| Daily Biometrics News : Aug 2, 2024 |
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| Australians support facial recognition for govt use but not in shops and offices: survey |
| Despite facial biometrics finding its use in Australia’s retail spaces, stadiums, casinos and the country’s digital identity program, almost three-quarters…Read More |
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| Mauritania launches digital ID app to boost access to services and improve governance |
| Mauritania has launched a pilot program for a new digital ID app, aimed at enhancing… |
| UK police will use facial recognition to stop violence in the wake of Southport stabbings |
| Following riots in the wake of the Southport stabbing attack, the UK government has announced… |
| Argentina’s plan to fight crime with AI draws concerns from rights groups |
| Argentina is launching a new unit tasked with integrating artificial intelligence into crime investigations, including… |
| What’s next for EU’s migration pact: ICMPD analysis |
| In May, the European Union adopted its controversial Pact on Migration and Asylum, a group… |
| US Army moves closer to fielding next-gen biometrics collection |
| The U.S. Army recently completed field tests of its $28.3 million Next Generation Biometric Collection… |
| Idemia wins contract to supply multi-biometric system to IRS |
| The U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced that it intends to award a sole source… |
| Digital ID schemes provide opportunities and risks for addressing digital divide |
| Is identity a fundamental human right? And can digital identity programs preserve its integrity while… |
| Yoti previews facial age estimation accuracy gains from new model |
| Age estimation based on face biometrics is getting steadily more accurate, and Yoti is reporting… |
| Kuwait nears 2.5M biometric registrations, less than 30% remaining |
| The Ministry of Interior has announced a milestone in its biometric fingerprinting project, with nearly… |
| World Bank wants to strengthen Cameroon’s digital infrastructure cybersecurity architecture |
| An Expression of Interest (EOI) announcement has been published by the World Bank seeking a… |
| PNG draws inspiration from global digital ID leaders for regulatory upgrade |
| Papua New Guinea is poised for a digital transformation, marked by a series of initiatives… |
| Pone Biometrics enables fingerprint logical access control with a wireless peripheral |
| Norway-based Pone Biometrics is ready to commercialize its fingerprint access control device, having raised 37… |
| DNA Partners acquires SIC Biometrics to strengthen market position |
| After 25 years in operation, SIC Biometrics has been acquired by DNA Partners with the… |
| Worldcoin keeps turning with Austria deployment and World Chain developer preview |
| Worldcoin has launched its iris biometrics-based identity verification scheme in Austria, says a company blog… |
| Airport biometrics upgrades urged in Australia, defended in US |
| To evolve border security and passenger processing systems, several countries are pushing for advanced travel… |
| NIST continues to study immersive technology cyber, privacy issues |
| The U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) continues to conduct research it began… |
| NADRA assistant director arrested for issuing Pakistani ID cards to Afghans |
| Authorities in Pakistan have arrested a NADRA assistant director for fraudulently issuing Pakistani identification cards… |
| China releases draft case for national digital ID, raising fears of tighter social control |
| China is planning the launch of a national digital ID, and in a sense it… |
| Samsung gets one biometric data privacy case back into court, another dismissed |
| Samsung has defeated a ruling that would have compelled it to go through mass arbitration… |
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