaniel |first1=Michael |title=Arizona rolls out new Mobile ID driver's license to combat identity theft |url=https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/arizona/2021/03/25/arizona-rolls-out-mobile-id-drivers-license-combat-identity-theft/4687405001/ |access-date=15 August 2022 |work=The Arizona Republic |date=25 March 2021}}</ref> | |||
| ⚫ | ==Concerns== | ||
| === Sharing sensitive biometric data === | |||
| ⚫ | Various civil rights organizations have criticized the government's contracts with IDEMIA, expressing concerns about sharing sensitive biometric data with a private and unregulated third-party company.<ref name="ACLUM"/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2017/11/tsa-plans-use-face-recognition-track-americans-through-airports|website=Electronic Frontier Foundation|access-date=December 20, 2019|date=November 9, 2017|title=TSA Plans to Use Face Recognition to Track Americans Through Airports}}</ref> Researchers have also found that facial verification and identification algorithms, including IDEMIA's algorithm specifically, exhibit systematic racial and gender bias.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Federal-study-finds-racial-bias-of-many-14919338.php|publisher=SF Gate|access-date=December 20, 2019|date=December 19, 2019|title=Federal study finds racial bias of many facial-recognition systems|first=Drew|last=Harwell}}</ref> However, in April 2020 the NIST<ref>{{Cite web|title=Idemia ranks first in NIST benchmark for iris recognition {{!}} Planet Biometrics News|url=https://www.planetbiometrics.com/article-details/i/10946/desc/idemia-ranks-first-in-nist-benchmark-for-iris-recognition/|access-date=2020-09-17|website=www.planetbiometrics.com}}</ref> (National Institute of Standards and Technology), now part of the U.S. Department of Commerce, that provides technology, measurement, and standards that impact a wide range of products and technology, ranked IDEMIA 1st for iris recognition underlining its algorithms performance and accuracy. | ||
| === Bribery === | |||
| ⚫ | IDEMIA owns IdentoGO, a company that operates hundreds of storefronts in the United States which offer "state |
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| In 2012, Safran (Sagem) was fined €50,000 by a French court for bribing public officials in Nigeria to win a €170 million contract in 2000/03 to produce identity cards.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2012-09-06 |title=Safran fined in Nigerian bribery case |language=en-GB |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/business-19498916 |access-date=2023-03-07}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2012-09-05 |title=French court fines Safran for Nigerian bribes |language=en |work=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/safran-fine-nigeria-idUSL6E8K5CGF20120905 |access-date=2023-03-07}}</ref> | |||
| === Traces of "Russian hackers" === | |||
| ⚫ | In Massachusetts, the ] has been using IDEMIA's face recognition technology to run scans against the database of driver's license photos since 2006.<ref name="ACLUM">{{cite web|url=https://www.aclum.org/en/publications/major-face-surveillance-company-releases-dystopian-tracking-tool|title=Major Face Surveillance Company Releases Dystopian Tracking Tool|website=ACLU of Massachusetts|date=June 24, 2019}}</ref> |
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| {{Unreferenced section|date=January 2024}} | |||
| Due to a lack of government transparency on the subject, it is difficult to say which other agencies might be using IDEMIA's technology. | |||
| In February 2015, the former top manager of the Safran Philippe Desbois and the head of another industrial company PowerJet Vincent Ascoet, who had lived and worked in Russia for a long time, appealed to the District Court for the Northern District of California. They filed a lawsuit against Safran and its subsidiary Morpho, claiming that Safran sold to US government agencies - and, in particular, the FBI - a fingerprint recognition system based on technologies of the Russian IT company Papilon. Russian code has been incorporated into Morpho's product to improve performance. According to sources, the code was acquired secretly, and the company deliberately hid this fact from the FBI, where this solution is used now. | |||
| ⚫ | |||
| The litigation lasted for several years, and in May 2019, the US Court of Appeals ruled to dismiss the claim. | |||
| ⚫ | Various civil rights organizations have criticized the government's contracts with IDEMIA, expressing concerns about sharing sensitive biometric data with a private and unregulated third-party company.<ref name="ACLUM"/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2017/11/tsa-plans-use-face-recognition-track-americans-through-airports|website=Electronic Frontier Foundation|access-date=December 20, 2019|date=November 9, 2017|title=TSA Plans to Use Face Recognition to Track Americans Through Airports}}</ref> Researchers have also found that facial verification and identification algorithms, including IDEMIA's algorithm specifically, exhibit systematic racial and gender bias.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Federal-study-finds-racial-bias-of-many-14919338.php|publisher=SF Gate|access-date=December 20, 2019|date=December 19, 2019|title=Federal study finds racial bias of many facial-recognition systems|first=Drew|last=Harwell}}</ref> | ||
| ==References== | ==References== | ||
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Multinational technology company | |
| Company type | SAS |
|---|---|
| Industry | Security, Identity management, Criminal justice, Border control, Banking, Telecoms, Access control, Public safety, Smart card |
| Headquarters | Courbevoie, Île-de-France, France |
| Key people | Pierre Barrial (CEO) |
| Products | Automated Fingerprint Identification Systems, Facial recognition system, Iris recognition, Finger vein recognition, Biometric terminals, e-gates, ID cards, ePassports, payment card, SIM cards, Biometric Card Readers Speed cameras |
| Revenue | €2,9 billion (2023) |
| Number of employees | 15,000 |
| Parent | Advent International  |
| Website | idemia |
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IDEMIA (formerly known as OT-Morpho) is a French multinational technology company headquartered in Courbevoie, France. It provides identity-related security services, and sells facial recognition and other biometric identification products and software to private companies and governments.
Corporate history
Morpho
Morpho Systèmes was created in 1982, then absorbed by Sagem in 1993. In 2005, when Safran was created, Sagem became Sagem Défense Sécurité and in 2007, a separate company, Sagem Sécurité was created. It was renamed Morpho in 2010 (the name was derived from Morpho Systems S.A., a 1980s fingerprint identification firm), then Safran Identity & Security in 2016.
Morpho acquired several companies through its constitution. In 2005, Sagem Défense Sécurité acquired ORGA Kartensysteme GmbH which would be renamed Sagem Orga. In 2009, Safran acquired 81% of GE Homeland Protection, a wholly owned affiliate of the General Electric Company (NYSE:GE). On July 26, 2011 Safran completed the acquisition of L-1 Identity Solutions. Today, it is mainly part of MorphoTrust USA Inc. The company itself dates back over 50 years, from the time the first photo was added to a U.S. driver's license. In December 2015 Morpho (Safran) announced its acquisition of AirTag.
In the 2020 report Out of Control Amnesty International criticized Morpho for supplying "facial recognition equipment directly to the Shanghai Public Security Bureau in 2015."
Oberthur Technologies
In 2007, the activities of Oberthur Card Systems, Oberthur Fiduciaire and Oberthur Cash Protection, companies initially originating from Imprimerie Oberthur, founded in 1842 in Rennes by François-Charles Oberthür, were merged into a single entity, Oberthur Technologies.
In September 2016, Safran announced that it had entered into exclusive negotiations with Advent International, the owner of Oberthur Technologies since 2011, to sell its identity and security activities and the transaction was finalized on 31 May 2017. Oberthur Technologies (OT) and Safran Identity & Security (Morpho) were joining forces to create OT-Morpho, then renamed as IDEMIA on September 28.
IDEMIA (2017–present)
The new company is specialized in biometric identification and security, as well as secure payments with the aim of converging technologies developed for the public sector (by the former Morpho) and those for the private sector (by Oberthur Technologies).
On 15 October 2018 Yann Delabrière replaced Didier Lamouche as President & CEO.
On 1 July 2020, Pierre Barrial was appointed as President & Chief Executive Officer of the Group; Yann Delabrière returned to his role as chairman of the board with effect from July 1, 2020.
IDEMIA has developed biometric bank cards where the PIN code is replaced by the user's fingerprint. Fingerprint technology is currently being tested internally by banking institutions and would make it possible to secure contactless payment from the first euro. Fingerprint verification is done directly on the card and no fingerprint-related elements are transmitted to the merchant nor the bank.
In response to the growing demand from companies to use contactless access control devices to guarantee both a secure and hygienic method of identity verification, IDEMIA offers biometric terminals that use facial recognition or enable fingerprint recognition.
Areas of expertise
Identification
This represents the company's historical core business. It develops the latest technologies in the field of biometrics.
The facial recognition technologies proposed by IDEMIA allow for smooth passage through the airport or stadium entrances and are also used to spot people banned from the stadium, identify fugitives in crowds or check the identity of people entering reserved areas. The company has many references in the police field or in the civil field: United States, United Arab Emirates, Albania, or India with the Aadhaar project whose objective is to provide a unique 12-digit number to each Indian citizen after enrolment of their biometric data (iris, fingerprints, portrait for 1.3 billion people) allowing these citizens to open a bank account, access microcredit or receive social benefits.
IDEMIA produced 3 billion identity documents (passports, identity cards, driving licences, etc.) worldwide in 2020.
On the market of states and government services, IDEMIA participates in particular in the efforts of the United Nations Organisation to give everyone an identity by 2030 (in Africa or India, more than 1.1 billion people still do not have a legal existence).
Border Management
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Morpho was a specialist in airport border solutions, these solutions are now carried by IDEMIA. Based on biometrics (fingerprints, facial recognition or iris recognition), the company offers semi-automated or automated solutions that enable a person's biometrics to be associated with that of his or her identity document, such as the ID2Travel solution.
Singapore's Changi Airport has implemented biometric services provided by IDEMIA to identify and authenticate travelers as they pass through Terminals 3 and 4 of the airport. In Singapore, these services also equip Seletar airport and are also being adapted for other markets in the Asia-Pacific region.
Banking
IDEMIA develops solutions to improve the payment card. Thus the company carries out research such as the implementation of fingerprint recognition in the 0.8 millimeter thickness of a card or the dynamic change the visual cryptogram. In addition, the company is able to manufacture custom cards in small series adapted to each of its customers, including cards made with recycled plastic.
Operations in the United States
IDEMIA provides products to various federal and state government entities in the United States and is the leading provider in the issuance of driver's licences.
IDEMIA owns IdentoGO, a company that operates hundreds of storefronts in the United States which offer "state-of-the-art electronic fingerprint capture capabilities as well as other identity-related products and services." IdentoGO is an authorized service provider for the United States federal government, and as such provides identity verification services for multiple Transportation Security Administration programs, including TSA PreCheck and the Transportation Worker Identification Credential.
IDEMIA's facial analysis technology has also been used by various entities across the United States:
- In Florida, the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office has been using IDEMIA's software in their Face Analysis Comparison & Examination System (FACES) since 2001.
- In Massachusetts, the Registry of Motor Vehicles has been using IDEMIA's face recognition technology to run scans against the database of driver's license photos since 2006.
- In Arizona, the Department of Transportation implemented a mobile identification app with IDEMIA in 2021.
Concerns
Sharing sensitive biometric data
Various civil rights organizations have criticized the government's contracts with IDEMIA, expressing concerns about sharing sensitive biometric data with a private and unregulated third-party company. Researchers have also found that facial verification and identification algorithms, including IDEMIA's algorithm specifically, exhibit systematic racial and gender bias. However, in April 2020 the NIST (National Institute of Standards and Technology), now part of the U.S. Department of Commerce, that provides technology, measurement, and standards that impact a wide range of products and technology, ranked IDEMIA 1st for iris recognition underlining its algorithms performance and accuracy.
Bribery
In 2012, Safran (Sagem) was fined €50,000 by a French court for bribing public officials in Nigeria to win a €170 million contract in 2000/03 to produce identity cards.
Traces of "Russian hackers"
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In February 2015, the former top manager of the Safran Philippe Desbois and the head of another industrial company PowerJet Vincent Ascoet, who had lived and worked in Russia for a long time, appealed to the District Court for the Northern District of California. They filed a lawsuit against Safran and its subsidiary Morpho, claiming that Safran sold to US government agencies - and, in particular, the FBI - a fingerprint recognition system based on technologies of the Russian IT company Papilon. Russian code has been incorporated into Morpho's product to improve performance. According to sources, the code was acquired secretly, and the company deliberately hid this fact from the FBI, where this solution is used now.
The litigation lasted for several years, and in May 2019, the US Court of Appeals ruled to dismiss the claim.
References
- "Search results: government". idemia.com.
- "Night Stalker Case Demonstrates Effectiveness of Systems : Market Developing for Fingerprint Computers". LA Times. 12 September 1985.
- Safran completes the acquisition of L-1 Identity Solutions Becomes world leader in biometric identity solutions
- "December 10, 2015". Archived from the original on 2019-07-14.
- "Out of Control: Failing EU Laws for digital surveillance". Amnesty International. 2020-10-21. EUR 01/2556/2020. Retrieved 2020-09-21.
- "EU companies selling surveillance tools to China's human rights abusers". Amnesty International. 21 September 2020. Retrieved 2020-09-21.
- ^ Gershgorn, Dave (2020-06-09). "A Single Company Will Now Operate Facial Recognition for Nearly 800 Million People". Medium. Retrieved 2020-06-18.
- "Tech 24 - IFA 2019 : la high-tech fait sa rentrée à Berlin". France 24 (in French). 2019-09-06. Retrieved 2020-06-18.
- ^ "How lack of documentation impacts Africa". CNBC Africa. 2019-06-20. Retrieved 2020-06-18.
- "The global leader in Augmented Identity". IDEMIA. Retrieved 2020-06-18.
- "Tech 24 - IFA 2019 : la high-tech fait sa rentrée à Berlin". France 24 (in French). 2019-09-06. Retrieved 2020-06-18.
- "Payments: Ramping up credit card security with a dynamic security code". The Edge Markets. 2019-09-23. Retrieved 2020-06-18.
- "IDEMIA partners with RHB Bank to launch the first recycled debit card in Asia Pacific". IDEMIA. 15 June 2020. Retrieved 2020-06-18.
- "Convenient Locations Nationwide for Identity-Related Solutions". IdentoGO. Retrieved December 20, 2019.
- "How the Police Use Facial Recognition, and Where It Falls Short". New York Times. January 12, 2020.
- "Florida". The Perpetual Line-Up. Retrieved January 15, 2020.
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