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UK govt urged to step up role in digital ID as public good 
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Biometric liveness detection from OCR Labs shows no bias in BixeLab testing
Facial liveness detection technology from OCR Labs Global has been shown to have a 0 percent difference in demographic performance,...
 
Transparency can drive digital ID equity, policy forum panelists say
An event last week on ‘Identity, Authentication and the Road Ahead’ held by the Better Identity Coalition, the FIDO Alliance...
Digital ID financing quietly hums: Strata gets $26M from VCs, Saviynt gets $205M loan
Venture funding for digital identity plays is there to be had, but pretty quiet, forcing more companies to look for...
 
Digital ID management software makers bought out by Veridos in Serbia, UST in Canada
Business uncertainty has digital ID players thinking broadly for financing. In this case, it is through buyouts. Executives at NetSeT,...
Philippines urges voters to complete biometric registration by deadline
The Philippines’ Commission on Elections (Comelec) chairperson, George Garcia, has called on people eligible to vote in the October 2023...
 
Nigeria’s INEC cedes ground, extends voter ID collection deadline to 5 February
Nigerians who have registered to vote in the upcoming general elections now have until 5 February to collect their Permanent...
Cognitec upgrades biometric capture hardware with PAD and on-device facial recognition
A rendering of the FaceVACS-Entry device. Credit: Cognitec. Germany-based firm Cognitec has upgraded its biometric FaceVACS-Entry photo capture device with...
 
US gov’t task force publishes guidelines for AI innovation framework
The National Artificial Intelligence Research Resource (NAIRR) task force has published new guidelines to strengthen and democratize AI innovation in...
African demand for digital ID infrastructure growing, as is fraud: Smile Identity report
Digital ID verification company Smile Identity has highlighted increasing interest among African countries in developing critical digital identity infrastructure. This...
 
New biometric identity verification platform from Trulioo promises easier compliance
A new global digital identity platform has been introduced by Trulioo to provide trusted user experience and regulatory compliance while...
UK govt urged to step up role in digital ID as public good at Westminster eForum
Digital identity is a public good which requires government support and regulation while tech and service providers are going to...
 
New executives appointed by IDnow, Mitek, Prove, Au10tix announces layoffs
Digital identity firm Prove and digital security company IDnow have selected new executive officials to enhance revenue growth and attain...
Porn back as political hurdle for age verification in UK, Australia takes next step
UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has been prompted by his Conservative Party members to increase the strictness of age security...
 
Exponential hacking of biometric authentication reveals some defenses already overwhelmed
“Motion-based is completely broken,” says Andrew Bud, founder and CEO, iProov, of biometric identity authentication where users are asked to...
  FaceTec beats BIPA accusations
  Rank One biometric algorithms integrated with MOSIP foundational digital ID platform
  US talks the talk with digital ID. Maybe officials walk to success
  Porn back as political hurdle for age verification in UK, Australia takes next step
  Colombian civil registry adopting face biometric authentication for remote processes
  Exponential hacking of biometric authentication reveals some defenses already overwhelmed
Biometrics White Papers
Multispectral imaging (MSI) fingerprint technology
Organizations increasingly rely on digital technologies to validate identities for secure interactions and services such as banking transactions, medication dispensing,...
 
The ultimate retail experience starts with facial recognition
As digital transformation sweeps across our society, bringing together the physical and virtual worlds, the retail space is changing in...
How biometric technology is reinventing patient identification
It’s hard to care for patients if you don’t know who they are. Yet while patient identification systems have come...
 
On-demand webinar – Demographic Bias in Facial Liveness Detection: Impact, Measurement, and Mitigation
AI-powered facial liveness detection algorithms can introduce bias the same way matching algorithms can, causing mobile banking services to be...
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ID4Africa LiveCast – Civil registration in Africa: Scaling for impact
  February 8, 2023
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  February 28, 2023 - March 1, 2023
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  March 7, 2023 - March 9, 2023
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  March 7, 2023
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  March 21, 2023 - March 22, 2023
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