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Moving digital health passes from confusion to inclusion
As digital health passes launch in the world's richest countries, the challenges faced by governments in Africa and around the world, from digital ID to healthcare data management, are coming into sharp focus .. Keep reading this report  (PDF)

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Biometric Update Daily News
Fingerprint Cards awarded biometric card manufacturing patent in US
Fingerprint Cards has been granted a biometrics patent by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office for the design and manufacturing...
 
Clear signs first healthcare partner for biometrics-secured digital health pass
Clear has signed up Atlantic Health as a partner for the digital ID provider’s Health Pass, which features face biometrics...
Dialogue informing biometrics regulation just getting started, says Ada Lovelace panel
The role of ethics, law, and public comfort in the development of regulation and governance for biometrics, and facial recognition...
 
Red Cross issues recommendations for digital ID in humanitarian sector
A report into the various uses of digital ID in humanitarian settings brings together the many risks and challenges as...
Facebook plans smartwatch with biometrics, Apple Watch to upgrade health app
Facebook is considering an innovative design for its upcoming smartwatch with a biometric heart rate monitor and two detachable cameras,...
 
Biometrics expert speakers announced for FIDO Alliance’s “Focus on Europe” summit
The FIDO Alliance has unveiled the speaker lineup for its upcoming Virtual Authenticate Summit: “Focus on Europe,” which includes speakers...
Stick close. Samsung announces a skin-mounted, flexible biometric device
Fitbits and similar biometric monitors are great as far as they go, but going can be problem. They only work...
 
Far-right pols in Estonia block biometric database with dubious claims
How controversial can government databases of citizen biometric data get? There is no upper limit at the moment. In Estonia,...
College strengthens enterprise security with biometrics, SSO from BIO-key’s PortalGuard
BIO-key‘s PortalGuard Identity-as-a-Service (IDaaS) platform was selected for deployment by the IT team at Rio Hondo College in Whittier, CA...
 
Nepal considers $14M biometric national ID card bids from Thales and Idemia
Competing bids from Thales and Idemia are being considered by Nepal’s government for a national biometric ID card program, which...
Intel RealSense eases 3D facial authentication integration for diverse use cases
Rapid adoption of facial authentication is a major trend across a wide variety of industries, as businesses carry out digital...
 
Finnovant partnership brings face and voice biometrics to blockchain governance
Finnovant and Governor DAO (GDAO) are partnering up to bring Finnovant’s face and voice biometrics to GDAO’s Blockchain Governance service....
 
 
 
 
 
 
Events and Webinars
EAB workshop on fingerprint image quality (NFIQ2.1)
  June 15, 2021 - June 16, 2021
EAB workshop on fingerprint image quality (NFIQ2.1) Online June 15-16, 2021 The European Association for Biometrics (EAB) together with the...
A European perspective for the use of automated face recognition in criminal investigation
  June 15, 2021 - June 15, 2021
A European perspective for the use of automated face recognition in criminal investigation EAB Online Seminar June 15, 2021 –...
FinTech Connect Toronto
  June 15, 2021 - June 16, 2021
FinTech Connect Toronto Online June 15-16, 2021 FinTech Connect North America is where teams from major financial institutions go to...
Identiverse
  June 21, 2021 - June 23, 2021
Identiverse Denver, CO June 21-23, 2021 Virtual Dates June 21-July 2  The brightest minds in the identity industry come here...
Aviation Festival Asia
  June 22, 2021 - June 23, 2021
Aviation Festival Asia Online June 22 – 23, 2021 Join Asia’s Largest Business Aviation Event! Aviation Festival Asia is broadcasting...