| Weekend Reading : Jul 20, 2024 |
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| Biometrics investors pursue scale, sustainability balance |
| Budgets for biometrics and government digital ID programs made up the main theme of the most-read news items on Biometric…Read More |
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| Pindrop raises $100M in venture debt to scale voice deepfake protection |
| Voice deepfake attacks capable of fooling call center agents, automated systems, employees and loved ones… |
| Wise AI raises at least $10M to address KYC gap in Southeast Asia |
| Malaysia-based selfie biometrics and digital ID provider Wise AI has raised at least ten million… |
| Invixium acquires Triax with plans to expand beyond access control |
| Toronto-headquartered biometric access control firm Invixium has acquired Connecticut workforce optimization software firm Triax Technologies.… |
| Testing for biometric identity verification still maturing |
| Biometrics testing is a rapidly maturing field, but there is more to effective identity verification… |
| OFIQ report outlines evaluation techniques for algorithm accuracy and reliability |
| The Open Source Face Image Quality (OFIQ) project, led by the German Federal Office for… |
| Researchers explore morph attacks on contactless fingerprint biometrics |
| In today’s smartphone market, almost every new device comes equipped with some form of biometric… |
| Youverse upgrades liveness detection, achieves 100% success rate in iBeta test |
| Youverse has announced a fourfold improvement in its liveness detection capabilities. The company boasts that… |
| Voice biometrics need hybrid model for secure authentication, says Meta patent |
| Engineers at Meta have filed for a patent to cover an authentication system that combines… |
| Data breach raises questions about Fractal ID’s decentralized identity architecture |
| A data breach at decentralized digital identity verification provider Fractal ID has exposed the ID… |
| London district calls on police to stop live facial recognition use |
| A London district known for its Victorian architecture and the home stadium of Arsenal Football… |
| NZ government asks for help understanding facial recognition |
| The government of New Zealand has issued a request for information, as it aims to… |
| Recfaces argues biometric data privacy rule carries Olympics security risk |
| RecFaces is calling for facial recognition technology (FRT) to be used as a key security… |
| USSOCOM’s brave new exploitation of the bad guys’ biometrics |
| The U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) may soon enter into a long-term contractual agreement with… |
| US Homeland Security offers $4B in grant opportunities for startups |
| The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is providing a funding opportunity through its Small Business… |
| eu-LISA biometrics brief explains border systems for wide audience |
| A European Union agency tasked with operating large-scale IT systems related to law enforcement is… |
| Digital ID and SSI to cause radical shift in travel experience by 2035 |
| Verifiable digital credentials and digital wallets took center stage at the recent Phocuswright Europe conference… |
| EES launch postponed to November, EU’s biometric border app may still not be ready |
| A smartphone app designed to streamline queues for the EU’s upcoming border checks will not… |
| SITA extends contract with Heathrow as biometrics expand in airports globally |
| The global network of biometrics and digital identity systems for smoother air travel and border… |
| UK gov’t introduces new digital identity verification services bill |
| The UK government has announced a coming identity verification services bill that will support digital… |
| Some sort of ID could be ‘inevitable’ for UK: lawmakers |
| The UK is still debating national identity documents and digital identities, with lawmakers and experts… |
| ‘Highly effective age assurance’ poorly defined in Ofcom consult, says AVPA |
| The Age Verification Provider’s Association (AVPA) has issued an extensive response to the UK regulator’s… |
| UK gov’t overhauling civil registration services, appoints new leader |
| The UK’s Home Office has announced an initiative aimed at improving the Civil Registration and… |
| TISA launches marketplace to deliver digital ID choice to UK consumers |
| The Investing and Saving Alliance (TISA) has unveiled its new initiative designed to reshape the… |
| US Social Security transition to Login.gov authentication already past 5M accounts |
| The U.S. Social Security Administration is transitioning to Login.gov as its user authentication system to… |
| US government transitions Veteran’s Affairs, IRS to Login.gov or ID.me |
| The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) says it will implement a more streamlined login… |
| Wyoming plots mobile driver’s license launch for 2025 |
| Wyoming is moving towards the issuance of digital ID in the form of an optional… |
| Google Wallet plans for biometric authentication, broad ID document support revealed |
| Google Wallets are expanding from payments and biometric ID documents like mobile driver’s licenses and… |
| Prove launches developer tools for identity verification, fraud prevention |
| Prove has released a digital identity platform that offers a way for businesses to create… |
| Mobile ID combats fraud, gives holder control of personal data: USPF report |
| The U.S. Payments Forum (USPF) has published a new white paper entitled “The Role of… |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina digital ID agency refutes claim it overstepped authority |
| Another bureaucratic fight has broken out between a national identity agency and its attendant government,… |
| Physical IDs no longer mandatory in Azerbaijan, where 65% use digital identity |
| Physical and digital IDs have reached parity in Azerbaijan, where the government has announced that… |
| Digital rights advocates say Nigeria’s NIMC has work to do on data mishandling |
| In the past weeks, there has been a flurry of reports about the commercialization of… |
| Ethiopia hiring consultant for financial management of its national ID |
| The Ethiopian government, with the support of the World Bank, is seeking a financial officer… |
| Cameroon gets $4.8M South Korea grant to advance civil registration modernization project |
| Cameroon’s Minister of the Economy, Planning and Regional Development, Alamine Ousmane Mey, recently signed an… |
| Issuance of 2.5M smart IDs part of South Africa’s 2025 budget plan |
| South Africa’s Home Affairs Department says it plans to issue at least 2.5 million smart… |
| World Bank identifies priority actions for DPI in Equatorial Guinea |
| A World Bank team has identified immediate actions which the government of Equatorial Guinea should… |
| India G20 Task Force report defines course of global DPI development |
| A report that is expected to influence the trajectory of digital public infrastructure (DPI) development… |
| Indonesia issues call for World Bank-backed digital identification project |
| Indonesia is looking for a company providing consulting services as a part of its upcoming… |
| Pakistan’s aspiring journey to secure digital identity examined |
| Pakistan has achieved significant progress in digital public infrastructure (DPI), the World Economic Forum reports,… |
| Knowledge-sharing crucial as the world looks to the future of DPI |
| As the global conversation about why DPI is important advances, so is that about how… |
| Malta officials deny allegations they issued 18K ID cards to foreigners for bribes |
| The former senior manager of Malta’s Identita, Ryan Spagnol, is suing former MP Jason Azzopardi… |
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