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Global push to strengthen ID verification with selfie biometrics gains momentum
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Belfast digital ID startup SureCert wins advisor role for Thailand’s digital ID strategy
Belfast-based digital identity and background check provider SureCert has won a contract to support the foundation of a national digital...
 
Privacy advocates upset at back-door tactics for Irish facial recognition law
Opponents in the Irish government to police use of facial recognition with body cameras are expressing alarm at what they...
EU delays biometric checks; Orient Express cancels UK route
The European Union (EU) is delaying fingerprint and facial scans for travelers, although the change has not been officially announced....
 
Idemia I&S wins $128M ID and biometrics scanner contract to enhance US airport security
Idemia Identity & Security USA has secured an indefinite delivery indefinite quantity (IDIQ), $128 million contract with the U.S. Department...
Infineon, Thales get 10-year passport security contract in the US
A contract to provide the United States State Department with passport electronics and software has been awarded to Infineon and...
 
CheckpointID and IDScan move BIPA case to US federal court to keep lid on damages
A putative biometric privacy class action in the U.S. state of Illinois involving ID verifiers CheckpointID and IDScan.net has been...
NEC admits password complacency in Japan hospital patient data breach
A ransomware attack last year which led to disruptions in the digital medical records system of the Osaka General Medical...
 
Veridas folds in dasGate, raises €15M from partners for ambitious global expansion
Veridas has incorporated previously-independent company dasGate and collected 15 million euros (approximately US$16.5 million) from its partners to support its...
Jamaica hails public enthusiasm for new digital ID card project, earmarks $13M
Jamaican government officials have praised the public for its interest in the implementation of the new national identification system (NIDS)...
 
Digital identity schemes touted as drivers of economic growth in Ethiopia, Ghana
A policy advisor at Ethiopia’s MOSIP-based digital ID scheme, Gabriella Abraham, has described the project as a lever for the...
Mitek introduces liveness checking for checks
Digital identity and fraud prevention company Mitek introduced a new feature which reviews the authenticity of deposited checks to ensure...
 
Short wave infrared imaging shows major promise for smartphone biometrics
Short wave infrared imaging may be the newest major growth area in sensors for biometrics, with the potential to replace...
4 US governments get biometric privacy rules on the table, off the ground
U.S. state and local governments are pinching off the abilities of businesses to freely use facial recognition algorithms on their...
 
Hyderabad-area schools could get facial recognition roll calls
Government leaders in one of India’s tech hubs have put out to bid for a school attendance-taking system that would...
  Global push to strengthen ID verification with selfie biometrics gains momentum
  Facial recognition could make EVs more comfortable or add to data exposure risk
  ID.me expands biometric access for government agencies via Carahsoft partnership
  Unsolicited text messages to Zimbabwe voters raise data privacy concerns
  EU preparing tough measures for AI, while UK and US take a slow approach
  Philippines sees progress in digital PhilID rollout, revises KYC rules
Biometrics White Papers
One selfie to rule them all: Could distributed biometrics revolutionize the way we authenticate?
Traditional biometric authentication methods, which include both local and server-side biometrics, have limitations that need to be addressed. Local biometrics...
 
January 2023 update to ISO/IEC standard 30107-3: How do changes affect development and testing?
In January of 2023, ISO/IEC published a new, second edition of the 30107-3 standard that replaces the earlier, first edition...
The ultimate retail experience starts with facial recognition
As digital transformation sweeps across our society, bringing together the physical and virtual worlds, the retail space is changing in...
 
Human or machine: AI proves best at spotting biometric attacks
With large organizations processing millions of face checks monthly, one advantage of AI liveness detection is the reduced burden on...
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