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Rumored Idemia $4.6B sale could split enterprise, government business
Another major corporate change could be coming for Idemia, as its U.S. parent is considering selling the global biometrics and digital identity firm, possibly by breaking it up .. continue reading this report here

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Biometric and behavioral mass surveillance – will the EU ‘choose totalitarianism’?
A study into the use of biometric and behavioral mass surveillance, particularly in public spaces, examines whether, generally in the...
 
IndyKite launches decentralized ID product, raises further $8M in seed financing
IndyKite, launched in October 2021 by ForgeRock co-founder Lasse Andresen with Sun Microsystems co-founder Scott McNealy as a formal advisor, to offer...
US Congress takes another run at AI accountability
An unsuccessful 2019 bill designed to make biased commercial AI algorithms [less biased] has been updated and re-introduced to the...
 
FacePhi reports strong business growth in 2021 from expansion into new markets and industries
Spanish biometric start-up FacePhi announced record growth in 2021, which it attributes to its expansion into new industries and markets....
Global ID granted U.S. patent for vascular biometric recognition and identification
Global ID announces that it received a patent from the United States Patent and Trademark Office for its biometric 3D vein...
 
Experts suggest biometrics to beef up security, facility checks in Nigerian airports
There are concerns from aviation experts over the state of security and difficulties in undergoing checks in some of Nigeria’s...
‘Reusable’ digital identity applications to reach $266B by 2027 – Liminal report
A new report from digital identity advisory firm Liminal claims the ‘reusable’ identity market may grow from $32.8 billion in...
 
EU gambling firms are supporting a single, standard digital ID for Europe
A European Union gambling industry association is backing a proposed continental digital ID even though it has some concerns. In...
McDonald’s settles employee biometric data privacy allegations for up to $50M
McDonald’s and franchisees will pay out up to $50 million to settle its biometric data privacy lawsuit involving employees of...
 
SAFR updates face biometrics platform, introduces easy SSL support, enhanced usability
SAFR from RealNetworks has recently updated its face biometrics platform to version 3.8, introducing enhanced usability features, improved SSL support,...
NanoB&K, LoginID partner for FIDO biometrics in Africa financial inclusion program
Subsidiary entities of NanoB&K have integrated LoginID’s FIDO-certified passwordless identity authentication platform with the goal of slashing costs for the...
 
Nigeria continues push to introduce digital tokens, digital ID verification temporarily halted
Nigeria’s National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) is going ahead with its plan of introducing tokens for the national identification number...
Rumored Idemia $4.6B sale could split enterprise, government business
Another major corporate change could be coming for Idemia, as its U.S. parent is considering selling the global biometrics and...
 
CEOs of biometrics providers at three different stages set the scene for 2022
The Chief Executives of Fingerprint Cards, BioCatch and startup Passage shared their insights with Biometric Update this week, while Apple...
  Moves to limit facial recognition reflect concerns, and maybe misconceptions about bias
  Controversy continues for ID.me with ‘inferred citizenship’ confusion
  Biometrics providers breaking records, making deals: stocks roundup
  Socure, trinamiX earn biometric security certifications
  Conversational AI and voice biometric firm Gnani.ai seeks $100M in fundraising
  Clearview moves into AR facial recognition with US Air Force glasses research contract
Events and Webinars
Why deepfakes aren’t the real challenge for remote biometrics – EAB virtual lunch talk
  February 22, 2022 - February 22, 2022
Why deepfakes aren’t the real challenge for remote biometrics – EAB virtual lunch talk Online February 22, 2022 at 12:30-1:30pm...
Border Management & Technologies Summit Middle East 2022
  March 14, 2022 - March 16, 2022
Border Management & Technologies Summit Middle East 2022 March 14 – 16, 2022 Dubai, UAE IBMATA are pleased to announce...
GISEC 2022
  March 21, 2022 - March 23, 2022
GISEC 2022 Dubai March 21 – 23, 2022 GISEC is the region’s most established and influential cybersecurity and infosec exhibition...
SECON 2022
  April 20, 2022 - April 22, 2022
SECON 2022KINTEX, KoreaApril 20 – 22, 2022SECON is the biggest professional B2B security event as well as a comprehensive security...
ID@Borders and Future of Travel Conference 2022
  April 26, 2022 - April 27, 2022
ID@Borders and Future of Travel Conference 2022 Brussels, Belgium April 26-27, 2022 As some of us are coming out of...
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