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Digitization, decentralization and regulation top this week’s biometrics and digital ID news
The themes of the week once again include concern about facial recognition, this time with an emphasis on regulation, and an alternative approach to digital identity that is gaining significant traction. ... Read the whole story here.

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Digitization, decentralization and regulation top this week’s biometrics and digital ID news
The most read stories this week on Biometric Update have a French theme, as a digital ID system using facial...
 
Idemia brings identity expertise to GSMA digital and financial inclusion initiative
Idemia has joined the newly launched GSMA Inclusive Tech Lab to support the development of innovations and future technologies that...
Biometrics Institute turns 18 and launches Good Practice Framework
The Biometrics Institute is celebrating the 18th anniversary of its establishment by launching a new framework for organizations to use...
 
Gaming manufacturers bringing facial biometrics to Vegas industry event
Video gaming machines that identify gamers with biometric facial recognition are among new technologies being demonstrated at the upcoming Global...
Breached license plate recognition provider back to work for CBP
Perceptics, the automated license plate reader company that suffered a massive breach of data it had collected under contract to...
 
Unisys selected to compete for facial recognition and AI contracts from U.S. health department
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has awarded Unisys a contract to potentially provide biometric facial recognition...
Amazon calls for federal regulation of facial recognition and national data protection law
“Governments should work quickly to put in place a regulatory framework for facial recognition technology,” according to one of a...
 
Afghanistan Attorney General probes slow transfer of vote data from biometric devices
The Attorney General of Afghanistan will question the head of IT for the Independent Election Commission (IEC) over the agency’s...
Digital ID in Africa this week: biometric ID progress in Liberia, Idemia deal in Guinea
This has been West Africa’s week in digital ID news. Liberia may be adding a few more people to its...
 
FBI warns MFA is vulnerable, urges biometric, behavioral authentication methods integration
According to the FBI’s recent Privacy Industry Notice, companies should urgently integrate extra layers of biometric factors and behavior recognition...
  Trueface biometrics to help identify and reunite Hurricane Dorian victims
  KNWN facial recognition to secure authentication for Spend.com app
  Smiths Detection demos biometric checkpoint solution at inter airport Europe 2019
  Mühlbauer helps Uganda reach 30M biometric registrations, details Mozambique and Fiji projects
  Researchers develop new method for ensuring quality in voice biometrics data collection
  Self-sovereign identity could present major revenue opportunity for financial institutions
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