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With DNA comes a new level of security
By Corinna Schindler, Head of Verification at Veridos Biometric identification solutions have become firmly established in our everyday lives, whether...
 
ECJ hits Russia with human rights violations due to facial recognition use
The European Court of Human Rights (ECJ) has decided unanimously that Russia is guilty of human rights violations due to...
Report finds data protection loopholes in Tanzania’s biometric SIM registration drive
Tanzania’s efforts in crime prevention, social protection and financial inclusion through digital identity are commendable but the government has to...
 
India doubles down on biometrics to prevent tax fraud, Aadhaar authentication use cases expand
India’s Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) is set to implement biometric authentication to help curb “rampant” Goods...
Thailand launches digital ID verification service with ThaID app
There have been recent reports highlighting progress or novelties in various digital ID projects and systems run or backed by...
 
Cameroon PM announces major reforms to national ID system as issuance backlog swells
Cameroon’s Prime Minister Dr. Joseph Dion Ngute told lawmakers on Friday June 30 that a new national digital ID card...
VisionLabs introduces anti-deepfake tech, clinches deal for govt biometric system
Facial recognition technology provider VisionLabs has introduced its deepfake detection technology with claims that its algorithm’s accuracy rate reaches between...
 
Keyless now ISO/IEC 27001 compliant, HID gets SOC 2 Type 2 certification
Biometric authentication firm Keyless Technologies has recently achieved the ISO/IEC 27001 certification, a global standard for information security management. The...
Fingerprint Cards appoints new CEO amid lukewarm financials and diversification push
Fingerprint Cards AB has appointed Adam Philpott as its new President and CEO starting from September 1, 2023. Previously, Adam...
 
Kenya digitizes 5k government services, to issue digital IDs ‘in next 90 days’
Up to 5,000 government services in Kenya can now be accessed through digital means after President William Ruto launched a...
EU countries have right to record biometrics on ID cards, says top court adviser
The European Union’s top court is soon set to decide on whether including fingerprint data on identity cards is against...
 
Driver monitoring tech, synthetic data deployed to prevent road accidents
Artificial intelligence (AI) and biometrics are not just a hot trend in the automotive industry. The technologies are also becoming...
  Property-access fight in NYC draws a biometric privacy lawsuit
  Airport face biometrics expansion in US, India accelerating
  Nigeria issues 5M more digital IDs in six months, plans special cards for the elderly
  Do-over for damages in $228M biometric data privacy suit, maybe not for the law itself
  Anti-porn age verification for minors in UK and US attracts data protection criticism
  Pakistan ID agency head resigns, citing ‘polarized political environment’
Biometrics White Papers
iProov Biometric Threat Intelligence Report 2023
As face verification gains traction and becomes more prevalent, threat actors are developing evermore sophisticated ways to circumvent these systems...
 
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...
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...
 
Solving fraud in banking with trusted identities
One of the biggest challenges facing banks today is providing secure and trusted services while substantially improving the customer experience....
Events and Webinars
Zero Trust Government Symposium
  July 19, 2023 - July 20, 2023
Digital Transformation via Open Public Stacks
  July 20, 2023 - July 21, 2023
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  August 2, 2023 - August 3, 2023
Cyber DSA 2023
  August 15, 2023 - August 17, 2023
BIOSIG 2023 – 22nd international conference of the biometrics special interest group
  September 20, 2023 - September 22, 2023
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