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The challenges of electronic IDs
The transfer of an analog proof of identity, whether that is a utility bill or a fingerprint, into the digital space is only one of the challenges with electronic identities. The other is to protect eIDs against misuse and data leaks .. Keep reading this guest post

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Shiny skin ruining face biometric data? DHS researchers develop fix
Researchers with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security have developed a way to correct for how much lights reflects off...
 
Remote work contributes to enterprise shift to biometrics, away from passwords
The range of fraud and access control risks that go along with remote work practices are leading enterprises to adopt...
Sensory speech recognition for children could transform apps, wearables and education tech
Sensory has released a custom trained speech recognition model designed to understand the unique linguistic patterns in children’s speech. The model...
 
Timor-Leste to launch iris biometrics payments with IrisGuard, EyeTrust partnership
Biometric technology from IrisGuard and EyeTrust LDA is bringing iris authentication and payments to Timor-Leste which will allow those enrolled to...
Veridas sees strong voice biometrics adoption by call centers, Auraya accredited by AWS
Leading call centers around the world are adopting Veridas’ voice biometrics to allow end users to authenticate their identity within...
 
User-centric digital ID, biometric KYC policy model proposed by financial inclusion group
The Alliance for Global Financial Inclusion (AFI-Global), a policy leadership alliance led by member central banks and financial regulatory institutions,...
ISO standard for mobile driving licenses published
In a move that should speed the adoption of and investment in mobile driving licenses (mDL), the International Organization for...
 
Thales, Idemia biometrics deployed to new airports to ease traveler experience
Thales is partnering with Inetum to expand the deployment of its Automated Border Control (ABC) system to three more Spanish...
Malaysia’s biometric registry project faces sharp criticism
The Malaysian government says it is planning to introduce the National Digital Identification (NDI) system – a biometric registry database...
 
Has China beat the West to detailed AI governance rules?
A number of publications globally are reporting that China has approved its first AI industry ethics guidelines. It is unclear...
Kenya targets 7M new voters as biometric enrollment begins ahead of 2022 polls
Kenya has kicked off its biometric voter registration process as the country aims to enroll more than seven million new...
 
Imageware claims to be ‘first provider’ to include biometrics in SSI
Imageware has announced that it is entering the self-sovereign identity (SSI) market with what the company says is the first biometrically-enabled...
US spends $239M on digital identity projects
The federal government has awarded $239 million for four digital identity-related agency projects three of which are zero-trust initiatives. It...
 
Incognia case study: will bank
High growth challenger bank will bank became a target of social engineering attack initiated on social media. In possession of...
 
 
 
 
 
 
Events and Webinars
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...
World Border Security Congress
  October 5, 2021 - October 7, 2021
World Border Security Congress Athens, Greece October 5-7, 2021 The World Border Security Congress is a high level 3 day...
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,...
Biometrics Institute Congress
  October 6, 2021 - October 26, 2021
Biometrics Institute Congress Online October 6th, 13th, 20th and 26th 2021 The Biometrics Institute Congress is the industry gathering for...
IFINTEC Finance Technologies Conference and Exhibition
  October 12, 2021 - October 13, 2021
IFINTEC Finance Technologies Conference and Exhibition Istanbul, Turkey October 12-13, 2021 IFINTEC Finance Technologies Conference and Exhibition will be held...