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ID R&D breaks down new biometric spoof evaluation metric RIAPAR
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Cutting out clustered data points to reduce facial recognition bias explained in AFRL talk
Despite the presence of many “heavy hitters” in the public discourse about bias in facial recognition, misunderstanding about the nature...
 
Uganda plans biometric gates at land borders to control trade fraud
The Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) has hinted on a plan to introduce automated gates at border entry points in order...
Sovrin highlights the risks of commingling data in digital identity guardianship
Sovrin has outlined some of the risks involved at the intersection of Self Sovereign Identity (SSI) and guardianship, highlighting potential...
 
Sberbank continues aggressive moves to lock up local market for retail face biometrics
There are a lot of problems with even covering business in Russia, but from a flurry of recent reports, facial...
Apple Vision Pro headset to have Optic ID biometrics built in
Apple announced its new Optic ID biometrics for the Vision Pro VR headset at its annual developers’ conference. The device...
 
Legal wrangling over legal wrangling in 3 US biometric privacy cases
Three U.S. biometric privacy court cases are in the news, although they are about how to handle the cases, not...
KYC providers introduce new identity verification capabilities
FaceOnLive is introducing its SDK to the market for face matching, liveness detection and document recognition to provide identity verification...
 
ThreatFabric, Pangea, ID.me announce new senior executives
Digital ID and biometrics services providers ThreatFabric, Pangea and ID.me have announced new appointments of senior officials to boost their...
Mastercard partners with Moroccan fintech NAPs to boost financial inclusion
Mastercard has partnered with Moroccan fintech NAPs to develop new payment solutions. The Casablanca-based company was the first Moroccan firm...
 
Agency to engage new Nigerian govt on passage of delayed data protection bill
An unnamed official of the Nigeria Data Protection Bureau has a told local daily Punch that the agency is planning...
Ping launches service to combat MFA fatigue with behavioral biometrics and risk profiles
Adaptive authentication can combat MFA fatigue attacks to prevent account takeovers, according to Ping Identity. PingOne Protect is a new...
 
GovStack spec launches. Aimed at nations short on development resources
An initiative created to help governments with few resources digitize their services, has launched its framework version 1 and is...
Kenya factors in biometrics in three-year digital government plan
The government of Kenya has launched a ‘Huduma Kenya Digitalization Plan’ which aligns with the country’s digitization agenda to deepen...
 
IN Groupe backs blockchain ID project Archipels to fuel expansion
Archipels, a French digital identity consortium and project based on blockchain technology, has raised an unknown amount of capital from...
  Kuwait opens more fingerprint capture centers as database plans progress
  Canada introduces new airport traveller verification program
  Pair of US politicians want face biometrics ripped out of public housing
  UN experts call for ‘urgent’ regulation of biometric surveillance
  ID R&D breaks down new biometric spoof evaluation metric RIAPAR
  Yoti, Mitek and Synectics launch pilot to fight digital ID fraud with shared signals
Biometrics White Papers
Digital identity proofing for public good: The role of the state DMVs
DMVs have long provided organizations and individuals alike with a key identity verification tool in the form of a physical...
 
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...
 
Multispectral imaging (MSI) fingerprint technology
Organizations increasingly rely on digital technologies to validate identities for secure interactions and services such as banking transactions, medication dispensing,...
Events and Webinars
Border Security Week
  June 6, 2023 - June 7, 2023
Digital Identity unConference Europe​ 2023
  June 7, 2023 - June 9, 2023
Final workshop of the DATAFACE project
  June 8, 2023
Webinar: Is your digital onboarding really digital?
  June 15, 2023
Future Identity Finance
  June 20, 2023
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