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International ID Day – who’s it for?
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Biometric Update Daily News
UK plans next round of biometrics self-enrollment trials for apps and kiosks
The UK’s Biometrics Self-Enrolment Feasibility Trials have reached Phase 2, with a request for expression of interest from developers of...
 
EU parliament majority now in favor of banning AI surveillance in public
Renew, the third largest group in the EU parliament, has joined the Greens and Socialists & Democrats groups in backing...
Indonesian lawmakers pass personal data protection legislation at long last
After nearly six years of back and forth, Indonesia’s parliament has finally passed the country’s data protection bill into law,...
 
The thing most people fear about facial recognition spreading from China
The dark side of facial recognition, long warned about by privacy and human rights advocates, is growing in starker relief....
Samsung’s under-display camera for biometrics shown in new patent filing
A patent application from Samsung shows an under-display camera (UDC) with biometric capabilities aimed at making facial recognition on phones...
 
Ideal Innovations wins $63M DoD multimodal biometrics collection contract
Ideal Innovations has won a $63 million contract with the Project Management Office for Department of Defense Biometrics within the...
Tactile launches new palm biometrics scanner; market forecast above $530M by 2027
Several companies and governmental institutions have announced updates regarding palm biometrics solutions, with Tactile Technologies signing a distribution deal for...
 
ThreatFabric develops behavioral analytics to stop social engineering attacks
Amsterdam-based ThreatFabric has rolled out a behavioral analytics capability for its fraud prevention software suite to help banks fend off...
Fingerprint Cards gets its biometric sensors in new round of laptops, smartphones
Fingerprint Cards announced the integration of its biometric match-on-chip PC solution into Dynabook’s Satellite C30-K laptop. According to Fingerprint Cards,...
 
KYC fraud loss tool launched by Sumsub amid digital ID deals, award
Digital ID providers are continuing to extend their software toolkits for KYC checks, and their market reach. Shufti Pro has...
Plurilock closes a smaller second tranche of debt amidst a lot of corporate activity
It has been a busy couple of months for Canadian behavioral biometrics firm Plurilock and its new subsidiaries. Try to...
 
US customs agency finds its face biometrics program is meeting expectations
It seems it is all good news for the U.S. Traveler Verification Service following an evaluation of privacy policies and...
San Francisco cops a step closer to formalized access to private surveillance camera feeds
A final vote is still forthcoming, but San Francisco, famous for beckoning people to travel there with flowers in their...
 
Liberian agencies spar over alleged irregularities of biometric voter card contract decision
The review of Ekemp’s contract to provide biometric voter registry cards for Liberians continues, with back-and-forth communications between the government’s...
 
 
 
 
 
 
Events and Webinars
ID4Africa LiveCast Season 5 Premiere
  September 28, 2022 - September 28, 2022
ID4Africa LiveCast Season 5 Premiere Online September 28, 2022 Don’t miss this one-of-a-kind ID4Africa LiveCast Season 5 Premiere Episode featuring...
Future of Digital Onboarding and Customer Experience 3rd Edition
  September 28, 2022 - September 28, 2022
Future of Digital Onboarding and Customer Experience 3rd Edition Online September 28, 2022 Future of Digital Onboarding and Customer Experience...
5th Annual World Digital Banking Summit
  September 29, 2022 - September 30, 2022
5th Annual World Digital Banking Summit Berlin, Germany September 29 – 30, 2022 Join Luxatia International and global executives as...
OIX’s Identity Trust Conference 2022
  September 29, 2022 - September 29, 2022
OIX’s Identity Trust Conference 2022 London, UK September 29, 2022 The OIX’s Identity Trust Conference 2022 is the only conference in the...
UK Home Office biometric self-enrolment technology – findings from recent large scale trials and future plans
  October 4, 2022 - October 4, 2022
UK Home Office biometric self-enrolment technology – findings from recent large scale trials and future plans Online October 4, 2022...