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Biometric projects to fight fraud and corruption in Africa need to avoid the same traps
Allegations against Semlex in Africa continue to mount as a new exposé of the Belgian firm’s dealings comes to light, this time in Madagascar. Meanwhile, Uganda’s President Museveni has announced there will be biometric voter verification there in time for the 2021 general election and as International Identity Day approaches, events are going online ... Read the whole story here.

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Biometrics and AI to help retail recovery being developed, launched and tested around the world
Solutions with facial recognition and other biometrics to restore the fortunes of physical retailers are being developed, funded and trialed...
 
Aadhaar biometrics extend to drivers’ processes, expansion of police biometric data collection proposed
Drivers in India can now use biometrics to perform Aadhaar authentication for drivers’ license renewal and vehicle registration processes, the...
Biometrics innovations win ID R&D top strategic potential rating, ForgeRock earns data security certification
The voice biometrics, voice anti-spoofing technology and passive facial liveness detection of ID R&D make it the Core Technology Provider...
 
Biometric passport data may facilitate remote voters’ registration in Philippines
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) in the Philippines is considering using biometrics to adopt a “no personal appearance” policy for...
U.S. Congressmen push a bipartisan digital ID package
Days after a U.S. Labor Department administrator told ID tech executives that Washington is losing billions of dollars to online...
 
Biometrics events roundup: Suprema to introduce multi-biometric solution
Suprema will introduce its new biometric FaceStation F2 Fusion Multimodal Terminal during the first live session of its upcoming Suprema Connect online...
Clearview AI loses bid to dismiss biometric privacy suit brought by Vermont AG
A biometric data privacy lawsuit brought by Vermont Attorney General TJ Donovan against Clearview AI will move forward after a Vermont...
 
Nymi wearable for biometric passwordless access control adds worker alert system and contact tracing
Version 3.0 of the biometric Nymi Band is now available, bringing an alert system for social distancing and COVID-19 contact tracing,...
FIDO Alliance asks NIST for more effective phishing-resistant digital ID authentication measures
The industry consortium FIDO Alliance has published comments on digital identity authentication submitted to the National Institute of Standards and...
 
Zwipe partners on fingerprint sensor milling and embedding for biometric payment cards at mass volumes
Zwipe has partnered with card manufacturing equipment supplier Cardmatix to collaborate on equipment and modular solutions to support milling and embedding...
Fingerprint Cards patent filing for biometric fingerprint image enhancement published in U.S.
A patent application for a biometric fingerprint image enhancement system from Fingerprint Cards has been published in the U.S., with the...
 
Centralized databases with personal information are a looming threat to mobile ID security
By Kevin Freiburger, Director of Identity Programs, Valid The ID verification market is projected to hit $12.8 billion by 2024....
Healthcare organization selects BIO-key identity and access management for remote authentication
Nonprofit healthcare organization Partners in Health (PIH) has selected biometrics and access control provider BIO-key’s PortalGuard Identity and Access Management...
 
Biometric projects to fight fraud and corruption in Africa need to avoid the same traps
Allegations against Semlex in Africa continue to mount as a new exposé of the Belgian firm’s dealings comes to light, this...
  Face biometrics makes headlines from regulation and conferences to company fundraising and deployments
  TouchByte safe workplace system with face biometrics piloted at UK construction site
  Innovatrics adds mask detection to face biometrics platform, SmartCone launches COVID-tracking solution
  Face biometrics in North America to reach $6B by 2030, multi-factor authentication to reach $24B by 2024
  IBM calls for export controls on some facial biometrics technologies to prevent human rights abuses
  Clearview AI seeks biometric privacy claim consolidation, new BIPA cases brought and defenses considered
Events and Webinars
EAB Research Projects Conference (EAB-RPC) 2020
  September 14, 2020 - September 16, 2020
EAB Research Projects Conference (EAB-RPC) 2020 Virtual conference September 14-16, 2020 The 7th edition of the EAB Research Projects Conference...
ICT Spring Europe
  September 15, 2020 - September 16, 2020
ICT Spring Europe Luxembourg September 15 – 16, 2020 Postponed due to the worldwide Covid-19 pandemic, ICT Spring will finally...
Suprema Connect 2020
  September 15, 2020 - October 14, 2020
Suprema Connect 2020 Online Sept 15 – Oct 14, 2020 Suprema Connect 2020 is an online virtual event featuring Suprema...
Reimagining Digital Identity During & After COVID 19 for FI 3.0 Webinar
  September 15, 2020 - September 15, 2020
Reimagining Digital Identity During & After COVID 19 for FI 3.0 Webinar Online September 15, 2020 In the age of...
EAB European Biometrics Research, Industry, Max Snijder Awards 2020
  September 16, 2020 - September 16, 2020
European Biometrics Max Snijder, Research, and Industry Awards 2020 Virtual Conference September 16, 2020 at 4pm-7:30pm CET EAB is launching...
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