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Digital ID infrastructure broadens economies, worth the effort — panel
Cina Lawson, Togo’s minister of Digital Economy and Transformation, has advice about fielding digital IDs in developed nations. Build trust, be digitally integrated and be bold .. Keep reading this report

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DHS suggests face biometrics bias reduction method, quantifies demographic effects
Removing facial features associated with race and gender can make face biometric algorithms less likely to confuse people with others...
 
SIA promotes digital ID document verification techniques amid expanded issuance
The Secure Identity Alliance has issued guidance on new techniques in digital ID document verification and authenticity checks. Optical Machine...
UL develops compliance program for mobile driver’s license tools
UL has developed a certification program for electronic identification (eID) products for compliance to ISO/IEC 18013-5:2021, the protocol standard for...
 
Research partnership to use iPhone biometrics to detect depression, cognitive decline
Apple is collaborating with the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) and Biogen on new biometric capabilities for iPhones aimed...
Tessi scales up with Smart Engines’ digital ID document processing
Smart Engines’ AI-based document scanning and authentication technology enables business process services provider Tessi to perform large-scale digital processing of...
 
Edge voice dev kit, funding revealed as market for NLP-focused hardware grows
The market for Natural Language Processing (NLP) and ambient sound solutions seems to be growing steadily, as new companies announce...
Selfie biometrics deployments from public agency to popular video game
Selfie biometrics have been adopted by public and private organizations in several sectors, while authentication technology providers continue to expand...
 
Digital ID infrastructure broadens economies, worth the effort — panel
In an interesting twist, a bureaucrat from a tiny West African nation has advice about fielding digital IDs in developed...
Patients and patience – Identity Week Day 1
The Identity Week 2021 conference in London is bringing together digital identity and biometrics technology vendors and buyers, government officials...
 
Threat of AI taking over hasn’t gone anywhere
In case anyone forgot, the AI singularity remains a threat to everyone. The singularity is one of many technology-driven worries...
Certify Health face biometrics integrated by Elo to improve patient management
Certify Health is combining its face biometric Software as a Service (SaaS) platform Certify Care with Elo’s self-service touchscreen hardware...
 
Digital identity trust frameworks – could ID-free UK show the way?
Details emerged for plans for the UK’s digital identity landscape via a series of talks at London Identity Week on...
Jumio brings in IPO veteran as biometrics growth spurs hiring
The sustained growth in the biometrics space has prompted new appointments at a series of technology providers, with new board...
 
Aadhaar biometrics allegedly targeted by Chinese state-sponsored hacker group
TAG-28, a hacker group thought to be supported by the Chinese government, has been attacking the Unique Identification Authority of...
  Liminal and Ping Identity surveys highlight passwordless authentication trends
  Canadian report considers biometrics, ID banks to improve financial inclusion
  Whoop gets intimate with biometric health-monitoring underwear
  Amadeus signs up Lufthansa for digital health pass integration
  FaceTec upgrades face biometrics SDKs with OCR, document scanning features
  Public facial recognition so far penned in by trust issues in the UK and Ireland
Events and Webinars
i-On-Africa LiveCast: The South Africa & Kenya Report
  September 29, 2021 - September 29, 2021
i-On-Africa LiveCast: The South Africa & Kenya Report Online September 29, 2021 (12:30 GMT) In this upcoming LiveCast episode, ID4Africa...
Digital Dilemmas Debate: Biometrics – ‘Overpurposed’ by design?
  September 30, 2021 - September 30, 2021
Digital Dilemmas Debate: Biometrics – ‘Overpurposed’ by design? Online September 30, 2021, 14:00 – 15:00 CET The Digital Dilemmas Debates...
Digital Trust World 2021
  October 4, 2021 - October 7, 2021
Digital Trust World 2021 Online October 4-7, 2021 Digital Trust World 2021 is a new event from research and consulting...
Bias mitigation in anti-spoofing through knowledge distillation – EAB virtual lunch talk
  October 5, 2021 - October 5, 2021
Bias mitigation in anti-spoofing through knowledge distillation – EAB virtual lunch talk Online October 5, 2021 (12:30-13:30 CET) The European...
connect:ID
  October 5, 2021 - October 6, 2021
connect:ID October 5-6, 2021 Washington, DC Connect:ID is an identity conference and exhibition, showcasing practical implementations of trusted identity solutions,...
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