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Biometrics risks for humanitarian systems considered in Caribou Digital and DAI report
Humanitarian system donors and implementers must be careful with the biometric systems they use to the extent of considering their future use for government-led social protection systems, a new report from Caribou Digital and international development company DAI argues .... Read the whole story here.

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Daily Biometrics News
Face biometrics forecast to surpass $15B by 2027 as verticals and applications expand
The global biometrics market will grow by $18.1 billion from 2020 to 2024, a CAGR of 10 percent, on increasing...
 
Nigeria sets up committee to drive digital identity initiative
Nigeria‘s President Muhammadu Buhari has established a committee led by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha,...
FacePhi announces new LatAm biometrics customer Naranja X
FacePhi is expanding its reach in Argentina with a new biometric recognition partnership signed with Naranja X, a fintech subsidiary...
 
Q5id granted patent for its biometric identity management technology
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has issued Q5id a patent for its biometric identity enrollment and verification system that...
Unisys updates biometric identity management tools for multi-channel authentication
Unisys has released updated versions of its biometric identity management systems Unisys Stealth(identity) Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) 2.0 and Stealth(identity) 2.7 for frictionless authentication...
 
Fortress Identity adds passive facial liveness for biometric verification, authentication
Fortress Identity has upgraded its digital ID verification and biometric authentication-as-a-service with passive facial liveness, the company announced. Liveness detection...
Aussies look into TikTok, Weibo and WeChat over data privacy concerns
The Australian federal government is expected to investigate Chinese social media platforms including TikTok, Weibo and WeChat, looking for evidence...
 
Is the Facebook biometric data privacy lawsuit in Illinois going to trial after all?
That $550 million that Facebook Inc. agreed to pay in January to settle claims that it violated its Illinois members’...
SecuGen biometric fingerprint module integrated in Simprints’ Vero 2.0 scanner
SecuGen announced today that its biometric fingerprint module is integrated in Simprints’ Vero 2.0 scanner which was released earlier this...
 
HID Global expands mobile biometrics platform availability for police, military
HID Global has expanded the platform availability of its mobile biometric identity verification technology for law enforcement and military units...
Mobile game company Artie releases demographic bias detection for voice technologies
Social media mobile game developer Artie has released the Artie Bias Corpus (ABC), a speech dataset that analyzes speech recognition...
 
World Economic Forum, EU push for human-centered AI regulatory framework to build trust
Given current concerns regarding ethics, privacy and accessibility of facial biometrics, defining its responsible use, establishing systems to support product...
Biometrics oversight or toothless red tape? NYPD subject to new surveillance disclosure rules
Police use of biometric facial recognition and other surveillance technologies will have to go through new scrutiny, after New York...
 
Biometrics risks for humanitarian systems considered in Caribou Digital and DAI report
Humanitarian system donors and implementers must be careful with the biometric systems they use to the extent of considering their...
  A dozen new solutions for pandemic recovery top this week’s biometrics news
  Mobile biometrics market to surpass $15.6B by 2024, major sensor growth forecast
  Biometrics tech far, far ahead of public understanding—intelligence insider
  Trust Stamp executive argues biometrics need consistent definitions and standards to flourish
  Biometric wearables, temperature monitoring and digital health credentials for safe return to work, play
  U.S government asks for feedback on restricting biometrics exports to avoid human rights violations
Events and Webinars
ID4Africa webinar – Spotlight on Unique Digital Identity Numbers
  July 23, 2020 - July 23, 2020
Spotlight on Unique Digital Identity Numbers Webinar (Free) July 23, 2020 at 2:30pm – 4:00pm CET/Paris Time Ongoing debates surrounding...
Consumer attitudes toward strong authentication & LoginWithFIDO.com
  July 28, 2020 - July 28, 2020
Consumer Attitudes Toward Strong Authentication & LoginWithFIDO.com Online July 28, 2020, 2:00pm EDT The FIDO Alliance has launched a new...
8th Border Security & Intelligence Summit
  July 29, 2020 - July 30, 2020
8th Border Security & Intelligence Summit Alexandria, VA July 29 – 30, 2020 DSI’s Border Security and Intelligence Summit will...
The 3rd Guangzhou Int’l Smart Retail Expo (SRE 2020)
  August 3, 2020 - August 5, 2020
The 3rd Guangzhou Int’l Smart Retail Expo (SRE 2020) Guangzhou, China August 3 – 5, 2020 Guangzhou Int’l Smart Retail...
IoT World 2020
  August 10, 2020 - August 13, 2020
IoT World 2020 San Jose, CA Aug 10 – 13, 2020 The 7th annual Internet of Things World is the...
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