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Biometrics and digital ID in Africa this week: Data protection trailblazers and new offerings
Biometrics news from Africa is revealing a shift from reports of the COVID-19 virus leading to shutdowns of biometric verification platforms, to adapting and acquiring new systems. Meanwhile, articles from the ID4Africa movement continue to emerge in lieu of the summit which has been postponed. Of note is a look at the huge strides data protection agencies are making in terms of creating legislation and making it palatable to their populations .. Read the full story here.

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Daily Biometrics News
Experian exec on recognition gap, enterprise IAM progress and the biometrics layer
Physical biometrics are the most secure form of identity verification, 81 percent of consumers around the world say according to...
 
Edge facial recognition market to near $2.3B by 2025, while biometrics as a service grows to $3B
The privacy, bandwidth, and other potential benefits of performing facial recognition directly on edge computing devices will push the market...
UIDAI proposes public Aadhaar facial biometrics and temperature checks to boost containment efforts
Officials with the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) have suggested that camera networks performing facial recognition and temperature checks...
 
Amazon Alexa voice biometrics privacy lawsuit judge rules terms of service do not force arbitration
A federal judge has ruled that a biometric privacy lawsuit against Amazon over children’s voice recordings does not need to...
FTC settlement hits biometric padlock maker with security orders for deceptive advertising
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has settled an official complaint against biometric padlock developer Tapplock for marketing its product as...
 
Biometric facial scanning terminals for public services roll out in Chinese province
China’s South province of Hainan has introduced biometric facial recognition terminals for public services to authenticate identity in support of...
Israeli military-grade biometric facial recognition works with face masks
Advanced biometric facial recognition technology developed for Israeli law enforcement and intelligence agencies to capture escaping criminals is now used...
 
Apple created Siri. Why did it need a tiny Irish biometric vox player?
It is rare that one can know with some certainty why Apple Inc. buys a company. That is not the...
India and Pakistan use national biometric systems to secure cash relief distribution
The Indian government’s Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana (PMGKY) welfare program has released more than INRs 280 billion (roughly US$3.66...
 
InfoMart offers free biometric background screening solution for essential services onboarding
InfoMart is making its biometric background screening solution for onboarding available for free during the coronavirus pandemic for companies in...
Pixel 4 update adds eyes open requirement setting for biometric face unlock
The April update for Pixel 4 has made it mandatory for the user’s eyes to be open during the biometric...
 
AI computer vision and facial recognition pioneer and Nuggets COO each honored
A pioneer in facial biometric technology and artificial intelligence has been appointed as the new Bloomberg Distinguished Professor at Johns...
Biometrics and digital ID in Africa this week: Data protection trailblazers and new offerings
Biometrics news from Africa is already revealing a shift from reports of the COVID-19 virus leading to shutdowns of biometric...
 
Contactless biometrics and fever detection demand, digital ID credentials top industry news this week
The biometrics industry continues to adjust to the global lockdown with new offerings for fever detection, attempts to find early...
 
 
 
 
 
 
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