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Biometric Update Daily News
Inadequate regulations, standards a problem for health care biometrics, says study
Interviews with 12 U.S. health care and biometrics technology insiders show a high level of sophistication when it comes to...
 
Global IDaaS market to reach $16.8B by 2027 as digital identity evolves
The global identity as a service (IDaaS) market is projected to reach $16.8 billion by 2027, driven by government initiatives...
Digital injection 6x more frequent than biometric presentation attacks
Biometrics can help secure ID checks for remote environments, but only if injection attacks can be mitigated, according to iProov...
 
UNECA and African experts urge civil registration to enable good governance
Data for planning and the importance of ID management were two of the intended key topics to be discussed at...
Global data privacy regulators set resolution on facial recognition at annual meeting
Data privacy regulators from around the world have agreed to a resolution that personal information should be used for facial...
 
Niger launches WURI project to issue biometric ID for regional trade and public services
A regional system for digital identity that is interoperable between West African countries has been launched in Niger, LeSahel.org reports....
Digital identity boosts public infrastructure for India, Philippines
Digitization of state bureaucracy, digital identity, digital public infrastructure and digital skills have been recognized for their important role in...
 
What ‘human authentication’ really means
Bob Eckel, President and CEO, Aware, Inc.  Over the last several months of the ongoing Twitter/Elon Musk lawsuit, Musk and...
1.5M in Louisiana carry an mDL
A day before the U.S. state of Louisiana further formalized acceptance rules for its four-year-old digital ID, the software firm...
 
Turkey, Japan pilot digital currency with national ID, Idemia cards
The Turkish government is planning the deployment of a central bank digital currency (CBDC) infrastructure to be integrated with the...
Australia lobby group ClubsNSW seeks more facial recognition in clubs; debates rages
A law recently introduced in state parliament by the government of Australia’s New South Wales (NSW) to allow the deployment...
 
Indicio decentralized digital identity now available through Google partner program
Open-source digital ID vendor Indicio says it is now certified to sell its products along with Google’s products. Now part...
Selfie biometrics and mobile digital IDs proliferate for financial, government services
Biometrics and digital IDs on mobile devices made several of the most-read stories of the past week on Biometric Update,...
 
The finer points of securing a digital ID in the metaverse getting attention
Conversations about the metaverse (and Web3) that do not feature hyperventilated predictions tend to end the same way – with...
 
 
 
 
 
 
Biometrics White Papers
Single-frame facial liveness detection: How it works to reduce user friction and abandonment
The ability to ascertain facial liveness from a single-image frame enables high-performance presentation attack detection without adding friction to the...
 
Biometrics are transforming the retail landscape
The retail experience has undergone profound shifts in the past decade. As consumers grew more comfortable making purchases online, they...
Better banking experiences start with strong authentication and face biometric
Banking should be easy and safe. Financial institutions need to meet increasing customer demand for accessibility and convenience while ensuring...
 
On-demand webinar – Human or machine: AI proves best at spotting biometric attacks
With large organizations processing millions of face checks monthly, one advantage of AI liveness detection is the reduced burden on...
Events and Webinars
Hybrid biometric template protection: Resolving the agony of choice between bloom filters and homomorphic encryption
  November 1, 2022
Fintech Digital Transformation Summit
  November 1, 2022
Cybersecurity Leadership Summit 2022
  November 8, 2022 - November 10, 2022
Fintech Talents Europe (FTT)
  November 14, 2022 - November 15, 2022
Future Identity Festival 2022
  November 14, 2022 - November 15, 2022