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UK’s One Login still has competition in government
An attractive element of the UK government’s latest single authentication program, One Login, is in its name: One Login. Generally,...
 
€4.8M fund for workable digital credential interoperability
Equity-free funding is being offered for ideas that improve digital credential interoperability between the European Union, Canada and the United...
EU police biometric databases will grow with new data exchange policy, says rights group
The European Union’s new law on exchanging data between national law enforcement authorities is set to increase the amount of...
 
HireRight expands biometric capabilities with acquisition of DTIS
HireRight, a leading global provider of technology-driven workforce risk management and compliance solutions, has announced the acquisition of a majority...
National ID cards launched in DRC, remain uncollected in Ghana
The Democratic Republic of Congo has launched its new national ID card, in an official ceremony where current president Félix...
 
Biometric passports could be a year away for Dominican Republic
Officials of the Dominican Republic have begun what they say will be a yearlong process to introduce electronic passports. The...
E-scooter fatality shows gap in remote ID check process for age restrictions
The unfortunate death of a 12-year old boy in England has highlighted the difficulties with enforcing age restrictions using remote...
 
UK and Australia law enforcement facial recognition projects under public microscope
The UK police in Northern Ireland are debating facial recognition and biometric data retention rules, with some stakeholders calling for...
Banks, fintechs across Europe, UK, UAE and Singapore ramp up biometric onboarding
Financial institutions across the world are introducing selfie biometrics for onboarding customers remotely, including with a new contract for Sumsub...
 
Another year, another list of missed biometrics recommendations at DHS
U.S. Congress’ primary watchdog agency is nudging the Department of Homeland Security to get moving on some important biometrics-related recommendations...
Australian government outlines potential audit of its digital identity system
The Australian National Audit Office (ANAO) has released its audit work plan for 2023-24, and will again consider a review...
 
The imperative for responsible use of biometrics
By Youzec Kurp, VP Identity & Biometric Solutions at Thales In today’s digital age, biometric technologies have emerged as powerful...
Mitek’s Nasdaq suspension stayed, ‘final’ delisting hearing next month
The suspension of digital ID vendor Mitek Systems from the Nasdaq exchange has been stayed, according to Mitek. The company...
 
Privy opens Sydney office to build digital trust between Indonesia and Australia
Privy, one of Indonesia’s leading digital trust providers, has become the first Indonesian technology company to export its digital identity...
  Dutch govt kicks off rolling deployment of digital ID law
  Jordan reaches half a million activated digital identities
  Precise signs up reseller, customers in pivot towards biometric visitor management
  South Africa to add biometrics to new driving license cards, maintains plan for mDLs
  New page opens for birth registration in Ghana as instruction manual validated
  Washington State tipplers could soon be verifying their age with hand biometrics
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...
 
Using biometric technology to fight public sector benefit fraud
The pandemic caused a scramble to digitize typically in-person services in order to provide extensive financial aid to those in...
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,...
 
The ultimate retail experience starts with facial recognition
As digital transformation sweeps across our society, bringing together the physical and virtual worlds, the retail space is changing in...
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
4th Annual Digital Forensics for National Security Symposium
  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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