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Big fingerprint sensor contracts from in and out of Asia signed
A pair of fingerprint sensor makers are reporting sizable – and in one case – profit-making contracts. Neither Next Biometrics...
 
US gov’t opens next track for evaluating ID authentication apps
The second track of the U.S. Homeland Security Department’s remote ID validation demo is on. Homeland Security’s Science and Technology...
Palm ID verifies in US for alcohol buys and in Beijing for subway rides
One, Amazon’s palm biometric payment service, has a new age-verification function. An adult will be able to buy alcohol by...
 
Android biometric safeguards fail to withstand brute-force attack
A team of Chinese scientists has bullied its way past fingerprint authentication protections on smartphones, exposing significant vulnerabilities, reports TechXplore....
Opposition gathers but biometric privacy laws grow
Forces for and against biometric information protection laws in the United States remain stalemated in a position that favors proponents...
 
Proposal to change Aadhaar authentication rules faces more opposition
The plan by India’s government to make rule changes that will allow private entities carry out ID authentication using the...
Study proposes strategy for effective digital ID implementation in Somalia
The implementation of a digital ID system in war-torn Somalia will come with many benefits for the country such as...
 
Student data grab grows as facial recognition planned for Hong Kong schools
Children attending school in Hong Kong will be monitored in classes and around educational facilities with security cameras and a...
MOSIP building “an ecosystem” of biometrics labs, partnering with more universities
MOSIP is focusing on expanding its engagement with the biometrics ecosystem, as well as different use cases for the foundational...
 
VisionLabs makes retail deal in Oman, deploys AI checkpoint system with Sberbank
Russian-founded and Netherlands-headquartered facial recognition company VisionLabs is seeking out new international deals, this time in Oman where it will...
Digital nomads leading to glut of foreign document admin — researchers
The rise of digital nomads, people working remotely in foreign countries as the pandemic wanes may be causing problems for...
 
ForgeRock, HID Global launch new partner programs
Digital identity firm ForgeRock says it has replaced its previous reseller program with a three-tiered one. It is one of...
Scottish commissioner urges police to review risks of biometric surveillance
An “immediately review the rights and risks of (police) biometric-enabled surveillance architecture,” says the Scottish biometrics commissioner. The commissioner, Brian...
 
Security vendor says fast action is needed now on deepfake voice
A new research report from security analyst vendor Recorded Future says voice cloning is capable of defeating voice multifactor authentication...
  G7 ambivalent about generative AI
  UK online content bill could quietly enable facial recognition
  Onfido buys Airside Mobile, plans digital ID service expansion
  Worldcoin may have a biometric data black market problem
  Activists urge Kenya not to repeat mistakes of Huduma Namba in new digital ID plan
  Users report hassles with Cameroon biometric visa portal
Biometrics White Papers
From good to great: The right biometrics capabilities for better banking
The banking industry was already a major user of biometric solutions before the COVID-19 pandemic. However, the pandemic accelerated the...
 
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...
Securing identity in a world shared with virtual humans
How biometrics and liveness detection have evolved to protect us from deepfake- and chat-powered fraud Deepfakes have been identified as...
 
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...
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  May 23, 2023 - May 24, 2023
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  May 24, 2023 - May 25, 2023
8th Edition Connected Banking Summit Southern Africa
  May 24, 2023
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  June 6, 2023 - June 7, 2023
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