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Biometric Update Daily News
US schools embrace biometric tools to fight gun violence
School security in the United States has never looked more like a Robocop movie, with schoolboards turning to technological solutions...
 
CBP One app faces lawsuit from rights organizations
The U.S. government’s policy of requiring asylum seekers to book an appointment through the CBP One biometric smartphone app is...
Liminal sees opportunities in financial services onboarding landscape
Market intelligence firm Liminal has published a list of the top 32 companies working in compliance and fraud prevention for...
 
Privacy group challenges Ryanair’s use of facial recognition
Digital rights group NOYB has filed a complaint against Ryanair, Europe’s largest airline by passenger numbers. The complaint alleges that...
British Business Bank’s Future Fund invests in B-Secur’s heartbeat biometrics
B-Secur, a biometric algorithm developer based in Belfast, is one of 67 UK companies in which the British Business Bank’s...
 
General Dynamics lands $320M in visa service orders featuring biometric enrollment
The U.S. State Department has awarded $320 million in visa task orders to General Dynamics for consulates in South America....
SITA and Indicio join forces to improve digital travel credential technology
SITA has announced an agreement with Indicio, which specializes in open-source verifiable data technology and trusted digital ecosystems, to accelerate...
 
Frontex sees mobile biometric identification as a solution to EU border checks: Report
Technologies such as mobile biometric identification and vehicle tracking could be the European Union’s alternative to reintroducing internal border controls,...
ID authentication vendor seeing fewer financial fraud attempts in Africa
ID fraud attempts are falling across Africa compared to the previous year, a new marketing KYC report from authentication firm...
 
PhD student uses deepfake to pass popular voice authentication and spoof detection system
University of Waterloo (UW) cybersecurity PhD student Andre Kassis published his findings after being granted access to an account protected...
Galaxy phone users in India now have access to digital IDs via Samsung Wallet
It is now possible for users of Samsung Galaxy smartphones to access their Aadhaar digital ID, PAN cards and other...
 
MOSIP ready for next phase after building up digital ID ecosystem
The Modular Open-Source Identity Platform has made a major impact on the digital ID systems of countries in Asia and...
Most UK, US execs already on-board for biometrics, about 15% have no adoption plans
A survey by law firm Womble Bond Dickinson indicates that six out of 10 companies in the United Kingdom and...
 
$4.5M seed round closed for anti-fraud firm Effectiv
Fraud and risk-management software maker Effectiv says it has raised $4.5 million in a seed round led by Better Tomorrow...
  Alleged problems with Australia’s myGov responsible for $373M losses
  Idex partners to bring biometric payment cards to market in Eastern Europe and Asia
  Experiences with national digital ID lead to recommendations on rights protection, takeup
  ComplyCube launches global partnership program to expand AML compliance reach
  DOJ plans modernization of biometric service for criminal, civil checks
  Historic penalty decision in BIPA case shows the need to take biometric privacy seriously
Biometrics White Papers
Biometrics, fairness, and inclusion
The pandemic-accelerated shift to digital transactions and services has created an immense challenge for banks. Amid the torrent of new...
 
Biometric ad hoc testing: When the standards don’t meet your goals
Biometrics testing is an important aspect of the security industry, particularly in the field of authentication and access control. Traditionally,...
Ensuring trustworthy digital identities
In today’s interconnected world, trust plays a crucial role in online transactions and relationships that rely on it. Establishing trust...
 
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...
Events and Webinars
4th Annual Digital Forensics for National Security Symposium
  August 2, 2023 - August 3, 2023
Cyber DSA 2023
  August 15, 2023 - August 17, 2023
3rd Digital Identity & Authentication Summit MENA 2023
  September 12, 2023 - September 13, 2023
SmartTech Asia 2023
  September 13, 2023 - September 15, 2023
BIOSIG 2023 – 22nd international conference of the biometrics special interest group
  September 20, 2023 - September 22, 2023
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