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Next-gen biometrics deployments and digital identity concepts hit milestones
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Biometric Update Weekend Reading
Talk about digital ID by talking about services: ID4Africa 2022 workshop findings
“Word of mouth spreads faster than our official communications,” said Henock Ali of Ethiopia’s National ID Program during the feedback...
 
UK Home Office finds kiosks close, mobile getting there for biometrics self-enrollment
The UK Home Office says that biometric self-enrollment of face and fingerprint biometrics works better at this point on kiosks...
Deloitte believes the future of government rests on a vision it calls ‘agile identity’
Deloitte has unveiled a vision called “agile identity” which it believes is the future of government, soon after being awarded...
 
Lovelace Institute calls for stiff regulation covering biometric data in US
UK-based tech research and advocacy organization The Ada Lovelace Institute has posted a critique of biometrics oversight in America, written...
Digital ID, KYC infrastructure critical for digital currency rollout, says IMF
An international agency is urging central banks to help strengthen national digital ID systems and make KYC requirements easier to...
 
World Bank says spike in remote payments helped financial inclusion, urges digital ID investment
Digital payments and account ownership are up and the gender gap in accounts has shrunk, according to the World Bank’s...
Peru issues 7M digital ID cards with id3 biometrics, NXP chips
Fingerprint biometric algorithms from id3 Technologies are being used in Peru’s new digital identity cards, after being selected by NXP...
 
Cameroon begins pilot to issue 6k biometric ID cards to CAR refugees
Authorities in Cameroon have launched a project that seeks to deliver biometric identity cards to refugees from its eastern neighbor,...
Decentralized Identifiers 1.0 are now a W3C standard
Overcoming the formal objections of Google, Apple and Mozilla, Tim Berners Lee announced via Ralph Swick “The DID core specification...
 
Verifiable Credentials go mainstream at Identiverse 2022
The digital identity community came together last week at arguably the first major and fully in-person conference since 2019 –...
UN Human Rights Committee expected to question Ireland’s plans for facial recognition
Irish officials may be questioned over the country’s plans for facial recognition technology for surveillance during a session with the...
 
Scottish Biometrics Commissioner welcomes Ryder Review, could oversee prisons
The Scottish Biometrics Commissioner Dr. Brian Plastow says he welcomes the publication of an independent review into biometric data and...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Biometrics White Papers
Better banking experiences start with strong authentication and face biometric
Banking should be easy and safe. Financial institutions need to meet increasing customer demand for accessibility and convenience while ensuring...
 
Online security best practices across the generations
What generation is most likely to use a single password for all online accounts? Phishing emails, texts, and robocalls around...
Create trusted, seamless access control experiences with visual AI: a how-to guide
Incorporating biometric technology into your access control system can solve some of these challenges, and it’s likely that you’ve done...
 
The validation and development of the QuantumCrypt technology
The purpose of this accreditation is to present a scientific and experimental approach for the validation of the QuantumCrypt technology....
Events and Webinars
PhilSec 2022
  July 12, 2022 - July 13, 2022
PhilSec 2022 Philippines July 12 – 13, 2022 The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) in the Philippines launched...
Digital face manipulation and detection workshop
  July 12, 2022 - July 13, 2022
Digital face manipulation and detection workshop Online July 12-13, 2022 The European Association for Biometrics (EAB) is hosting a two-day virtual...
Digital Forensics for National Security Symposium
  July 27, 2022 - July 28, 2022
Digital Forensics for National Security Symposium National Harbor, MD  July 27 – 28, 2022 DSI’s 3rd Annual Digital Forensics for...
Security Exhibition & Conference
  August 17, 2022 - August 19, 2022
Security Exhibition & Conference Sydney, Australia August 17 – 19, 2022 The security landscape has evolved. Integrating physical security with...
SPIE Remote Sensing
  September 5, 2022 - September 8, 2022
SPIE Remote Sensing Berlin, Germany September 5 – 8, 2022 SPIE Sensors + Imaging 2022 combines two of Europe’s best...