| Weekend Reading : Jun 22, 2024 |
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| Biometrics developers dance with data privacy regulations continues |
| Biometrics controversy and investments are often found side by side, as seen in many of this week’s top stories on…Read More |
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| IDloop launches 3D contactless fingerprint biometrics scanner |
| Germany-based biometric security company IDloop has introduced the CFS flats, an optical contactless fingerprint scanner… |
| Biometrics cutting the line of in-person payments innovations: Mastercard |
| Mastercard sees biometrics for in-store payments as a part of a broader shift towards seamless… |
| Digital identity leaders shepherd wallets into the mainstream |
| Discussion and debate at the European Identity and Cloud (EIC 2024) conference focused largely on… |
| Vote begins on biometric injection attack standard |
| Europe’s standard for biometric data injection attacks is on track to be published in October… |
| ToIP pitches trust-spanning protocol for digital ID and data |
| The rules that determine how much and how a digital identity or piece of data… |
| Clearview settles BIPA lawsuit, plaintiffs take 23% of company |
| Settlements in biometric data privacy class action suits have taken several forms over the past… |
| Worldcoin expands to Ecuador, set to resume in Kenya and Portugal |
| Chalk up a win for Worldcoin in Kenya, where authorities have dropped their investigation into… |
| UK train stations trial Amazon emotion recognition on passengers |
| Amazon-powered AI cameras are now being used to monitor and analyze passengers’ emotions by employing… |
| Worldcoin to make Argentina a regional hub despite looming regulatory risks |
| Worldcoin is planning to make Argentina a regional hub for its business. The company is… |
| Five Eyes biometric data sharing increases by over 100X with little transparency |
| A network for sharing biometrics, demographics and other data about visitors, migrants and other travelers… |
| Travelers to EU may be subjected to AI lie detector |
| British travelers to Europe may soon have to pass scrutiny from the European Union’s controversial… |
| ‘Facial recognition is the easy part’: digital travel ID pilot results are in |
| Air travel has been getting more complicated. From security and passport checks to special documents… |
| Deloitte predicts losses of up to $40B from generative AI-powered fraud |
| When an employee on a video call at Arup’s Hong Kong offices transferred US$25 million… |
| Synthetic aging helps facial recognition algorithms navigate age gaps, says new paper |
| The question of aging is a particularly tough nugget for legislators to chew on when… |
| Atlantic Council stresses importance of DPI, data for stronger digital economies |
| The Atlantic Council has highlighted the importance of digital identity and digital public infrastructure (DPI)… |
| Decentralized biometric system proposed for privacy in ICRC aid distribution |
| Wouter Lueks, faculty member at the CISPA Helmholtz Center for Information Security in Germany explained… |
| Legal reforms adapted to tech changes, data safeguards vital for expanding digital ID reach |
| One plenary at the 2024 ID4Africa AGM in Cape Town, South Africa, explored how legal… |
| Cameroon lawmakers examine legislation to address statelessness |
| The Parliament of Cameroon is examining a bill that will allow the country to accede… |
| Seamfix CEO makes case for digital ID as unlocker of Africa’s growth potential |
| The co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of Seamfix, Chimezie Emewulu, has posited that digital identity… |
| Controversy trails big money biometric ID card contract in DR Congo |
| A mega money contract for the production of biometric national ID cards in the Democratic… |
| Senegal outlines plan for robust digital public infrastructure development |
| The new Director General of the structure managing Senegal’s digital ecosystem, Isidore Diouf, says he… |
| Kenya dedicates $117M to digital ID, related projects in 2024/2025 budget |
| The rollout of the Maisha Namba digital ID and other digital government processes in Kenya… |
| Sri Lanka extends bid deadline for national digital ID project |
| The Government of Sri Lanka has extended the deadline for the submission of bids for… |
| New South Wales’ government is investing millions in digital identity |
| New South Wales’ decentralized digital identity program is getting a cash infusion from the Premier… |
| Estonia’s Chancellor of Justice halts digital ID card issuance at Selver stores |
| Estonia’s Chancellor of Justice Ülle Madise has intervened in the practice of issuing digital identity… |
| Bulgaria rolls out new biometric ID cards |
| Bulgaria is hoping to make it easier for its citizens to travel to the European… |
| Norway to make popular digital ID more accessible for those without birth number |
| The Local reports that the government of Norway has implemented a program to make electronic… |
| Swiss e-ID resists rushing trust infrastructure |
| Switzerland is debating on how to proceed with the technical implementation of its national digital… |
| Austrian digital wallet can now house national ID, proof of age alongside mDLs |
| Austra’s digital ID wallet app can now hold fully digital proof of identity, as Youniqx… |
| Estonia digital identity wallet app from Cybernetica lifts off |
| Tallinn-based Cybernetica has submitted the minimum viable product (MVP) for Estonia’s national digital identity wallet… |
| Yoti responds to Ofcom’s counterfactual statements on age assurance tech |
| Comments from the UK’s Office of Communications (Ofcom) regarding age verification display a marked lack… |
| Kenya contracts Idemia for faster biometric police clearance certificates |
| The Kenya Police Service says it is working to put in place a new biometric… |
| Indonesian ports automate with HID FRT to reduce wait times |
| A case study from HID breaks the deployment of its facial recognition technology (FRT) for… |
| ComplyCube, Signicat add features to strengthen fintech AML capabilities |
| The financial technology sector is witnessing a wave of strategic collaborations and innovative solutions aimed… |
| Corsight, Segdboa supply facial recognition to São Paulo military police |
| Corsight AI has partnered with Segdboa to provide the São Paulo Military Police with advanced… |
| IDnow rides online betting wave from UEFA Euro Championship |
| IDnow is capitalizing on UEFA European Football Championship fever, registering over eight times more identity… |
| Canadian cruise terminal gets Pangiam face biometrics for ID verification |
| The Vancouver Fraser Port Authority and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) have joined forces… |
| Innovatrics cuts fingerprint error rate by 20%, upgrades SmartFace platform |
| Innovatrics has reported its best-yet scores in NIST’s fingerprint biometrics testing, and added a new… |
| Regula identity verification database reaches 14K document templates |
| Regula is improving its fraud prevention capabilities by expanding its database for identity verification. The… |
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