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UNICEF, AfDB reports reveal civil registration gaps and opportunities in Africa
Civil registration and vital statistics systems are being gradually digitalized in African nations. How they are proceeding, and how they should proceed, is becoming clearer .. read the full report here

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Double anonymity to bring age verification to porn and social media in France
“2023 will see the end of access to pornographic sites for our children,” said French Digital Minister Jean-Noël Barrot at...
 
Privacy still a good talking point for US federal govt but poor action item
The U.S. Government Accountability Office, the highest scold in the land, sounds tired of being ignored with in comes to...
$1M funding for homeland security tech, biometrics for US, Israel firms via BIRD Foundation
U.S. and Israeli firms pitching innovative solutions for homeland security (HLS), including biometrics, could receive funding of up to US$1...
 
Tile to do what it says most laws don’t: make stalking with location tags painful
U.S. makers of Bluetooth locators and finding services are using biometric ID verification as part of a new service intended...
Biometrics systems in airports warming with the weather
Spring is approaching in the Northern Hemisphere and thoughts are turning to something resembling a normal travel season. In fact,...
 
Reveal kicks off body cam trials for football referees
For the first time in world football, the Football Association (FA) has confirmed that bodycams will be trialled by referees...
Scottish opposition presses to expand biometrics commissioner oversight role
All forms of biometric data collection and processing – whether by public or private organizations – should come under the...
 
Nviso, Privately partner to integrate age verification solution into emotion-sensing Japanese retail kiosks
Behavioral biometrics company Nviso Japan and age verification firm Privately have agreed to bring forth an innovative age verification solution...
X Infotech deploys mobile biometric solution for border control in Estonia
Secure digital ID and payments solutions provider X Infotech says it has successfully deployed a mobile biometric identification system for...
 
Paycode recognized for innovation in driving financial inclusion
South African digital payments firm Paycode has been listed among four top fintechs in the Women’s World Banking Fintech Innovation...
Indian officials use facial recognition to identify thousands of fraudulent SIM cards
Almost 500,000 irregularly-registered SIM cards have been blocked in the Mewat region of India’s Haryana state since January 2022, many...
 
BIPA and the importance of conducting deal diligence into biometrics collection
By Henry Lebowitz and Jarrett Lewis, attorneys at Debevoise & Plimpton LLP The Illinois biometrics law in transactional due diligence...
Biometrics adoption for remote identity verification expands as tech demo begins
Two biometrics studies, very different in form and subject, are the subject of widely-read articles on Biometric Update this week,...
 
Shufti shows ID document fraud increase, Onfido warns of tighter regulations
Growing fraud risk is no surprise to anyone around the digital identity landscape, but Shufti Pro’s findings that identity document...
  Compliance win announced by NtechLab after iBeta presentation attack test
  IAM and biometrics providers partner up to secure enterprise applications
  Another big win for BIPA plaintiffs: Each biometric scan is actionable
  Age verification for porn access supported across UK electorate, finds poll
  Precise touts access control biometrics and digital identity gains in year-end results
  BioID shares PAD research amid increase in digital injection attacks found by iProov
Biometrics White Papers
Presentation attack detection: Measuring performance of APCER and BPCER
APCER and BPCER are acronyms for error rates used to quantify the performance of presentation attack detection (PAD) systems. This...
 
Single-frame facial liveness detection: How it works to reduce user friction and abandonment
The ability to ascertain facial liveness from a single-image frame enables high-performance presentation attack detection without adding friction to the...
ISO PAD and FIDO testing comparison
Two of the most popular testing services that iBeta offers are ISO 30107 compliance, and FIDO Biometrics Component Certification. To...
 
Solving fraud in banking with trusted identities
One of the biggest challenges facing banks today is providing secure and trusted services while substantially improving the customer experience....
Events and Webinars
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
7th Edition Connected Banking Summit East Africa
  March 7, 2023
GISEC 2023
  March 14, 2023 - March 16, 2023
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