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Digital ID in Africa this week: Biometric ghost-busting, marbles and a digital census
The controversy around the Ghana Electoral Commission’s deal with its technology providers draws further reaction as the country extends its biometric passport system to its diaspora. And a biometric verification exercise has found that a fifth of registered Nigerian police pensioners were in fact ghosts ... Read the whole story here.

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Daily Biometrics News
Facial recognition: A strategic imperative for national security
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Survey suggests digital ID could reduce high onboarding abandonment rates
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ValidSoft continues to address US voice biometrics demand, adds VP of technical pre-sales
ValidSoft has appointed Andre Davis Vice President of Technical Pre-Sales for the U.S. market. Davis will be responsible for driving...
 
Zwipe partners with Goldpac for biometric payment cards and enrollment solutions
Zwipe announced today that it is partnering with Goldpac to launch biometric payment cards, enrollment offerings and related services to...
Huawei acquires intellectual property rights of Russian facial recognition firm Vokord
Russian media outlets Vedomosti and RT are reporting that Huawei has purchased the intellectual property rights to facial recognition systems...
 
New York expected to launch AI commission as school district pauses facial recognition plans
The planned implementation of biometric facial recognition in Lockport City School District (LCSD) is being delayed after the New York...
Automatic repeat of failed biometric authentication attempt patented by Apple
Apple has patented technology for retrying a facial authentication process after a failed attempt to make biometric smartphone locking more...
 
IATA unanimously resolves to speed adoption of One ID for biometric air travel
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) will work to accelerate the adoption of a single biometric identifier through its One...
Chinese facial recognition partnerships with African governments concern pundits
Exports of artificial intelligence and surveillance technology, including facial biometrics, from China to Africa is drawing concern from pundits, Mind...
 
CBP Biometric Exit lead John Wagner a finalist for U.S. government award
Deputy Executive Assistant Commissioner John P. Wagner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s Office of Field Operations has been named...
In-display biometrics helps boost Vivo into top 5 smartphone makers
Vivo’s integration of in-display biometric fingerprint scanners and other new features is credited for the company claiming the number five...
 
Thai banks set for facial and fingerprint biometric verification use in Q3
Customers of the Bank of Thailand will be able to use biometrics for identity verification when opening deposit accounts by...
 
 
 
 
 
 
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