View in Browser Subscribe Today!
       
DAILY NEWS   |   INTERVIEWS   |   STOCKS   |   BLOGS   |   COMPANIES   |   EVENTS
Ethical biometrics tools available now, education needed, Valid exec says
Valid Director of Identity Programs and Product Management Kevin Freiburger discusses the gradual shift of digital identity and biometric authentication through cloud storage towards decentralized identity models with Biometric Update in an interview. Current challenges related to data protection and algorithmic bias are contributing to the trend, Freiburger says .. Read the full interview here.

Today’s news continues below. Thanks for reading.
Daily biometrics news
Biometric BACE API founder plans to bring AI problem-solving approach to all aspects of life
Charlette N’Guessan hit the headlines in September 2020 when she won the Royal Academy of Engineering’s £25,000 ($33,000) Africa Prize...
 
Jumio closes $150M funding round to expand remote biometrics for identity verification, KYC and AML
Jumio has secured $150 million in funding from Great Hill Partners to automate its identity verification solutions, expand the breadth...
BIO-key begins initial $500K biometric hardware and software shipment to Nigeria
BIO-key has begun shipping biometric hardware and software to Nigeria to support its large-scale initiatives for civil ID, e-commerce and...
 
Apple signals possible touchless palm biometrics and iris recognition coming soon
New details are emerging about technologies envisioned for future Apple products. While a recent patent publication shows a proposed change...
Neurotechnology to provide biometric de-duplication software for India’s Aadhaar program
Consortium partners Neurotechnology and Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) are among three biometric solution providers whose services have been selected by...
 
France chooses Thales’ biometric kiosks to meet EU border check directive
France has opted for biometric pre-registration kiosks from Thales as the country prepares to meet the European Union’s requirement of...
InnoValor biometrics partners get compliance assurance with ID-scanning certifications
Mobile digital ID and NFC provider InnoValor earned three new certifications for its ReadID verification solution, which is often integrated...
 
ID.me plans secure digital ID platform expansion after raising $100M in funding
ID.me is planning to expand its secure digital ID platform thanks to a major new round of funding. The company,...
Idemia face, ID R&D voice, Aware fingerprint biometrics score top biometric accuracy rankings
Leading biometric accuracy results have been announced in different modalities by Idemia, ID R&D and Aware in a trio of...
 
Cops made poor training wheels for AI in UK face biometrics trials
Autonomous face biometrics does not have to be perfect yet, say proponents. Especially with systems used by police, humans can...
HID Global supports civil registry and digital identity push in Antigua and Barbuda
The government of Antigua and Barbuda has partnered with HID Global to roll out the company’s Integrale for CRVS (Civil...
 
Free GSMA service widens voice biometrics availability for customer authentication
Telecom industry organization GSMA is developing a multimodal solution to address the challenge of biometric authentication in low tech environments...
 
 
 
 
 
 
Events and Webinars
Demographic fairness in biometric systems
  March 9, 2021 - March 30, 2021
Demographic fairness in biometric systems EAB Online Seminar March 9 to March 30, 2021 The European Association for Biometrics (EAB)...
Reimagining Digital Identity During and After COVID 19 for DI 6.0
  March 24, 2021 - March 24, 2021
Reimagining Digital Identity During and After COVID 19 for DI 6.0 Online March 24, 2021 10:00 EST/15:00 GMT Group Futurista will...
2nd Annual Facial Recognition Summit
  April 7, 2021 - April 8, 2021
2nd Annual Facial Recognition Summit Online April 7 – 8, 2021 Facial recognition technology is riding high on a new...
ID4Africa Livecast – Vaccination Certificates & Identity Management
  April 8, 2021 - April 8, 2021
ID4Africa Livecast – Vaccination Certificates and Identity Management Online April 8, 2021 12:30-14:30 GMT Among governments and those in the...
Biometric Summit 2021
  April 13, 2021 - April 13, 2021
Biometric Summit 2021 Online April 13, 2021 This year’s Biometric Summit 2021 will be presented virtually on Tuesday 13th April....