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US lawmaker selling bill on collecting biometrics from migrants again
A congressman from Texas is attempting to reintroduce a bill on the collection of biometric data from migrants, known as...
 
Biometric data collection avoided in Ukraine aid delivery over human rights concerns
From Ukraine to the Indian states of Manipur and Mizoram, the collection of biometric data for those seeking asylum raises...
No Real standard for mobile driver’s licenses in temporary DHS reversal
Federal officials apparently have recently realized that regulations prohibit states from issuing digital IDs, including mobile driver’s licenses, that comply...
 
Biosig conference unveils 2023 biometrics keynotes, updates deadline for papers
As the Biosig 2023 conference prepares for kick-off in Darmstadt, Germany, the organization has introduced its speakers for this year,...
ROC.ai adds prominent biometrics industry veteran Hutchinson as revenue chief
Benji Hutchinson is joining Rank One Computing as its new chief revenue officer, amid efforts to expand the company’s reach...
 
Newer algorithms join incumbent facial recognition developers among accuracy leaders
A series of new facial recognition algorithms submitted to the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology for its Face...
Veriff compliant with UK DIATF, ready to help US businesses meet new obligations
As more regulations for identity checks appear across global jurisdictions, identity verification provider Veriff says it has been busy boosting...
 
Ethiopia to make digital ID obligatory for banking operations
The use of Ethiopia’s national digital ID, Fayda, for all transactions with financial institutions will soon be mandatory. According to...
Accura Scan offers partners free NFC scanning for biometric passports, IDs
Accura Scan has launched an NFC scanning feature for biometric passports to improve the security and accuracy of identity verification....
 
Cameroon to set up over 500 new ID card enrollment centers in push to cut issuance delays
Overwhelmed with complaints of national ID card issuance delays in Cameroon, the government is multiplying measures to reduce the swelling...
Insurance liability under Illinois’ biometric data privacy law gets another look
Insurers are on the hook to defend separate defendants accused breaking the U.S. state of Illinois’ Biometric Information Privacy Act....
 
Accenture Federal Services wins $94M digital identity contract with US Army
Accenture Federal Services (AFS) has won a $94 million contract with the U.S. Army to “maintain and transform” the agency’s...
NIST advancing contactless fingerprint biometric technology with test fingers
To improve the accuracy of the emerging contactless fingerprint reader technology, researchers with the U.S. National Institute of Standards and...
 
Spain adopts Worldcoin’s ID protocol as the company boasts ambitious plans
Spain is now the largest and fastest-growing market in Europe for Worldcoin’s World ID proof-of-personhood protocol, according to the company....
  EU, India and US make louder noises about legislating privacy protection
  Onfido partners to improve digital identity verification and accessibility
  Appealing to a higher power: Pope and AI talk about algorithm control
  US govt rumored to be considering suit to stop ForgeRock buyout
  Idemia supplies 2.8M more biometric passports for Nepal at reduced price
  Human rights organizations say EU’s biometric border controls negatively impact migrants
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
Deepfake: The battle to determine what is Real vs (Deep)Fake!
  July 19, 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
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