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Biometrics power major public, private sector digital ID projects
Biometrics are playing a prominent role in the passwordless movement, digital wallets and national ID programs making headlines this week .. read more here

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Global estimate for people without ID reduced to 850M: ID4D report
Identification for Development (ID4D), the World Bank division devoted to identity projects, has completed an extensive update to its dataset...
 
Africa has the capabilities: 20 African nations on track for SDG 16.9
“We’re convinced there are 20 countries in Africa who can achieve the SDG, achieve Mission 100. And we believe actually...
UK government to subsidize private digital ID schemes
Private digital identity providers are set to benefit as the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) picks up the...
 
Australian pols giddy with state and federal integration over digital ID
Australia’s efforts to get digital IDs into people’s hands shows, even winning over snarky journalists with the progress. Almost 80...
EU Digital Identity Wallet pilots pull in big names, but questions emerge
More companies announce their commitment to working together on pilots to test use-cases of the EU Digital Identity Wallet. Meanwhile,...
 
EU countries must provide sophisticated, national versions of digital identity wallet
European citizens will have the choice of a nationally-provided digital identity wallet for pan EU use, rather than simply commercially-provided...
Comments sought from working group members on biometric face image quality standard
The international standard for face image quality has reached a comment period, with the distribution of the latest working draft....
 
Linux’s OpenWallet Foundation readies launch of open-source engine for digital wallets
In just six months, the OpenWallet Foundation (OWF) has grown from three to 350 global organizations, including trillion-dollar companies, which...
UK Biometrics and Surveillance Commissioner submits damning report as job extended
The UK government does not have a plan for oversight of biometrics and surveillance once the Office for the Biometrics...
 
The promise of surveillance profits outweighs sanctions for U.S. and China firms
If there are pressure campaigns or government sanctions capable of dissuading China from its expansionist biometric surveillance policies, they have...
Consumer attention prompts Liminal to assess 2K digital ID providers for landscape
The Digital Identity Landscape has grown to four times the size it was six years ago, when Liminal first created...
 
Persistent phishing to push passkeys past passwords
The adoption of the FIDO Alliance’s passkeys by tech giants has pushed their support by user devices beyond three out...
iBeta examines impact of PAD standard update for biometrics developers and labs
The January update to the ISO/IEC 30107-3 standard for biometric presentation attack detection makes a series of small but significant...
 
BixeLab launches online training courses for biometrics professionals
A new training service for professionals in biometrics, digital identity and risk management has been announced by BixeLab. The new...
  AuthenticID, Bitwarden, Socure get closer in FIDO
  FaceTec quarterly revenue up 106% y-o-y to close 2022
  No ISC West for Hikvision, Dahua in wake of ethics violations
  Daon targets new markets with executive appointment
  Hong Seng acquires 51% of eKYC firm Innov8tif for $7M
  Iris biometrics make inroads with US law enforcement: Iris ID
  Mantra unveils new optical FAP30 fingerprint scanner with liveness detection
  TSA hires Dignari for digital ID, credential and access management services
  Thales, Idemia, Veridos reportedly jostle for mega biometric ID card contract in DR Congo
  NEC and partners report early success with neonatal biometric vaccine management system
Biometrics White Papers
January 2023 update to ISO/IEC standard 30107-3: How do changes affect development and testing?
In January of 2023, ISO/IEC published a new, second edition of the 30107-3 standard that replaces the earlier, first edition...
 
Multispectral imaging (MSI) fingerprint technology
Organizations increasingly rely on digital technologies to validate identities for secure interactions and services such as banking transactions, medication dispensing,...
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...
 
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
Can we exploit human visual attention to improve face recognition models?
  February 14, 2023
Securing identity in a world shared with virtual humans
  February 15, 2023
Aviation Festival Asia 2023
  February 28, 2023 - March 1, 2023
Workshop on protection of biometric data under GDPR
  March 1, 2023
World Police Summit
  March 7, 2023 - March 9, 2023
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