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Progress on government biometrics programs for elections, forensics and borders mixed
From elections to pandemic aid, and from police forensics to border control, government biometric and digital ID programs are the main theme of the industry’s top news stories over the past week .. Read the full report here.

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Weekend Reading
Blanket bans on face biometrics use by private sector unhelpful, digital privacy group argues
Robust regulation can ensure private sector use of facial recognition that balances people’s freedom to use biometric technology for phone...
 
New European Parliament guidelines for AI and facial recognition invite moratorium consideration
A report released by the European Parliament (EP) on Wednesday calls for a new legal framework for the development and...
Veridos leads EU project for secure biometrics-powered ID verification at border controls
German integrated identity solutions company Veridos says it is at the forefront of a European Union project which seeks to...
 
Biometrics shipment to Palestinian Authority mysteriously released after being confiscated
Four years after Israel approved the Palestinian Authority’s plan to install biometric passport systems — and almost a year after...
Progress towards unbiased facial recognition seen in EU computer vision challenge
A challenge organized by Human Pose Recovery and Behavior Analysis group as part of the European Conference of Computer Vision...
 
YooniK places among facial recognition accuracy leaders from Western nations in December NIST test
Face biometrics startup YooniK scored accuracy results in the mid-December edition of NIST’s Face Recognition Vendor Test (FRVT) that the company says...
Fourthline announces record KYC and digital ID growth and says OCR outperforms Google
KYC and digital identity provider Fourthline has announced record growth during calendar 2020, with its annual recurring revenue doubling over the...
 
NEC targets major sales year for biometrics and touchless interactions in 2021
With mask-wearing relatively common among those with allergies in Japan even prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, NEC  was already working...
Everyone is ignoring the critical step needed to launch digital IDs
The problem with big gabfests like the World Economic Forum is that its leaders quickly learn how to manage the...
 
EAB virtual events to examine biometric systems’ demographic fairness
The European Association of Biometrics (EAB) has unveiled the schedule for its first series of online events slated for March...
Biometrics Institute hiring COO to promote responsible and ethical technology use
The Biometrics Institute is looking for a new Chief Operating Officer to oversee operations and strengthen the organization’s operational strategy and...
 
Clearview AI biometric data privacy suit sent back to state court
A biometric data privacy lawsuit against Clearview AI will head back to state court after the Seventh Circuit Court of...
  Signzy, Idemia, Corsight and Incode appoint new executives
  Apple granted patent for face biometrics occlusion assessment
  MOSIP enhances digital ID platform features, announces webinar
  Telpo lab certified for reliability in testing its biometric products by CNAS
  Data protection in Nigeria – enforcement in post COVID-19 digital economy
  Nuggets’ self-sovereign digital ID chosen for Accenture fintech accelerator
  Biometrics segment largest in AIDC market projected at over $100B by 2025
  Studies reveal smartwatch biometrics can detect COVID-19 before symptoms surface
  Misuse of biometric system won accused U.S. war criminal a presidential pardon — report
  Recent advances address biometric payment card security concerns, Fingerprint Cards says in paper
Biometrics White Papers
The dawn of end-to-end AML compliance
AML fines are rising each year as financial institutions continue to make the same compliance mistakes. Often, organizations must cobble...
 
Remote onboarding: How banks are changing the game
The number of new in-branch account openings was already on a sharp decline before the COVID-19 pandemic. Now, the shift...
Events and Webinars
Verification of banking clients based on multimodal biometrics
  January 26, 2021 - January 26, 2021
Verification of banking clients based on multimodal biometrics EAB Online Seminar January 26 2021, 12:30-13:30 (CET) Join the European Association...
Future of Fraud Management for Businesses
  January 27, 2021 - January 27, 2021
Future of Fraud Management for Businesses Online January 27, 2021 Group Futurista, a leading global event organizer is delighted to...
AI in Payments & Fraud Risk Management (Europe) Summit
  January 28, 2021 - January 29, 2021
AI in Payments & Fraud Risk Management (Europe) Summit Online January 28 – 29, 2021 Artificial Intelligence (AI) is here...
Deep Learning 2.0 Virtual Summit
  January 28, 2021 - January 29, 2021
Deep Learning 2.0 Virtual Summit Online January 28 – 29, 2021 Discover the latest technical advancements and business applications in...
ID4Africa Livecast – Open APIs as a Pathway to Identity and Sectoral System Development
  January 28, 2021 - January 28, 2021
ID4Africa Livecast – Open APIs as a Pathway to Identity and Sectoral System Development Online January 28, 2021, 13:30 –...
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