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Ethiopia issues second tender for biometric registration hardware for digital ID enrollment
The newly-announced contract opportunity, for ‘The Supply, Delivery and Installation of Biometric Registration Kits for National ID Program,’ specifies a need for fingerprint scanners, iris scanners, and cameras for capturing facial images, as well as portable document scanners .. keep reading this report here

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SecureAuth unveils 4 patent wins for biometric, behavioral fraud controls
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has granted SecureAuth a series of patents for technologies to prevent fraud in access control...
 
Settlements mount in Illinois face biometric data privacy lawsuits
Courts in the State of Illinois resolved and continued legal disputes over the use of face biometrics by Google, TikTok,...
Integrated Biometrics completes compliance testing to MOSIP security standard
Integrated Biometrics is the latest vendor in the digital ID space to join MOSIP as a partner by performing self-testing for...
 
Ethiopia issues second tender for biometric registration hardware for digital ID enrollment
Ethiopia is accepting bids to supply and install biometric registration kits for use in the establishment of the country’s national...
Clearview CEO argues for facial recognition regulation and education in live interview
Any tool as powerful as facial recognition needs to be regulated by the government, Clearview AI CEO Hoan Ton-That told an...
 
Gigya-linked startup scores $6M to build mobile biometric 2FA
Tel Aviv-based passwordless digital identity provider OwnID raised $6.2 million to build up its authentication service that uses the biometrics...
Sumsub launches proof of address document recognition, plans $80M-$100M Series B
Sumsub adds proof of address (PoA) document subtype recognition to grant its fintech clients a more accurate picture of the...
 
Trek to widespread digital IDs continues but Women in Identity warns it might be long
It is always best, when speaking to comrades in arms, to play up the achievability of a daunting task, but...
FaceTec pitches liveness detection to authenticate social media users, fight spam
FaceTec seeks a more active role performing anti-spoofing and anti-spam bot activities with face biometrics for social media companies, according...
 
US seeks input for biometrics equity study to determine course of remote government access
The U.S. government is asking for contributions to a study into equity in remote identity proofing for Login.gov, attempting to...
California turns to biometrics in the workplace. Law, regulations being debated
California legislators and regulators are stirring again. This time, they see problems with how employers are using biometric surveillance and...
 
Biometric system for vehicle sale in Pakistan’s Punjab faces forgery issues
Complaints have emerged in the Pakistani state of Punjab that a biometric verification system put in place by the state...
India moves to ease biometric registration for air and cruise travel in wake of COVID-19
The Indian government will allow domestic and international travelers to self-register for flights to and from the country with face...
 
Passport demand outpacing issuance, Portugal opens biometric gates to UK travelers
As passports become increasingly sophisticated incorporating biometrics on chips with NFC, some good, old-fashioned delays are also developing in the...
  Group challenges order blocking 72M SIMs unlinked to biometrics in Nigeria
  Civil society coalition sues Ugandan government, alleging digital ID exclusion
  AI improving at sentiment recognition, already good at rash judgement, studies show
  Face biometrics for smartphones still evolving, eye and gesture tracking in development
  Indicio raises $3.5M to scale up decentralized digital ID services
  90-minute DNA testing gets a look by London’s Met
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