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FaceTec’s bounty for biometric liveness spoofs doubles to $200K
The Spoof Bounty Program run by FaceTec to uncover vulnerabilities and test the defense of biometric liveness detection systems has been doubled, with awards rising from $100,000 to $200,000 ... keep reading this report here

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GSA finds ‘bias’ in facial recognition errors, plans tests but no deployment
Tests conducted by America’s General Services Administration have shown higher false rejection rates in face biometric systems for African Americans...
 
Argentine judge demands answers on how police got irregular biometrics access
Argentine national security agencies have acquired irregular access to the biometric records of seven million people, including the president, and...
Turning that expression of frustration into code: A new human-machine interface
A coder has created a new computer interface that uses more-than-subtle facial expressions and used the software to complete an...
 
Paychex releases biometric time and attendance clock with Iris ID scanner
Rochester, U.S.-based Paychex, a human resources and payroll company, has launched its iris and face biometric time and attendance device...
SIA urges more support for NIST biometrics tests, passage of two US tech competition bills
The Security Industry Association (SIA) is voicing its support and feedback for two U.S. bills in Congress that aim to jumpstart...
 
Grants to investigate digital ID issues, COVID surveillance tech launched
The Africa-China Reporting Project (ACRP), in alliance with two of its partners (Paradigm Initiative and Omidyar Network), has unveiled a...
Fujitsu declares success in trial of self-sovereign ID for students with university
Fujitsu and the Keio Research Institute at SFC have finished a month-long trial of a self-sovereign digital identity for students that...
 
It’s fun. It’s trendy. It’s putting your iris biometrics on the market for free
The ACLU is warning that a TikTok trend tied to Euphoria, a controversial teen drama on cable TV is unsafe....
FaceTec’s bounty for biometric liveness spoofs doubles to $200K
The Spoof Bounty Program run by FaceTec to uncover vulnerabilities and test the defense of biometric liveness detection systems has...
 
Estonia to support Mongolia’s transition to digital government
An Estonian non-profit will help Mongolia’s digital infrastructure get up to speed as part of a memorandum of understanding signed...
Thai agency proposes DNA biometrics database for police
A Thai forensics agency under the country’s Justice Ministry is proposing the creation of a national DNA hub that will...
 
Paravision and HID Global co-developing new line of face biometric solutions
A new partnership has been formed between Paravision and HID Global to combine the former’s facial recognition and biometric liveness...
US oversight committee wants answers on ID.me biometric accuracy, contracts and more
The leaders of the U.S. House Oversight Committee have penned a lengthy letter to ID.me, The Washington Post reports, to inquire...
 
More automatic forensic biometric data sharing proposed for privacy-focused Europe
In another example of how sentiment about privacy is complex if not chaotic at the moment, European politicians are considering...
  US continues lively debate over facial recognition and biometrics in law enforcement
  Zwipe chosen for Jordanian biometric payment cards pilot, integrated for access control
  Nigeria’s biometric voter system detects over 1M invalid entries
  Jumio appoints new CTO, opens Innovation Lab in San Diego
  A UK regulator and former Chinese prisoner speak out on autocratic biometric surveillance
  UK government opens bid for mobile fingerprint biometric enrollment devices
Events and Webinars
ID4Africa LiveCasts: Mobile for Identity Management and Inclusive ID4D
  March 9, 2022 - April 27, 2022
ID4Africa LiveCasts: Mobile for Identity Management and Inclusive ID4D March 23, April 13 & 27: 13:30 GMT From the producers...
TDK Ventures presents DX Week 2022
  April 18, 2022 - April 21, 2022
TDK Ventures presents DX Week 2022 Virtual Event April 18-21, 2022 We live in a connected world. Sometimes, however, we...
Patch-based finger vein recognition using an auto encoder
  April 19, 2022 - April 19, 2022
Patch-based finger vein recognition using an auto encoder EAB virtual lunch talk April 19, 2022 at 12:30-1:30pm CEST The European...
SECON 2022
  April 20, 2022 - April 22, 2022
SECON 2022KINTEX, KoreaApril 20 – 22, 2022SECON is the biggest professional B2B security event as well as a comprehensive security...
Future Identity Finance
  April 26, 2022 - April 26, 2022
Future Identity Finance London, UK April 26th, 2022 The Future Identity festival was an overwhelming success back in November. Future...
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