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Biometric Update Weekend Reading
Rights groups weigh in on NIST’s evaluation metrics for facial age estimation
Human rights organizations are taking an interest in the metrics used to evaluate age estimation by an American government body.…
 
Washington prepares to tender remote ID proofing upgrade for Login.gov
The U.S. government has scheduled a briefing for vendors interested in bidding on work to improve Login.gov, Washington’s wobbly single…
Black woman matched by facial recognition alleges police misconduct in lawsuit
Another person in the United States is alleging a wrongful arrest based on a false match by facial recognition software…
 
Detroit police change facial recognition procedure as falsely accused woman sues
Police leadership in the U.S. city of Detroit is reacting to a wrongful arrest lawsuit by defending facial recognition software…
China regulator floats curbs for face biometrics use, data storage
Draft rules for how businesses can and cannot use facial recognition are being aired in China. The proposed rules have…
 
India’s data protection bill passes lower house of Parliament, raises privacy concerns
India’s Digital Personal Data Protection Bill of 2023 passed in the lower house of Parliament and will now face the…
Mobile driver’s license adoption represents win for TSA
By Neville Pattinson, Head of Federal Government Sales at Thales Group’s DIS Identity & Biometric Solutions States in the U.S.…
 
US cyber safety board wants feds more involved in eliminating passwords
A U.S. cybersecurity agency has issued a full-throated endorsement of private – namely FIDO Alliance — and government standards-making to…
Details of Guyana’s biometric digital ID cards, Veridos $35.4M contract amount revealed
Guyana’s government is advancing legislation to back a biometric national digital ID card initiative, which spells out how the system…
 
Digital identity becomes option for most Singaporeans when they vote
Singapore has inaugurated the use of digital IDs to verify their identity when voting. Voters will be free to use…
Kenyan lawmakers seek probe into flopped Huduma Namba digital ID project
Some Members of Parliament (MPs) in Kenya have called for an inquest into how funds were used in the implementation…
 
India advances Sri Lanka digital ID project $5.4M
A cheque of 450 million Indian rupees (approximately US$5.4 million) has been handed to Sri Lanka’s government as part payment…
Australia moves responsibility for federal biometrics to Attorney General’s Department
The Australian government is in the process of rolling out digital IDs with the anticipation of putting out legislation for…
 
UK Biometrics Commissioner resigns in anticipation of role’s elimination
UK Surveillance Camera and Biometrics Commissioner Fraser Sampson has stepped down. His emailed letter of resignation to Home Secretary Suella…
Support for biometrics soft in New York schools
The New York State’s IT Services Office released a report on biometrics in schools that recommends caution before putting it…
 
Wells Fargo accused of scam involving racketeering, synthetic identity fraud
Wells Fargo has been hit with a putative class action alleging that they worked with a credit reporting agency that…
  Fingerprint Cards locks in exclusive deal with BenjiLock
  Worldcoin biometric enrollment frenzy sparks raid, concerns
  A tale of two MOSIP implementations: Philippines and Morocco
  BioCatch says its anti-fraud app improves fraud detection by 1500%
  US Homeland Security is using Clearview AI to crack pedophile cold cases
  Yoti and AVPA call for bias measurement in NIST age estimation assessments
  ComplyCube integrates ID document liveness detection to boost fraud protection
  ROC.ai scores high mark with fingerprint segmentation algorithm in NIST evaluation
  Sentry merges with X-Core to combines biometric smart card, manufacturing capabilities
  Unleashing the power of liveness detection: A game-changer in the battle against deepfakes
Biometrics White Papers
Beyond passwords: A guide to biometric authentication
Passwords are a challenging and a highly imperfect solution for granting account access to your trusted customers. Asking customers to…
 
Ensuring trustworthy digital identities
In today’s interconnected world, trust plays a crucial role in online transactions and relationships that rely on it. Establishing trust…
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,…
 
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…
Events and Webinars
Cyber DSA 2023
  August 15, 2023 - August 17, 2023
3rd Digital Identity & Authentication Summit MENA 2023
  September 12, 2023 - September 13, 2023
SmartTech Asia 2023
  September 13, 2023 - September 15, 2023
Mobility Payments Asia Pacific 2023
  September 13, 2023 - September 14, 2023
BIOSIG 2023 – 22nd international conference of the biometrics special interest group
  September 20, 2023 - September 22, 2023
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