View in Browser | Subscribe Today | | | Daily Biometrics News : Sep 17, 2024 | | Governments still struggling to secure data. Zero-trust, passkeys could help | A digital data breach at the National Social Security Fund (CNPS) of Cameroon has resulted in the leak of citizens’…Read More | | Controversy surrounding police use of FRT in Denmark and Germany continues | In recent months, European nations have seen heightened debate over the use of facial recognition… | Privado ID merges with Disco to unify digital identity across Web2, Web3 | Privado ID, formerly known as Polygon ID, has announced a merger with Disco, a company… | G20 ministers pledge AI transparency and digital inclusion with DPI at the core | At the G20 Digital Economy Ministers’ meeting held in Maceió, Brazil, on September 13, 2024,… | Spanish startup B-FY brings offline biometrics to US cloud authentication market | Spain-based biometrics startup B-FY has launched in the U.S. market, introducing its cloud-based identity verification… | Biometric payment cards from FPC and Infineon ready for mass production | Fingerprint Cards and Infineon Technologies have officially unveiled the complete package of biometric payment card… | UNHCR, WFP data sharing collaboration yielding results for refugee management in Tanzania | Food distribution for refugees in Tanzania is getting easier with the use of a data… | Estonia tenders contract for contactless biometrics enrollment app for e-residency | Estonia is running a tender to acquire remote biometrics capturing technology to perform identity verification… | FBI seeks options for facial recognition searches against online images | The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigations wants to survey the market for facial recognition providers… | New PIA for US Secret Service’s use of facial recognition raises questions | The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) issued a new Privacy Impact Assessment (PIA) for… | Idex Biometrics: quarterlies, annuals, regulatory actions | September 17, 2024 – Idex Biometrics is working towards a private placement of stock intended to… | Google leans into biometric authentication, removes bypasses | Google will soon eliminate the option to use knowledge-based screen unlocking credentials in specific situations,… | DIF adopts new work items to improve DIDs’ applicability and security | The Decentralized Identity Foundation (DIF) has announced two new initiatives – DID Traits and Trust… | Rwanda conducts pilot to implement biometric SIM registration, verification | Rwanda plans to become one of the countries in African where SIM cards are biometrically… | Malta opposition party demands minister’s resignation over ID card fraud scandal | Malta’s Green Party, ADPD, has intensified its demands for the resignation of a Maltese government… | | More News | Guest Posts | Features |
| | Features, op-ed | | G20 ministers pledge AI transparency and digital inclusion with DPI at the core | At the G20 Digital Economy Ministers’ meeting held in Maceió, Brazil, on September 13, 2024, global leaders reaffirmed their commitment…Read More | | Identity Day 2024: Marking progress and urgency | International Identity Day 2024 is being officially observed in dozens of countries around the world,… | Low birth registration, high cost hinder access to legal ID in Sub Saharan Africa | While the need for legal and digital ID remains ever pressing as a result of… | Biometric authentication invaluable, set to further enhance security in Africa | A webinar held during the Digital ID Hackathon for Africa organized by Upanzi Network and… | Saudi Arabia’s Absher boosts digital ID delivery, financial inclusion | The Absher platform in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has emerged as the core pillar… | EU AI pact sets new standards for ethical AI use across Europe | By Tony Porter, Chief Privacy Officer at Corsight AI The European Union’s AI Pact marks… | As biometrics infiltrate the fan experience, will anyone challenge Wicket at the game? | In terms of biometric use cases, security, privacy and fraud prevention are all good –… | Convenience or security – which came first? | By Professor Fraser Sampson, former UK Biometrics & Surveillance Camera Commissioner The use of biometrics in… | Mattr introduces VICAL Viewer to ease mDL adoption for relying parties | The trust registries that underpin the interoperability of digital IDs based on the ISO/IEC 18013-5… | SIC Biometrics plots scale-up path from under-the-radar prominence | SIC Biometrics is surely among the most influential hardware providers in the industry to remain… |
| | White Papers | | | 3 warning signs that your ID verification process is hurting your bottom line | Is your identity verification process obstructing your customer acquisition goals or enabling fraud? A recent study showed that 63% of…Read More |
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| | | Responsible biometrics: A guide to ethical and secure identity verification | Biometrics have been used for a variety of purposes for centuries. Fingerprints, handprints, and various measurements of the body were…Read More |
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| | | Unmasking document and biometric identity fraud: Exposing the deceptions | As generative AI capabilities advance, producing convincing fake IDs and selfies has become easier and more accessible than ever before.…Read More |
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| | | Generative AI: How to protect your business in the golden age of fraud and disinformation | Generative artificial intelligence (AI) technologies have exploded in quality and popularity. These technologies can create a variety of content including…Read More |
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| | | A buyer’s guide to online identity verification | How to separate the contenders from the pretenders in online identity verification vendors Identity verification is the process of verifying…Read More |
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| | | Protect your business and customers from threat of account fraud | Customer authentication and onboarding are important business interactions that set the tone for the relationship with the customer. However, these…Read More |
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| | | Metrics that matter – How to evaluate identity verification technology | If you’re confused by all the identity verification solutions on the market and how they’re different, you’re not alone. With…Read More |
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| | | Decentralized identity for secure user authentication | This ebook by Youverse explores the potential of decentralized face recognition to make user authentication more private and secure. In…Read More |
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