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UK pitches less oversight for Surveillance, who-knows-what for Biometrics Commissioner role
Buried in the UK government's data protection reform proposals are two questions about absorbing the Biometrics and Surveillance Camera Commissioner roles into the ICO. Speaking with Biometric Update, Commissioner Fraser Sampson makes a strong case against such a move .. Keep reading this exclusive interview

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EAB expert sees long-term benefit to biometric border control in birth certificate standards
The effectiveness of biometric identity verification systems at European borders would improve over the long term if birth certificates were...
 
25K Afghan biometric passports ready to be issued, 100K more to follow
Afghanistan has begun to issue passports again after months of delay which hampered the attempts of many to leave the...
Greasing visitor passes at military bases with biometric systems
Web-based biometric base passes developed by the U.S. Air Force have been deployed at a handful of military facilities to...
 
Neurotechnology reveals ABIS caught 15K duplicate registrations for Ghana 2020 vote
The general elections in Ghana which took place on December 7, 2020, unfolded successfully with fair, transparent and credible results...
Google adds voice biometrics to Contact Center AI platform
Google has updated its Contact Center Artificial Intelligence (CCAI) platform to bring voice biometrics and conversational AI to call center...
 
Dermalog claims win in LivDet fingerprint biometrics anti-spoofing competition
Dermalog Identification Systems has placed atop an overall challenge leaderboard at LivDet, a yearly event hosted by the University of...
How close are Dutch biometrics researchers to China’s Uyghur oppression?
Working with researchers linked to organizations involved with concentration camps in China is not a good look, as three labs...
 
Biometrics deployments speed up – and slow down – passenger movements worldwide
Biometrics for document checking continue to expand across borders and airports in the U.S., including from Clear, while facial recognition...
Biometrics providers expand reach in Southeast Asia, Yinda Infocomm rebrands
Yinda Infocomm has announced that it will henceforth be known as Totm Technologies, and is also looking forward to expanding...
 
Paths to passwordless enterprise MFA expanded by Secret Double Octopus
Secret Double Octopus has developed a suite of multifactor authentication technologies to help enterprises deploy traditional MFA as a first step...
Firefox Focus adds biometric account security, privacy options
Mozilla has updated its Firefox Focus mobile browser with new biometric privacy features and visual effects. The new version of...
 
Promise of knowledge distillation for debiasing biometric PAD discussed in EAB event
The innovative technique for training machine learning models known as ‘knowledge distillation’ is showing promise for mitigating bias in biometric...
UK pitches less oversight for Surveillance, who-knows-what for Biometrics Commissioner role
Tucked away on page 141 of 146, questions number 409 and 410 of the UK government’s data reform consultation document...
 
‘You cannot trust a vendor’: understanding biometrics in the humanitarian sector
Biometrics were the theme of the month for September in the ICRC’s Digital Dilemmas series of talks and debates on aspects...
  Biometric ticketing reaches NFL, deployed to new soccer stadium
  Biometric access control solutions, integrations and customer wins indicate market growth
  Socure appoints Matt Thompson to lead public sector biometrics, ID verification business
  Clear Health Pass integrates with Apple Health app, adds more venues
  Biometric payment cards see new tech, new uses and new names
  AI skeptics to lawmakers: Resist the urge to solve AI bias with more tech
Events and Webinars
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...
i-On-Africa: The Pakistan, Morocco and Lesotho Report
  October 13, 2021 - October 13, 2021
i-On-Africa LiveCast: The Pakistan, Morocco and Lesotho Report Online October 13, 2021, 12:30 GMT Join ID4Africa on Wednesday, October 13,...
Authenticate 2021 Conference
  October 18, 2021 - October 20, 2021
Authenticate 2021 Conference Seattle, WA or Virtually October 18-20, 2021 Relying on passwords is passé. Modern authentication systems and standards...
Money20/20 USA
  October 24, 2021 - October 27, 2021
Money20/20 USA Las Vegas October 24 – 27,2021 Money20/20 USA is the premier show for the fintech industry where C-level executives,...
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