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Data privacy warning issued by Biometrics Institute over rushed development of COVID-19 solutions
Cutting corners in the development of COVID-19 solutions in a hurry to push them onto the market could create a substantial risk to data privacy, according to a statement released by the Biometrics Institute .. Read the full report here.

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Daily Biometrics News
New ID and biometrics advisory board, ethical AI alliance formed by global organizations
The Security Industry Association (SIA) has announced the foundation of an Identity and Biometric Technology Advisory Board (IBTAB), with the...
 
Public-private biometrics collaborations will increase; establish robust policies, UK govt group urges
Collaborations on live facial recognition and other biometric technologies between the public and private sectors are likely to increase, according...
Privacy and security concerns from digital identity growth addressed by civil society, governments
Even before the pandemic hit, digitization was growing at an incredible rate. Now, the need for contactless services has increased...
 
Global facial recognition market to grow by over $3.3B in next five years
The global market for facial recognition is forecast to reach $7.75 billion by 2024 following a 12 percent CAGR from...
Alcatraz AI protection of biometric data confirmed with ISO 27001 compliance
Alcatraz AI announced another milestone as its Information Security Management System (ISMS) is now ISO/IEC 27001:2013 compliant. The certification ensures...
 
Remote proctoring vendors to senators: Trust us.
Asked by U.S. senators to address equity concerns being raised about their biometric products, executives at online proctoring firms say...
Selfie biometrics continue rapid rise with increasing availability, Onfido and Yoti customer wins
Several new partnerships and solutions based on biometric identity checks from mobile devices have been announced. Onfido has signing a...
 
Uniphore to address issues in biometrics with WEF community and new partnerships
Uniphore has joined the World Economic Forum’s (WEF) Global Innovators Community and announced a pair of partnerships to contribute to...
Idemia and Sopra Steria win French biometric border control system contract
Idemia has won a contract with the French Ministry of the Interior, along with consortium partner Sopra Steria, to provide a...
 
Digital ID demand drives Mitek 18 percent revenue growth in record quarter
Mitek has reported an 18 percent revenue growth for its first quarter of fiscal 2021 ended December 31, 2020 on...
BIO-key IDaaS access control momentum continues as US college selects PortalGuard
BIO-key has been selected by the Southeastern Illinois College to integrate its PortalGuard Identity-as-a-Service (IDaaS) platform within the College’s IT...
 
Data privacy warning issued by Biometrics Institute over rushed development of COVID-19 solutions
Cutting corners in the development of COVID-19 solutions in a hurry to push them onto the market could create a...
 
 
 
 
 
 
Events and Webinars
Border Security Conference
  February 10, 2021 - February 11, 2021
Border Security Conference Online February 10 – 11, 2021 With COVID-19 spreading across the globe, the security and integrity of...
Demographic fairness in biometric systems
  March 9, 2021 - March 30, 2021
Demographic fairness in biometric systems EAB Online Seminar March 9 to March 30, 2021 The European Association for Biometrics (EAB)...
IFINTEC Finance Technologies Conference and Exhibition
  March 9, 2021 - March 10, 2021
IFINTEC Finance Technologies Conference and Exhibition Istanbul, Turkey March 9 – 10, 2021 IFINTEC Finance Technologies Conference and Exhibition will...
2nd Annual Facial Recognition Summit
  April 7, 2021 - April 8, 2021
2nd Annual Facial Recognition Summit Goodwood Park Hotel, Singapore April 7 – 8, 2021 Facial recognition technology is riding high...
Secure Identification 2021
  April 14, 2021 - April 16, 2021
Secure Identification 2021 Riga, Latvia April 14 – 16, 2021 SECURE ID FORUM will gather in Riga decision makers and...