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Africa’s data protection action pushing digital ID forward
Major gains in digital identity policy and the related regulation of data privacy in many African countries provide practical lessons...
 
NADRA adds iris to automated biometric identification platform with Iris ID
Pakistan’s National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) has introduced iris biometrics as the third ID verification option on its Automated...
Togo brings in Atos and Idemia to build national digital ID program
The government of Togo has hired Atos and Idemia to create a MOSIP-based national digital ID program for its citizens....
 
IrisGuard to help Jordan provide digital IDs with iris scans
Jordan is set to become an early adopter of iris recognition to register for digital IDs after the Arab nation...
Cutting out clustered data points to reduce facial recognition bias explained in AFRL talk
Despite the presence of many “heavy hitters” in the public discourse about bias in facial recognition, misunderstanding about the nature...
 
Judges decide cops can’t use black-box biometrics systems in criminal case
In an enforceable blow for transparency in facial recognition, an appeals court in the U.S. state of New Jersey has...
Everyone has an opinion about AI policies and regulations
The European Union’s plenary vote on the AI Act is June 14, but a political skirmish around remote biometric surveillance...
 
UN experts call for ‘urgent’ regulation of biometric surveillance
Biometric surveillance systems and other emerging AI-based technologies are increasingly being used “in sensitive contexts,” without individuals’ knowledge or consent,...
EU rights agency says impact of large biometric systems ‘partly unknown’
Europe has had a difficult 2022: The war in Ukraine has brought a flood of refugees to the European Union...
 
GovStack spec launches. Aimed at nations short on development resources
An initiative created to help governments with few resources digitize their services, has launched its framework version 1 and is...
Apple Vision Pro headset to have Optic ID biometrics built in
Apple announced its new Optic ID biometrics for the Vision Pro VR headset at its annual developers’ conference. The device...
 
Google Wallet rolls out mDL support and prepares more digital identity use cases
Google Wallet users in certain U.S. states will now be able to store digital identities on their phones. From today...
Kenya factors in biometrics in three-year digital government plan
The government of Kenya has launched a ‘Huduma Kenya Digitalization Plan’ which aligns with the country’s digitization agenda to deepen...
 
Pilot phase of biometric vaccination system for Kenyan newborns goes live
The rollout of a biometric system to manage the vaccination journey of children below the age of five years in...
Canada introduces new airport traveller verification program
Canada’s aviation security authority is launching a new program to reduce how long it takes passengers to pass through airport...
 
Live biometrics checks ‘the only way’ to prevent identity scams in finance
In a recent podcast from PaymentsJournal, Micheal Sheehy, chief compliance officer at payments firm Payoneer, pointed to large-scale recent fraud...
  Self-sovereign ID startup comes out of the gate flush
  ThreatFabric, Pangea, ID.me announce new senior executives
  IN Groupe backs blockchain ID project Archipels to fuel expansion
  Oz Forensics strikes up new European partnership with Bewor Tech
  ID R&D breaks down new biometric spoof evaluation metric RIAPAR
  Yoti, Mitek and Synectics launch pilot to fight digital ID fraud with shared signals
  Biometrics and digital ID raise policy questions; Simprints and Yoti have answers
  Tech5 develops biometrics checking capability to protect printed IDs against fraud
  Veridas adds anonymous age assurance in regulatory compliance platform expansion
  Shufti Pro, Innovatrics, and Fourthline ink KYC deals as consumer interest in AML spikes
Biometrics White Papers
iProov Biometric Threat Intelligence Report 2023
As face verification gains traction and becomes more prevalent, threat actors are developing evermore sophisticated ways to circumvent these systems...
 
From good to great: The right biometrics capabilities for better banking
The banking industry was already a major user of biometric solutions before the COVID-19 pandemic. However, the pandemic accelerated the...
One selfie to rule them all: Could distributed biometrics revolutionize the way we authenticate?
Traditional biometric authentication methods, which include both local and server-side biometrics, have limitations that need to be addressed. Local biometrics...
 
Deep dive into deepfakes
Concerns about fraud are growing as the technology to create deepfakes becomes increasingly accessible. This white paper by ID R&D...
Events and Webinars
Webinar: Is your digital onboarding really digital?
  June 15, 2023
Future Identity Finance
  June 20, 2023
Biometrics Institute: US Discussion Day 2023
  June 21, 2023
Seamless Asia 2023
  June 27, 2023 - June 28, 2023
FinTech Connect 2023
  June 27, 2023
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