| Weekend Reading : Oct 12, 2024 |
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| Biometrics cycle from innovations to scale-up opportunities |
| Biometrics integrations range from the experimental to the everyday in the most-read articles of the week on Biometric Update. Yesterday’s…Read More |
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| Central African Republic in full biometric voter registration preparations |
| The Central African Republic (CAR) is in the process of organizing local elections it has… |
| PimEyes says Meta glasses integration could have ‘irreversible consequences’ |
| Two Harvard students made headlines after converting Meta’s smart glasses into a device that automatically… |
| OpenID Connect spec family adopted as international standards |
| They grow up so fast. A full decade has passed since OpenID Connect was launched,… |
| Why the future of biometrics must be privacy-first for widespread scaling and adoption |
| By Blaine Frederick, VP of Product at Alcatraz AI In 2013, Apple revolutionized its flagship… |
| ZeroBiometrics passes pioneering BixeLab biometric template protection test |
| ZeroBiometrics’ face biometrics software meets the specifications for template protection set out in the ISO/IEC… |
| DHS S&T awards contracts to further privacy enhancing synthetic data |
| The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) announced that it has awarded… |
| ChatGPT can recognize ‘facial identities,’ perform age estimation: research |
| The large language model (LLM) ChatGPT “recognizes facial identities and differentiates between two facial images… |
| Publication of ISO standard sets up biometric bias tests and measurement |
| The international standard for measuring biometric bias, or demographic differentials, is now available for purchase… |
| GSA biometrics evaluation raises scope and purpose questions ahead of pilot |
| An evaluation of biometric identity verification technologies recently conducted by the U.S. General Services Administration… |
| Login.gov certified for IAL2 by Kantara with selfie biometrics addition |
| An identity verification system with selfie biometrics for the U.S. General Services Administration’s Login.gov single-sign… |
| Pats on the back, questions and suggestions for NIST’s Digital Identity Guidelines |
| The U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology should communicate clearly with Congress and continue… |
| NIST seeks input, awards contract to hone digital identity guidance |
| A U.S. government body is seeking feedback on how attribute validation services (AVS) should work… |
| US election likely to be a missed opportunity to advance digital ID policy |
| The 2024 U.S. election represents an opportunity for social dialogue around digital identity policy in… |
| US Justice developing AI use guidelines for law enforcement, civil rights |
| The US Department of Justice (DOJ) continues to advance draft guidelines for the use of… |
| Police use FRT in exactly the ways critics fear: Washington Post |
| Police in the U.S. are making arrests based on facial recognition technology, and those who… |
| Calls grow for investigation into Police Scotland’s live facial recognition tactics |
| In light of growing scrutiny over the deployment of live facial recognition technology, Police Scotland… |
| UK police organized crime unit seeks new facial recognition software |
| The UK’s main law enforcement agency against organized crime is looking into new facial recognition… |
| Karachi launches safe city project with live vehicle, facial recognition |
| Karachi has launched the first phase of its Safe City Project, with five poles equipped… |
| Biometrics moves beyond security, border control to transform travel globally |
| As tourism evolves and destinations seek new ways to accommodate visitors, some believe biometric systems… |
| EU’s EES delayed again, border crossings still lack equipment |
| The European Union has confirmed that its upcoming biometric travel scheme will be delayed following… |
| Europe outlines plans for EU Digital Travel app as concerns over EES rise |
| The era of digital passports may be drawing closer in the European Union. The bloc… |
| India to pilot Digi Yatra for foreign nationals in 2025 |
| India is planning an international pilot project for June 2025 that will see the introduction… |
| Upgrade to New Zealand’s immigration system postponed |
| A key improvement to New Zealand’s immigration identity system, known as the Biometric Capability Upgrade… |
| India expands biometric fast-track immigration to 21 airports |
| The Ministry of Home Affairs has extended the biometric Travelers are required to scan their… |
| Armenia provides update on biometric passport, ID card tender |
| Armenia is moving ahead with its plans to provide its citizens with new biometric passports… |
| Nigeria incorporating contactless fingerprints for online passport renewal |
| The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) says it will soon enter an era where the application… |
| Cyprus okays rollout of first 100k digital IDs to facilitate govt transactions |
| The Cypriot government has approved the issuance of 100,000 digital IDs, with 30,000 of them… |
| Comoros to implement digital govt program with $10M AfDB grant |
| The Union of the Comoros is set to execute a digital public infrastructure (DPI) project… |
| Ghana launches CitizenApp to facilitate access to digital govt services |
| On October 7 in Accra, Ghana’s Vice President and candidate of the ruling party for… |
| Ethiopia kicks off digital ID enrolment drive in Addis Ababa |
| A month-long digital ID enrollment campaign gets underway in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, today… |
| The Maldives secures Mantra fingerprint biometrics scanners for national ID system |
| The Maldives has acquired biometric scanners that will be used as part of the country’s… |
| Fiji sets 3-year timeline for National Digital ID project |
| Fiji has hosted a workshop for its National Digital ID Project leading to a timeframe… |
| Thailand kicks off $13B stimulus handout via digital wallets |
| Thailand has launched the first stage of its digital wallet scheme that will provide millions… |
| Landscape of UK digital public services changing with shift in strategy |
| The UK government has convened a panel of tech experts to steer its digital strategy,… |
| The EUDI Wallet was not meant for age assurance: AVPA |
| The European Union should not look at the EU Digital Identity (EUDI) Wallet as an… |
| App stores enter the age verification debate as social media points fingers |
| In the dialogue about how to effectively protect young people from accessing adult content online,… |
| Age assurance laws for social media prove slippery |
| Age verification for social media remains a fluid issue across regions, as stakeholders argue their… |
| Age estimation leaders emerge in NIST evaluation |
| The National Institute for Standards and Technology (NIST) has released its latest Face Analysis Technology… |
| Yoti trumpets NIST age estimation results and testing plans |
| A new facial age estimation algorithm submitted by Yoti to the U.S. National Institute of… |
| NYU Tandon Computer Science faculty tackling deepfakes |
| With the support of Google’s Cyber NYC Institutional Research Program (IRP), a team of NYU… |
| RAND warns of hostile use of AI deepfakes, risks to privacy, democracy |
| Of the many risks that are explored in a new RAND Europe report, one of… |
| Deepfake threat still stirring concern about election integrity |
| The specter of deepfakes continues to hover over the various elections of 2024, and even… |
| Texas DPS solicits contractor to maintain biometric ID services |
| The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) issued a Request for Offers (RFO) for a… |
| Thales powers Guam Police’s revived biometric system for gun-owner IDs |
| The Guam Police Department (GPD) will be reinstating its digital fingerprint system for the issuance… |
| ID.me sets $1.8b valuation, lets employees and early investors sell shares |
| ID.me is gearing up for big financial moves in 2025, aiming for a valuation of… |
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