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Face biometrics market reacts to geopolitical, ethical pressures
Face biometrics supply chain decisions and certifications, implementations and contracts for government digital identity schemes are the top themes of the most-read articles over the past week … read the full report here

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Biometric Update Weekend Reading
Thailand’s blockchain digital ID infrastructure – an ecosystem in an ID ecosystem
Thailand is progressing rapidly with enrollment into its blockchain-based biometric digital identity infrastructure operated by the National Digital ID Company...
 
Thoughtful Biometrics: DNA, vendor-tactics, better signage and finding common ground
The virtual Thoughtful Biometrics “unconference” on all things biometric generated fifteen different sessions, chosen at the start of the day...
MOSIP stakeholders convene to share open-source ID insights, plan further forums
Content supporting foundational ID system MOSIP should be translated into multiple languages, and promoted with webinars and a new web...
 
Open-source, homegrown tech and systems reform can put birth registration on track
Cornelius Williams joined the ID16.9 podcast just as he retires from his role as global director for child protection at...
Multimillion pound contracts keep coming for UK Government Digital Service’s One Login
The UK’s Government Digital Service is continuing to award contracts as it develops the One Login digital identity service for...
 
EU moves into negotiations on legal framework for digital identity, wallet plan
The political process is moving ahead on the European Digital Identity, reports Euractiv, with the EU Parliament adopting a mandate...
Govt insists BVAS a game changer in Nigeria polls, civil society calls for NIN addition
The reactions trailing the use of the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) is Nigeria’s general elections of 25 February and...
 
How Sierra Leone joined forces for national digital ID – ID4Africa livecast
The latest ID4Africa livecast examined the issues around social protection and how Sierra Leone planned and rolled out its digital...
Facewatch to stop using Hikvision amid controversy over UK retail biometrics
Retailers across the UK are increasingly turning to facial recognition technology to combat shoplifting amid a rise in thefts and...
 
New Amazon biometric-scan cases in media-saturated NYC could add to tech opposition
Amazon is fighting two new federal biometric privacy lawsuits involving its Go physical stores, both of which were filed in...
Indications that China has made big strides in chip muscle, price for facial recognition
A Chinese maker of measurement systems designed for three-dimensional facial recognition is reporting that its chips can outperform other chips...
 
Datasets driving facial recognition development fueled by data privacy violations
The shift from manual feature engineering to neural networks that supercharged facial recognition also created a market for face data...
Corsight’s Porter calls out ‘clickbait’ biometric bias claims
A mismatch by a facial recognition system is blamed for a wrongful arrest in Maryland in a Wired article that...
 
Biometric IP stolen on the way to patent protection, developer alleges
A biometrics coder is alleging sophisticated wrongdoing reportedly involving his software and the lawyer he hired to shepherd a facial...
  Vivotek unveils edge computing facial recognition camera
  Ping Identity introduces decentralized identity management system
  Face Forensics adapts biometric software for disaster victim identification
  Pangea deploys AI stress detection system for Southeast Asia government
  Tech5 launches umbrella brand for biometric products, comprehensive SDK
  Mastercard digital ID app gets UK green light, launches NSW pilot program
  Thales, Finnish police to launch new biometric travel and digital ID documents
  Yoti partners on digital ID for gaming, trials age estimation for Danish drinkers
  Regula upgrades biometric and document scanning to provide complete protection
  Panera deploys Amazon One palm biometrics to facilitate payments, loyalty program
Biometrics White Papers
Securing identity in a world shared with virtual humans
How biometrics and liveness detection have evolved to protect us from deepfake- and chat-powered fraud Deepfakes have been identified as...
 
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...
ISO PAD and FIDO testing comparison
Two of the most popular testing services that iBeta offers are ISO 30107 compliance, and FIDO Biometrics Component Certification. To...
 
How can we get personal? Leveraging biometrics for loss prevention — and beyond
With biometrics, retailers can reduce loss and theft, improve customer service and increase operational efficiency. The value of robust identification...
Events and Webinars
SECON 2023
  March 29, 2023 - March 31, 2023
Future Identity Finance Europe 2023
  March 29, 2023
Webinar – One selfie to rule them all: Could distributed biometrics revolutionize the way we authenticate?
  March 30, 2023
Exploring transformers for behavioral biometrics
  March 30, 2023
Identity Management Day 2023 Virtual Conference
  April 11, 2023
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