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Malawi’s biometric ID approaches total coverage, huge cost savings
The system, coupled with a national KYC database and increasing mobile internet coverage, is unlocking significant savings and is propelling the Digital Malawi project .. read the full report here

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Guinea to introduce biometric land management with Datasonic
Guinea has entered a profit-sharing agreement with Malaysia’s Datasonic Group Berhad for a range of services including secure document printing,...
 
Balancing act for biometric privacy and security in Australian schools and elsewhere
Outdated privacy laws are exposing Australian residents to improper collection and use of biometric data, claims University of Sydney Law...
Automated biometric voter system a go in Nigerian elections, despite criticisms
Upcoming elections in Nigeria will go ahead with a biometric platform for the accreditation of voters and other functions —...
 
ABIS work is winning US Defense biometrics contracts and awards
Athena Sciences has won a biometrics contract with the U.S. Defense Department. Athena Sciences will build and operate an automated...
Does the husband know? Some issues surrounding IDs for refugees can shock
It can be tempting for some to think that for all the despair and chaos assumed at a refugee crisis,...
 
Liveness detection may be coming to Apple, gesture recognition lives on for Google devices
Intellectual property protection claims by Apple for liveness detection with fingerprints or face biometrics have been published by the U.S....
Air travel forecast to integrate new biometric and metaverse applications
Several private and public entities have recently opined on how biometrics could improve air travel, including SITA, Amadeus and Oosto....
 
Facial recognition powers domestic operations for China’s growing surveillance state
So far, protesters calling for change in the Chinese government have yet to face the tanks and guns that were...
Government databases could replace document-based ID verification: Sumsub CTO
Government databases and centralized solutions may one day replace document-based verification, Vyacheslav Zholudev, Sumsub’s chief technology officer and co-founder told...
 
Proposed AI Act amendments would add biometric data to ‘high-risk’ criteria
A tenth set of amendments to the EU AI Act have been proposed by the co-rapporteurs of the European Parliament,...
DXC signs on to develop digital ID services for Danish govt
The Danish government has signed a new contract with U.S.-based IT services firm DXC Technology to further develop digital ID...
 
Indian police use of facial recognition in Chennai may violate privacy: Project Panoptic
The use of face biometric technologies by police forces to identify people on the streets of the Indian city of...
Major airport biometrics and government digital identity projects advance
Airport biometrics and digital travel credentials made headlines on two of the most-read articles on Biometric Update this week. Digi...
 
Invisibility cloak hides wearer from biometric cameras and exposes security loopholes
Move over, Harry Potter: students at Wuhan University in China have won an award for developing a virtual invisibility cloak,...
  Biometrics theft in multiverse a distant thought for big thinkers
  Malawi’s biometric ID approaches total coverage, huge cost savings
  Sri Lanka to begin procuring digital ID equipment from India with Indian money
  Password managers make opposite calls on biometrics
  Secret Double Octopus release addresses phishing with passwordless MFA
  Aircuve adds fingerprint biometric capabilities for 2FA plays
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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...
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