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Major airport biometrics and government digital identity projects advance
Airport biometrics and digital travel credentials made headlines on two of the most-read articles this week. Government action on digital identity apps was also a major theme .. read the full report here

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Biometric Update Weekend Reading
Inching closer to the day when a face is all that is needed at world airports
Biometric verification has taken another small step forward in the United States, with the addition of optional cruise-ship debarkation checks...
 
An easier travel path from home to hotel room with digital credentials and facial biometric match
Digital travel credentials are here. The launch of American Airlines’ Mobile ID – which combines Thales technology with the Airside...
Biometric standards for air travel released
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has unveiled standards to facilitate international air travel using digital IDs and biometrics. The...
 
The future of digital credentials: what do we want, how do we want it?
An open letter is seeking help from the community and market to find ways to ensure compatibility between two emerging...
Australia launches myGov digital identity mobile app, ‘at long last’
After long delays, the Australian government’s myGov mobile app has launched, with integrated biometric facial recognition log-in capabilities and a...
 
SIM card or ID? Latest changes present Ghanaians with fresh bafflement
Ghana’s plan to enforce ID signup to keep SIM cards functioning has taken a new turn: people without a Ghana...
UK and Ukraine sign digital trade deal, collaborate on digital identity
The UK and Ukraine have agreed a digital trade deal which is intended to help the Ukrainian economy and future...
 
Scytáles wins EU Digital Identity Wallet contract, Council reaches consensus on rules
Scytáles AB has won the contract to build the European Digital Identity Wallet, together with its partner Netcompany-Intrasoft. The contract...
Malawi’s biometric ID approaches total coverage, huge cost savings
From no national ID system in 2017, Malawi has now registered around 94 percent of its adult population and those...
 
Lessons from Aadhaar for digital ID architecture, financing shared by Nilekani and ID4Africa
Nandan Nilekani, founding chairman of the Unique Identification Authority of India, and prominent Aadhaar architect, expounded on the lessons that...
Private sector involvement in ID verification: successes, failures and inaction
Public private partnerships can play an important role in deploying elements of digital identity, if not the entire scheme. Bringing...
 
EU countries agree to common position on biometrics in AI Act
The European Union has come to an agreement on the much-discussed Artificial Intelligence (AI) Act, which would allow law enforcement...
EU slaps itself on wrist for surveillance tech transfer to Africa without rights assessment
The European Ombudsman has agreed with civil society complainants by concluding that the European Commission was “not able to demonstrate...
 
Unflattering spotlight grows brighter on Chinese biometric surveillance firms
The pressure campaign to get Chinese facial recognition firm Tiandy Technologies on a sanctions or export control list has not...
  Tech5 extends AirSnap face biometrics to web cams
  Facebook Dating uses Yoti age estimation to keep out minors
  Face biometrics from Veridas, CyberLink applied to events, banking
  NADRA achieves international certification for security of biometric data
  Callsign, Illuma unveil partnerships, SecureAuth rolls out authentication framework
  BiometrIQ partners with ID R&D on face and voice biometrics to serve Polish market
  New biometric platform from Panini features dual fingerprint scanner certified by the FBI
  Onfido research shows ID documents’ targeted as Experian certified, OCR Labs partners
  SiLC Technologies unveils new vision system for robotics, autonomous vehicles, cameras
  Combined iris and face biometrics solution launched by Thales for efficient border checks
Biometrics White Papers
Single-frame facial liveness detection: How it works to reduce user friction and abandonment
The ability to ascertain facial liveness from a single-image frame enables high-performance presentation attack detection without adding friction to the...
 
Mitigating demographic bias in facial presentation attack detection
Bias in AI-powered biometric algorithms can lead to unfair treatment of individuals in certain demographic groups based on their gender,...
On-demand webinar – Demographic Bias in Facial Liveness Detection: Impact, Measurement, and Mitigation
AI-powered facial liveness detection algorithms can introduce bias the same way matching algorithms can, causing mobile banking services to be...
 
On-demand webinar – Human or machine: AI proves best at spotting biometric attacks
With large organizations processing millions of face checks monthly, one advantage of AI liveness detection is the reduced burden on...
Events and Webinars
Aviation Festival Asia 2023
  February 28, 2023 - March 1, 2023
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ID@Borders and Future of Travel Conference
  April 20, 2023 - April 21, 2023
Cyber DSA 2023
  August 15, 2023 - August 17, 2023
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