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Trust in biometrics sought with AI Act, government programs and ethical facial recognition
Biometrics adoption is being encouraged in the public sector for digital ID and online government applications as it continues to rise in the private sector from smartphones to airport processes .. Keep reading this report

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Biometric Update Weekend Reading
Socure claims highest valuation in biometric IDV space with $450M funding round
The highest valuation of any private identity verification provider may now belong to Socure, after the company raked in $450...
 
Heavily oversubscribed Idex Biometrics private placement brings in $30M
The private placement Idex Biometrics conducted to raise $25 million has brought in even more than expected, with the company issuing...
UK selects over a dozen biometrics providers for immigration self-enrollment trial
The biometric suppliers and sub-suppliers for the UK Home Office’s forensic border check trial have been unveiled. A privacy information...
 
Oosto backs call for scraped biometrics deletion; Clearview fires back
An industry dust-up has broken out over the appropriate composition of biometric reference databases for law enforcement applications, with Oosto endorsing...
WEF cites stats showing how digital IDs can accelerate national economies
A new World Economic Forum white paper finds reason to believe that digital ID programs will be decisive in modernized...
 
Take the shine and target off face biometrics, say researchers
Of the uncounted words, both alarmed and alarming, devoted to law enforcement’s use of facial recognition, there is one sentence...
Major research project examines digital identity in 10 African countries
Detailed reports into the status quo of digital identity systems of 10 African nations have been released by Research ICT...
 
Government digital identity plans advance amid scepticism, lack of awareness
Britons do not feel well informed about common digital identity and biometrics, according to a recently published survey into opinions...
Aussie state police considering broader biometrics platform
Calls to pause law enforcement use of facial recognition notwithstanding, state police officials in Australia are considering a very much...
 
Neuro-ID secures $35M for real-time behavior analysis expansion in Series B
Behavioral analytics specialist Neuro-ID has secured $35 million in Series B to acquire talent expand globally for its services for large-scale...
Biometrics providers unready for AI Act requirements risk market exclusion: EAB lunch talk
The impact of Europe’s new artificial intelligence regulation on vendors and users of biometrics could be quite severe, and even...
 
Thales inks biometrics and smart city deal in Vietnam, discusses ethical facial recognition
Thales has signed an extensive deal with Vietnam’s VNPT to accelerate the country’s digital transformation with biometrics, smart city and other...
Pakistan gymnastics team fights for ID in case which could bring it to 3 million
A team of young gymnasts who are excluded from Pakistan’s centralized digital identity system are fighting to be recognized by the...
 
Controversy over Ghana VP remarks on ID card use as passport shows need for public engagement
The recent claim by Ghana’s vice president Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia that the country’s national biometric ID card (the Ghana Card)...
  IBIA appoints Washington veteran as managing director
  What is China’s new data privacy law hoping to achieve?
  EAB, ACM, FIDO Alliance line up biometrics, digital ID events
  Document-free checks launch at Vienna Airport with NEC biometrics
  China’s biometrics sector faces interesting hurdles but it’s not slowing soon
  Have governments stopped trying to finesse intense face biometrics projects?
  With biometric lawsuits increasing — what regulations can protect our privacy?
  Mastercard partners on Brazilian student digital ID to support remote exams
  VerifyMe Nigeria plans regional expansion as biometrics startup IdentityPass raises $360K
  Former executive sues Idemia I&S, alleges improper biometric app development outsourcing
Biometrics White Papers
LES film technology – fingerprint sensor descriptions and alternative fingerprint technologies
Absolute identification and authentication (verification of identity) through individual fingerprints, regardless of the technology used, requires three general steps: image...
 
Mobile app friction report – Device change
This edition of Incognia‘s Mobile App Friction Report contains data and analysis of the friction for changing devices and authenticating...
How electronic IDs are changing identity verification in the EU and beyond
eIDAS is the European Union’s legislation that oversees electronic identification (eID), authentication and trust services for electronic transactions in the...
 
Mobile app friction report – Login authentication and password reset
Time spent on mobile financial apps in the US has grown more than 90% in 2020. A frictionless mobile app...
Events and Webinars
Future Identity Festival
  November 15, 2021 - November 16, 2021
Future Identity Festival November 15 – 16, 2021 London On 15th & 16th November 2021, 2000+ festival goers will come...
EAB workshop on face image quality
  November 16, 2021 - November 18, 2021
EAB workshop on face image quality Online November 16-18, 2021 The European Association for Biometrics (EAB ) together with DHS-OBIM,...
Security Exhibition & Conference 2021
  November 17, 2021 - November 18, 2021
Security Exhibition & Conference 2021 Online November 17 – 18, 2021 The world and the security industry have changed forever....
The Dark Side of Identity: Mitigating the risks
  November 17, 2021 - December 15, 2021
The Dark Side of Identity: Mitigating the risks Online Nov 17, Dec 1 & 15, 13:30 GMT Digital ID Systems...
Egypt Defence Expo (EDEX)
  November 29, 2021 - December 2, 2021
Egypt Defence Expo (EDEX) Cairo, Egypt November 29 – December 2, 2021 The second edition of Egypt’s leading defence and...
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