| Weekend Reading : Dec 23, 2023 |
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| Face biometrics taking over authentication and age assurance |
| Biometrics in support of reusable digital ID is a theme running through several of the news articles that drew the…Read More |
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| Inclusion and scalability linked in biometric authentication against paper ID |
| With 85 percent of the global population using smartphones, many digital ID products rely on… |
| California couldn’t find the right vendor, so it bootstrapped its mDL |
| In the forever war between build and buy, build largely won in the state of… |
| US preparing privacy technologies to secure new digital ID for immigrants |
| The Homeland Security Department is working on a digital ID for refugees and asylum seekers… |
| Sri Lanka to launch new digital ID contract tender before 2023 runs out |
| A tender to select a firm to print Sri Lanka’s new digital ID cards will… |
| Amentum wins $282M contract for US biometric immigration systems |
| A sprawling engineering and integration firm has been awarded its second big U.S. immigration biometrics… |
| EU’s biometric Entry/Exit System may have a launch date |
| The European Union’s biometric-based Entry/Exit System (EES) may have finally received its launch date. The… |
| Malaysia plans 10M digital ID enrollments in Q1 of 2024 amid data privacy fears |
| Authorities in Malaysia say they hope to have 10 million persons registered for the MyDigital… |
| UK Data Protection Bill advances despite warnings on AI, alignment with EU |
| The UK Data Protection and Digital Information Bill has advanced to the committee stage for… |
| US agencies not complying with AI laws and rules; maybe a bot would help |
| An audit of AI implementations by major departments of the U.S. government has found that… |
| UK bill would let police run facial recognition against all driver’s licenses |
| A clause in a new UK criminal justice bill gives police the green light to… |
| UK academic argues for local policy updates on live facial recognition over legislation |
| New legislation may not be needed to underpin live facial recognition in the UK, according… |
| Rite Aid’s proposed biometrics ban would sideline it for 5 years |
| A proposed U.S. regulatory settlement between Rite Aid and the Federal Trade Commission would sideline… |
| Canada makes another move towards age verification for porn sites |
| A bill that would require Canadians to verify their age online before accessing pornography has… |
| Popular porn sites hit with EU regulation mandating age verification |
| Popular porn sites Pornhub, Stripchat and XVideos will be forced to prevent European minors from… |
| Google receives certificate for facial age estimation in the UK |
| Google has received a certificate of conformity for its facial age estimation technology that could… |
| UNDP lauds Guatemala’s digital transformation efforts, offers recommendations |
| Guatemala is on the journey to digitization, but its national digital ID still faces administrative… |
| Honduras obtains $40M World Bank loan to digitize CRVS, expand ID verification services |
| Honduras is set to receive funding from the World Bank to the tune of $40… |
| SenseTime co-founder dies, casting shadow over Chinese facial recognition giant |
| The billionaire founder of Chinese AI company SenseTime, Tang Xiao’ou, died last Friday due to… |
| Yoti says £20M in debt funding will carry it to profitability |
| Yoti has raised 20 million pounds (US$25.4 million) in debt funding, which it says will… |
| Okta acquires cybersecurity startup Spera to plug digital identity leaks |
| Okta has struck a deal to acquire Israeli cybersecurity startup Spera Security to integrate its… |
| Worldcoin soon back to business in Kenya as co-founder eyes next growth phase |
| Worldcoin, the multinational cryptocurrency and digital ID firm, is set to resume its operations in… |
| UK telco BT wants its digital ID to become DIATF-certified: reports |
| In October, the UK’s largest telecom operator BT launched a digital identity aimed at providing… |
| Vietnam e-payments unicorn collecting standards and certifications for biometric KYC |
| VNPay, a Vietnamese electronic payments startup, has received confirmation of the effectiveness of the liveness… |
| Intellicheck chosen for easier customer onboarding by retail financing platform |
| Fintech Versatile Credit has selected Intellicheck’s fraud prevention and digital identity validation software to improve… |
| Visa and Tech5 sign agreement to enhance digital payment and ID ecosystems |
| Biometrics and digital identity management firm Tech5 has signed a partnership agreement with Visa to… |
| Thales to support Indonesia’s new smart capital city with digital ID and more |
| Indonesia’s new capital, Nusantara, presents ample opportunity for French digital security and defense firm Thales… |
| Clear biometrics integrate with software in healthcare, real estate sectors |
| Identity verification provider Clear has announced that its biometric identity verification will be used in… |
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