| Weekend Reading : May 18, 2024 |
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| Biometric ID cards remain foundational, but don’t count out fingerprint smart cards |
| Biometric national ID cards top the most-read news of the week on Biometric Update, between a contract in Cameroon for…Read More |
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| Cameroon hands 15-year biometric ID card contract to Augentic |
| Augentic has agreed a deal with the government of Cameroon to produce a new generation… |
| Bahrain to overhaul ID card system with Thales contract |
| The Information & eGovernment Authority (iGA) of Bahrain has taken steps towards modernizing the country’s… |
| Deepfake fears motivate consumers to change behavior, but misconceptions linger |
| Consumer fears about deepfakes, data breaches and account takeovers are pushing security higher among priorities… |
| Consult Hyperion whitepaper examines deepfake threat to identity verification |
| In the landscape of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning, recent advancements are shaking up… |
| Nations and companies line up defenses against AI deepfake fraud |
| Regulatory alarms are sounding on new risks presented by deepfake technology and the concurrent spike… |
| Australia outlines new budget for digital ID scheme |
| Australia’s federal government has earmarked AU$288.1 million (US$190.9 million) for the national digital identity program… |
| Belgium launches national digital identity wallet |
| Belgium has become one of the first countries to launch a digital identity wallet after… |
| Nordic and Baltic countries need better cross-border digital identity matching: NOBID |
| Nordic and Baltic countries need better identity matching solutions to make cross-border digital identity a… |
| Europe grapples with the best way to implement digital identity |
| As European nations push forward on implementing a secure digital identity wallet scheme, approaches and… |
| Biometric surveillance testing data sparks ethics concerns in Germany |
| Even the tests for Germany’s adoption of real-time facial recognition are prompting criticism that the… |
| Rights commission concerned about proposed facial recognition bill for Irish police |
| The Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (IHREC) has stated that the legislation regarding the… |
| UK PM endorses live facial recognition in pre-election stump speech |
| With great danger comes technological innovation, says UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, in a keynote… |
| Ofcom’s Children’s Safety Code of Practice gets mixed reviews |
| The regulatory world keeps digging to get at the root of the age verification problem… |
| DHS and TSA adjust digital strategies with biometrics, facial recognition |
| U.S. government agencies are adapting in real time to a digital landscape transformed by AI,… |
| Plan for US federal privacy law creeps toward realization but faces hurdles |
| As U.S. Congress considers the proposed American Privacy Rights Act (APRA), which would enshrine online… |
| Sri Lanka’s digital identity transformation seeks balance of speed and assurance |
| Sri Lanka is at the crossroads of a digital transformation. The journey ahead holds both… |
| Malaysia greenlights Worldcoin token trading, setting up biometric crypto growth |
| Digital business solutions provider Cuscapi Bhd has announced that the Securities Commission Malaysia has granted… |
| African nations and fintechs urged to boost digital ID, DPI for economic gain |
| Representatives of Africa’s fintech sector heard about the importance of digital identity, and digital public… |
| Lesotho commits to 50-in-5 campaign as advocacy for CRVS-DPI integration thickens |
| The 50-in-5 campaign – an advocacy to support at least 50 countries build safe, inclusive… |
| NIMC says ‘a lot of work’ ahead as Nigeria digital ID issuance passes 107M |
| Nigeria’s National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) says 107.3 million national identification numbers (NINs) have been… |
| Malawi on path to inclusion with digital ID project supported by EU, UNDP |
| The government of Malawi, with technical and financial support from the United Nations Development Program… |
| Digital legal identity is key to climate and energy crisis response, UNDP argues |
| In an era where legal identity is the gateway to essential services, 850 million people… |
| Zimbabwe implements biometric border posts for automating immigration processes |
| Zimbabwe is implementing fingerprint and iris biometrics at its borders to automate tasks that have… |
| Australian-American biometric IDV startup Data Zoo raises over $22M to fuel expansion |
| Data Zoo, a biometric identity verification provider based in Sydney, Australia and Jersey City, New… |
| Mitek changing CEOs and buying back shares as ID verification focus increases |
| Mitek is ushering out CEO Max Carnecchia, who will be replaced by Executive Chairman Scott… |
| NIST fingerprint biometrics test shows gains by Innovatrics, Omnigarde |
| Innovatrics, a company specializing in multimodal biometric solutions, has scored the best performance with its… |
| Worldcoin open-sources multi-party computation system |
| Worldcoin is introducing a process for processing biometrics and other data that it believes is… |
| Integrated Biometrics introduces most compact mobile palm scanner |
| Integrated Biometrics has launched what it calls an industry-first compact, mobile palm scanner designed for… |
| Grabba extends deal in UAE, eyes lucrative US and European market |
| Australian biometric identity authentication firm Grabba has signed a new, “significant contract” with United Arab… |
| Palm-scanning Humanity Protocol emerges as new kid on the blockchain |
| Worldcoin has thus far been the most high profile project pursuing biometric digital identity on… |
| Goodix develops ultrasonic fingerprint biometrics sensor for fast authentication |
| Goodix Technology, a provider of fingerprint and touchscreen solutions for mobile phones, has partnered with… |
| Biometric smart cards deployed to new markets for improved payment, access security |
| A collaboration between Money Carer, Tag Systems, and Fingerprint Cards has led to the development… |
| Clearview AI facial recognition gets green light for use by Dallas police |
| Police in Dallas, Texas are getting AI-driven facial recognition technology. Local ABC affiliate WFAA reports… |
| Passkeys continue march to mainstream with Visa, WhatsApp updates |
| Visa has unveiled new digital products and services based on biometrics and passkeys, as it… |
| States should modernize identity verification to meet fraud challenge: Socure |
| U.S. state governments are facing major losses due to fraud, but the tools to improve… |
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