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Face biometrics deployed for everything from supermarket payments to World Cup security
Face biometrics deployments spanning identity verification, small-n searches and large-scale forensic investigation, and even live facial recognition dominated the most-read articles of the week .. read the full report here

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Biometric Update Weekend Reading
UN expects 350M more people worldwide to get legal identity by 2025
Erstwhile Policy Advisor and Program Manager for Legal Identity at the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) Niall McCann says despite...
 
Ethiopia plans upgrades to meet 10M digital IDs target by 2023, draft law approved
Ethiopia’s National Identity Program (NIDP) says it is looking forward to upgrading its hardware infrastructure and software licenses to be...
Qatar equips 15,000 cameras with facial recognition for soccer World Cup 2022
FIFA World Cup 2022 in Qatar will be held at 8 stadiums and watched by millions of fans, along with...
 
Chile launches biometric identification system, aims to tackle organized crime
Chile is rolling out an automated biometric identification system (ABIS) with the intention of tackling organized crime. Launch materials show...
Canadian government plans public consultation on digital ID platform for public services
The Government of Canada is planning to launch public consultations on a digital ID framework for federal government services. The...
 
Three Web3 and decentralized digital ID funding rounds bring in over $84M
Excitement for decentralized digital ID solutions for Web3 continues to attract new funding. The latest announcements include .bit raising $13...
Facial recognition might work better with a dedicated capture device, like all other biometrics
Facial recognition would probably work better with images taken from a dedicated device, rather than one designed to capture good...
 
Facial recognition getting better at handling modest angles and big smiles
The state of the art of facial recognition has improved over recent years to the point of handling certain kinds...
Open-source technologies have potential to accelerate development efforts: Brookings report
A research paper published by The Brookings Institution argues that if properly developed and deployed, open source technologies that can...
 
Facewatch counters Big Brother Watch’s biometric surveillance claims, plans expansion
Face biometrics company Facewatch was recently under the spotlight when privacy advocate NGO Big Brother Watch filed a legal complaint...
Jamaica national ID deployment moves forward with first biometric registration centers opening
The first biometric enrolment center to enable citizens to register for Jamaica’s new National Identification System (NIDS) is scheduled to...
 
Philippines going digital by default? Vietnam’s national IDs ‘introduced’
Vietnam and The Philippines are moving on digital IDs, although only one of the South China Sea nations as part...
Biometric bartender can tell if you want to talk about the weather or just be left alone
A good bartender is able to anticipate the kind of interaction a customer is looking for from cues provided by...
 
Has Amazon got a reality show for you! And you’re the camera operator.
What if all the talk in the United States about one’s right to biometric privacy is limited to advocates, academics,...
  Africa needs biometric de-duplication, Smile Identity argues
  Trusted digital identity can untap GDP potential, Callsign survey says
  BioCatch executive says behavioral biometrics excelling for PSD2 protections
  Start small, test, and iterate: legal ID delivery advice from OpenCRVS engagement lead
  OIX announces digital ID interoperability panels at Identity Trust Conference 2022
  Jumio report highlights cross-sector growth of digital ID in response to pandemic
  Sentry appoints blockchain, crypto expert CTO to develop solutions for biometric ID card
  Canadian aviation security authority chooses Imageware biometrics for restricted areas
  SmilePay launches face biometrics payments in Azerbaijan following Mastercard partnership
Biometrics White Papers
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...
 
Solving fraud in banking with trusted identities
One of the biggest challenges facing banks today is providing secure and trusted services while substantially improving the customer experience....
Biometrics and bias: The science of inclusivity
An in-depth conversation with digital identity experts Stephen Ritter, Chief Technology Officer at Mitek and Alexey Khitrov, CEO and co-founder...
 
Customer identity continuity: why it’s critical
Industry analysts and practitioners explain how challenges with customer experience, fraud, and consistency throughout the customer lifecycle can be solved...
Events and Webinars
Digital Transformation in Banking Summit (APAC)
  August 25, 2022 - August 25, 2022
Digital Transformation in Banking Summit (APAC) Singapore August 25, 2022 Kinfos Events observed a deep surge of interest in ‘Digital...
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...
Identity Week Asia
  September 6, 2022 - September 7, 2022
Identity Week Asia Singapore September 6-7, 2022 Identity Week Asia is a conference and exhibition bringing together the brightest minds...
Future Tech Expo & Summit
  September 12, 2022 - September 13, 2022
Future Tech Expo & Summit Sultanate of Oman and Online September 12 – 13, 2022 After its successful launch, as...
EAB-RPC 2022 – EAB Research Projects Conference 2022
  September 12, 2022 - September 14, 2022
EAB-RPC 2022 – EAB Research Projects Conference 2022 September 12-14, 2022 Fraunhofer IGD, Fraunhoferstraße 5, 64283 Darmstadt, Germany The 9th...
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