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Biometrics and digital ID in Africa this week: SIM cards reactivated, refugee privacy concerns and coronavirus
The spread of the coronavirus on the continent sees more impact on biometric services, privacy concerns among refugees in East Africa continue as refugees voice their worries over the lack of consent for biometric capture and little information about how their data is used, millions more Tanzanians have had their SIM cards unblocked and the Nigerian Immigration Service has been awarded for being ‘reform-minded’ .. Read the full story here.

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Daily Biometrics News
New Idex Biometrics CEO on fingerprint payment card vision and leadership focus
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Integrated Biometrics appoints new VP of Business Development
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New data privacy law in Empire State gives biometric players options and risks
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EFF initiative shows what U.S. government agencies may hold your facial biometric data
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Speech Technology Center updates facial recognition for optimal identification of masked faces
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New automotive biometric and sensing technologies launched by Hyundai, Cadillac, ADI, Yandex, NXP
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Yoti offers free digital identity verification for organizations fighting coronavirus
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IDnow publishes electronic signature guide for digital contracts
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Potential $2B Imprivata sale put on hold as uncertainty rattles markets
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UK introduces CCTV data protection impact assessment guidelines and warns of biometrics risks
The UK government has released a set of guidelines and a template for organizations to assess data protection impact for...
Biometrics and digital ID in Africa this week: SIM cards reactivated, refugee privacy concerns and coronavirus
The spread of the coronavirus on the continent sees more impact on biometric services. This week we have summarized the...
 
Biometrics and liveness detection for digital onboarding and remote banking top this week’s news
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