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Scytáles wins EU Digital Identity Wallet contract, Council reaches consensus on rules
Scytáles AB has won the contract to build the European Digital Identity Wallet, together with its partner Netcompany-Intrasoft. The contract...
 
Private sector involvement in ID verification: successes, failures and inaction
Public private partnerships can play an important role in deploying elements of digital identity, if not the entire scheme. Bringing...
One of four US biometric privacy cases clearly protect a defendant
Court action in the U.S. state of Illinois continues to chip away at the definition of what constitutes a viable...
 
US might have to settle for compromised ID cards
In a development that surprised few paying attention to the U.S. plan to get more-secure IDs in the hands of...
Face biometrics from Veridas, CyberLink applied to events, banking
From hospitals to cosmetics counters, facial biometrics technology continues to be adopted for novel uses across industries — and at...
 
The future of digital credentials: what do we want, how do we want it?
An open letter is seeking help from the community and market to find ways to ensure compatibility between two emerging...
ID fraud rises worldwide but biometrics helps KYC
Several companies in the know-your-customer (KYC) and anti-money laundering (AML) spaces have recently shared new insights into the industry. The...
 
Beta for Google mobile driver’s license app is out
A beta test of Google’s wallet app supporting some mobile U.S. driver’s licenses is out. The beta was announced by...
Patent registered for heart rhythms as biometric ID; researchers work on security
Japanese researchers say they have registered for a United States patent on using electrocardiogram waveforms as a biometric identifier, but...
 
New biometric platform from Panini features dual fingerprint scanner certified by the FBI
Global payments processing tech provider Panini is moving deeper into the biometrics space with the launch of BioCred, a new...
Papua New Guinea considers biometric voting system, launches new digital ID for banking
The Papua New Guinea (PNG) government is considering deploying a biometric voting system for future elections, according to The National....
 
Callsign, Illuma unveil partnerships, SecureAuth rolls out authentication framework
Callsign has announced a new pro-bono partnership with The Knoble to identify employees, external volunteers and membership organizations via behavioral...
Asia Pacific privacy conference covers biometric data collection, voice ID case
Privacy authorities from the Asia-Pacific region discussed privacy rights, biometric data collection, artificial intelligence, and other cross-border security issues at...
 
Australia launches myGov digital identity mobile app, ‘at long last’
After long delays, the Australian government’s myGov mobile app has launched, with integrated biometric facial recognition log-in capabilities and a...
  Billions and billions tied to mobile multi-finger biometric sensors
  Inching closer to the day when a face is all that is needed at world airports
  Cybersecurity concerns for access control rise as biometrics solutions grow
  SIM card or ID? Latest changes present Ghanaians with fresh bafflement
  Vendor says buyers ready for biometrics as threats outpace security
  Facebook Dating uses Yoti age estimation to keep out minors
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...
 
Mitigating demographic bias in facial presentation attack detection
Bias in AI-powered biometric algorithms can lead to unfair treatment of individuals in certain demographic groups based on their gender,...
On-demand webinar – Demographic Bias in Facial Liveness Detection: Impact, Measurement, and Mitigation
AI-powered facial liveness detection algorithms can introduce bias the same way matching algorithms can, causing mobile banking services to be...
 
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
6th Border Management and Identity Conference (6th BMIC)
  December 7, 2022 - December 9, 2022
ID4Africa LiveCast Episode 36
  December 7, 2022
Aviation Festival Asia 2023
  February 28, 2023 - March 1, 2023
SECON 2023
  March 29, 2023 - March 31, 2023
Digital Onboarding Forum
  April 12, 2023 - April 13, 2023
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