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Biometrics providers unready for AI Act requirements risk market exclusion
The impact of Europe’s new artificial intelligence regulation on vendors and users of biometrics could be quite severe, and even determine the success or failure of some biometric technology providers in the years ahead .. Keep reading this report

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Veridas selfie biometrics approved for remote public sector services in Spain
Veridas is the first Spanish company to certify technology for the verification of remote identity in the Spanish Public Administration,...
 
Pakistan gymnastics team fights for ID in case which could bring it to 3 million
A team of young gymnasts who are excluded from Pakistan’s centralized digital identity system are fighting to be recognized by the...
What is China’s new data privacy law hoping to achieve?
The first of November marked the beginning of an apparent regulatory crackdown on data privacy violations in China, as the...
 
Nigeria state election suffers biometric voter verification failures, polls declared inconclusive
The governorship election in Nigeria’s Anambra state on November 6 was seriously affected by failure of the biometric voter accreditation...
Tourism industry deploys computer vision in Kazakhstan and Japan
Smart Engines is supplying its optical character recognition (OCR) technology to HT.KZ, a leading travel agency in Kazakhstan, to facilitate border...
 
Dutch festival promoters split on face biometrics for event entry
Dutch regulators and at least some event organizers feel biometric facial authentication is a “drastic” step to take for authenticating...
Failed institutions incite fear of Mexico’s biometric national ID plan
Centralized biometric databases held by untrusted governments that have not passed robust data protection laws continue to elicit criticism and...
 
1Kosmos achieves certification, supplies selfie biometrics for Outseer
Advanced biometrics solutions provider 1Kosmos has announced the company has received the International Organization for Standardization (ISO)/International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC)...
Apple patents: mask fix for face biometrics, gestures in video conferencing
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has published a total of 56 newly-granted patents for Apple, including one to...
 
Aussie state police considering broader biometrics platform
Calls to pause law enforcement use of facial recognition notwithstanding, state police officials in Australia are considering a very much...
Neuro-ID secures $35M for real-time behavior analysis expansion in Series B
Behavioral analytics specialist Neuro-ID has secured $35 million in Series B to acquire talent expand globally for its services for large-scale...
 
Sectoral digital ID cards requested in India, Ghana, advance in Ethiopia
Roadside and pushcart vendors in India have written a petition asking the Union government to issue them biometric ID cards...
Biometrics regulations and standards moving market
Push and pull on biometrics and related technologies from regulations and standards is one of the main through-lines of the...
 
Biometrics providers unready for AI Act requirements risk market exclusion: EAB lunch talk
The impact of Europe’s new artificial intelligence regulation on vendors and users of biometrics could be quite severe, and even...
  GAIN readies for December launch of POC group for digital identity interoperability
  Clear to integrate Azure AD Verifiable Credentials, Health Pass deployed by hospital network
  Post-Brexit biometric border checks could bring chaos to cross-Channel travel
  Patent makes consortium IDs practical, according to European startup
  Idex receives production order for biometric payment cards amid steps towards rollouts
  Yoti Facial Age Estimation receives regulator approval in Germany for online services
Events and Webinars
Border Management & Technologies Summit Europe
  November 8, 2021 - November 10, 2021
Border Management & Technologies Summit Europe Brussels, Belgium Nov 8-10, 2021 With the event taking place in the heart of...
EAB workshop on the Artificial Intelligence Act (AIA)
  November 10, 2021 - November 10, 2021
EAB workshop on the Artificial Intelligence Act (AIA) Online November 10, 2021 (13.00 – 18.00 CET) The European Association for...
Future Identity Festival
  November 15, 2021 - November 16, 2021
Future Identity Festival November 15 – 16, 2021 London On 15th & 16th November 2021, 2000+ festival goers will come...
EAB workshop on face image quality
  November 16, 2021 - November 18, 2021
EAB workshop on face image quality Online November 16-18, 2021 The European Association for Biometrics (EAB ) together with DHS-OBIM,...
Security Exhibition & Conference 2021
  November 17, 2021 - November 18, 2021
Security Exhibition & Conference 2021 Online November 17 – 18, 2021 The world and the security industry have changed forever....
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