Week in Review : Feb 17, 2024 |
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Biometrics upgrading borders, digital IDs and economies but the pace is uneven |
Biometrics at borders made up two of the most-read stories of the week, with another call for the UK to…Read More |
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Overcoming barriers Australia’s Digital ID Bill imposes on proof of Aboriginality |
It’s been broadly discussed that Australia’s pending Digital ID Bill will have implications for how… |
NADRA and SBP lead collaborative reforms for financial stability in Pakistan |
The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) and the National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) are… |
AVPA flags AI, distrust in government and big tech as hurdles for age verification |
On February 27 at 10am EST, Biometric Update will host a webinar entitled Age Verification:… |
The UK’s Online Safety Act is live; now for the hard part |
The UK’s pioneering regulatory effort on internet safety has provided direction and arrived at a… |
Passkeys face growing pains that come with rapid adoption and wide unfamiliarity |
The discourse on passkeys has cooled in the first months of 2024, as biometrics and… |
Officials want more candidates in UK digital ID assessment pilot |
A pilot certification project in the UK for digital ID is being expanded. The government… |
Protecting digital integrity in the age of deepfakes and identity fraud |
By Vincent Guillevic, Head of Fraud Labs at Onfido Has identity fraud experienced a coup?… |
Is the EU AI Act leaving a backdoor for emotion recognition? |
As the European Union prepares to adopt the Artificial Intelligence Act, the landmark legislation is… |
Soft biometrics experts wanted on teams tabling proposals for IARPA video re-ID system |
The U.S. Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity (IARPA), the government’s intelligence research arm, is in… |
IDnow, IOTA Foundation, and others join a compliance consortium for European AML |
The IOTA Foundation, IDnow, walt.id, SPYCE.5, and Bloom Labs are forming a consortium to make… |
SIDI Hub brings together digital ID orgs to tackle global interoperability |
A new joint initiative among 17 open standards groups working in digital identity aims to… |
Access Now argues humanitarian biometrics need more transparency, rules |
An investigation of the relationship between humanitarian organizations and the private sector by Access Now… |
ROC posts best latent fingerprint matching speed in NIST test with new algorithm |
A new latent fingerprint matching software development kits has been launched by ROC, with a… |
NEC facial recognition takes top score in half of latest NIST 1:N test categories |
NEC has claimed the highest biometric accuracy score in four of eight categories in the… |
Idemia’s automated biometric lanes to open to all foreigners entering Singapore |
All foreigner visitors to Singapore will soon be able to enter the country using automated… |
Totm secures national ID maintenance, ABIS contracts from Indonesian govt |
Totm Technologies, through its Indonesian subsidiary InterBIO, has secured three contracts from the country’s Directorate… |
Wizz dials up biometrics from Yoti to prevent sextortion, achieve EU compliance |
Add “sextortion” to the lexicon of online threats prompting movement in the digital ID and… |
Youverse introduces decentralized face biometric authentication platform |
A biometric authentication platform giving users control over their data has been developed by Portugal-based… |
Corsight exec argues facial recognition can strengthen new UK venue security law |
A proposed UK public security law named for the victim of the 2017 terrorist attack… |
ComplyCube receives UK certification for biometric age verification |
Identity verification provider ComplyCube, announced it has received the Age Check Certification Scheme (ACCS) Technical… |
Australia takes new step towards AI regulation, EU inches closer to AI Act |
Australia has taken another step towards regulating artificial intelligence, establishing a new AI Expert Group… |
Ireland to hear from stakeholders on police facial recognition bill |
Ireland’s Joint Committee on Justice will meet in a pair of sessions today to scrutinize… |
Estonia outlines procurement plans for digital ID app |
Estonia, one of the world’s pioneers in digital governance and digital IDs, is expecting its… |
Portugal and France make mobile driver’s licenses available almost immediately |
Portugal and France have made digital identity cards and other official forms as legal as… |
Philippines LTO accused of delaying switch to Dermalog system, costing motorists |
An investigation has been launched in the Philippines into corruption allegations against Land Transportation Office… |
Washington legislators vote together to OK biometric age verification for alcohol |
Washington State senators have unanimously approved a bill that would allow biometrics to be used… |
London mayor calls for solution to border check delays for Eurostar passengers |
After railway service Eurostar warned that the European Union’s planned biometric border checks could cause… |
UNDP report reviews crucial role, next steps in building DPI in developing countries |
An assessment conducted by the Independent Evaluation Office (IEO) of the United Nations Development Programme… |
Policy experts call for AU-EU cooperation in building Africa’s digital economy |
African countries participating in the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) are preparing to adopt… |
Ethiopia digital ID program seeking biometric registration kits, SDK toolkit |
Ethiopia is accepting bids to supply and install biometric registration kits for use in the… |
Tanzania wants to accelerate digital govt plan with single service window, database links |
The Tanzanian government says it is working to incorporate AI into its digital government plans… |
Uganda biometric ID rollout may be hampered by lack of funds: lawmakers |
Ugandan lawmakers are worried that the rollout of the country’s new generation of biometric national… |
Voter registration plan makes Ghana Card ‘political tool,’ claims opposition |
Ghana’s main opposition party, the National Democratic Congress (NDC), says it strongly stands against an… |
Gabon says preps far advanced on long-awaited national digital ID card project |
Gabon’s Minister of Interior and Security, Hermann Immongault, has announced that the project to begin… |
ID4Africa 2024 AGM adds 4th day to accommodate largest-ever program |
The program for this year’s big ID4Africa in-person gathering has been released, unveiling a new… |
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