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Worries of global recession can’t dim some evidence of growth
An AI research firm in India says it closed a $25 million series B, while an Israeli behavioral biometric firm...
 
TSA hires Dignari for digital ID, credential and access management services
The U.S. government has awarded a woman-owned company Dignari another biometric service contract, this one valued at $23.5 million. Officials...
UK Biometrics and Surveillance Commissioner submits damning report as job extended
The UK government does not have a plan for oversight of biometrics and surveillance once the Office for the Biometrics...
 
Recall warnings about patchwork US data privacy laws? This is what it looks like
It has been a busy four years for U.S. biometric privacy legislation. In that time, at least 27 state legislatures...
Comments sought from working group members on biometric face image quality standard
The international standard for face image quality has reached a comment period, with the distribution of the latest working draft....
 
Laxton says Liberia biometric voter registration on track despite election chair comments
A voter registration exercise in Liberia scheduled to begin on 20 March may not go ahead if the National Elections...
Facial recognition in the way of law allowing Irish police forces to wear body-cams
A coalition composed of Green Party Parliamentarians (Teachta Dála or TD) and Senators in Ireland has agreed upon the need...
 
BixeLab launches online training courses for biometrics professionals
A new training service for professionals in biometrics, digital identity and risk management has been announced by BixeLab. The new...
SumSub says digital ID can speed up onboarding in emerging markets
The use of digital ID technologies, alongside government databases, can substantially speed up the identity verification process in emerging countries....
 
Africa has the capabilities: 20 African nations on track for SDG 16.9
“We’re convinced there are 20 countries in Africa who can achieve the SDG, achieve Mission 100. And we believe actually...
Precise integrates biometric access control with Genetec to tackle US market
Precise Biometrics has joined Genetec’s partner program and integrated its biometric access control technology with the security system provider’s portfolio...
 
Chrome Password Manager now supports face, fingerprint biometric security
Google has announced several new security features to the Chrome browser, including one to enable users to leverage a computer’s...
Lobbyists want digital ID tech assurance from DC. NIST considers granular guidance
Washington’s approach to civilian technology has never been as important as it is at the moment. It is so crucial...
 
India travel system boasts 99% accurate facial authentication
An Indian startup supplying facial recognition for a new airport-clearance service says its algorithm is right 99 percent of the...
  Plaintiff voluntarily drops HID Global from biometric data privacy suit
  New compromise amendments for EU AI Act high-risk areas in attempt to end negotiations
  iBeta examines impact of PAD standard update for biometrics developers and labs
  AuthenticID, Bitwarden, Socure get closer in FIDO
  Daon targets new markets with executive appointment
  Consumer attention prompts Liminal to assess 2K digital ID providers for landscape
Biometrics White Papers
January 2023 update to ISO/IEC standard 30107-3: How do changes affect development and testing?
In January of 2023, ISO/IEC published a new, second edition of the 30107-3 standard that replaces the earlier, first edition...
 
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,...
Better banking experiences start with strong authentication and face biometric
Banking should be easy and safe. Financial institutions need to meet increasing customer demand for accessibility and convenience while ensuring...
 
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...
Events and Webinars
Can we exploit human visual attention to improve face recognition models?
  February 14, 2023
Securing identity in a world shared with virtual humans
  February 15, 2023
Aviation Festival Asia 2023
  February 28, 2023 - March 1, 2023
Workshop on protection of biometric data under GDPR
  March 1, 2023
World Police Summit
  March 7, 2023 - March 9, 2023
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