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“Certain narratives were exposed” in national ID systems, development experts tell ID4Africa webinar
Universal digital identity coverage could be achieved within the next two years, if shifts in political will and recognition of the mission’s importance are harnessed, according to an expert perspective shared during the latest ID4Africa webinar .... Read the whole story here.

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Zwipe and Watchdata partner to produce biometric payment cards and wearables for multiple regions
Zwipe has partnered with smartcard manufacturer Watchdata Technologies to develop and launch contactless biometric payment cards and wearables for banks in...
 
Deepfake challenge results show industry leaders are ready to protect public: ID R&D executives
Biometrics experts are not discouraged by the results of the Deepfake Detection Challenge (DFDC) as they indicate state of the...
“Certain narratives were exposed” in national ID systems, development experts tell ID4Africa webinar
Universal digital identity coverage could be achieved within the next two years, if shifts in political will and recognition of...
 
Civic digital identity wallet with facial biometrics and health credential launched
Civic Technologies’ Civil Wallet for digital identity verified with a biometric selfie is finally available in the App Store and...
Herta Security awarded by European Commission for biometric innovation to contain COVID-19
The European Commission has recognized Herta Security‘s crowd-monitoring system with real-time face biometrics and crowd behavior analysis with the “COVID-19...
 
One step forward — right back to square one for Australian cops’ mobile biometric system
It is another reminder, this time from a biometrics system Down Under, that while technology can underperform, it cannot over-promise....
U.S. Congress member welcomes AWS’s facial recognition moratorium, demands further explanations
U.S. Member of Congress Jimmy Gomez has written a letter to Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos applauding the decision to implement...
 
Duke biometric wearable study for early COVID-19 detection expands with iOS launch, Fitbit and Garmin partnerships
The ‘CovIdentify’ study to track biometric data for early COVID-19 detection, being led by researchers Duke University, is expanding in...
Coppernic launches temperature monitoring solution as market forecasts $24B spike in 2020
Coppernic has launched the new Celsius ID to provide secure access control with body temperature measurement for pandemic spread prevention. Celsius...
 
Indian province to verify state job applicants’ biometrics with Aadhaar to fight fraud
Applicants for state government jobs in India’s Kerala Province will have to provide their biometrics and  Aadhaar numbers to ensure...
Infineon launches Java security platform for digital IDs, eGovernment documents
Infineon has released Secora ID S, a dynamic Java-based security platform for contactless region-specific digital ID documents and standard government...
 
Unum ID raises $2M to expand ‘sharified’ blockchain digital identity platform
Unum ID has secured $2 million in seed round funding to grow its biometrics-backed online ID platform, led by Draper...
How biometric transparency and regulation could secure privacy, prevent exclusion in digital identity
Do we need more standards in biometrics? Is IBM making the right move by withdrawing its facial recognition technology from...
 
Automotive biometrics market set for growth as GM and Osram announce new technologies
Biometric applications from physical access control for vehicle entry, through authentication to services, driver monitoring for autonomous driving systems and...
  NTechLab to supply biometric facial recognition to over 43,000 Russian schools
  Google argues for biometric privacy suit dismissal based on photo and interstate commerce exemptions
  iProov brings biometric selfie and ID document checks to high-speed rail for contactless processing
  Clear CEO makes case for share of potentially lucrative biometric digital health credential market
  BioID liveness detection added to Digidentity biometrics, identity proofing for Gov.uk Verify
  SOFTwarfare launches biometric MFA for passwordless for mobile, enterprise security
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