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ID4Africa Ambassador program expands again with new positions and nearly all African nations included
“The thing that was remarkable this year for us is the intensity of the exchange with African governments that we experienced during the nomination and selection process,” ID4Africa Executive Chairman Dr. Joseph Atick told Biometric Update in an interview ... Read the full story here.

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U.S. pushes back against international AI regulation efforts as Portland delays facial biometrics ban again
Regulating advanced technology is a touchy subject at the best of times, but a plan announced by Canada and France...
 
Biometrics for wide range of auto applications showcased at CES 2020
Automotive applications are the next logical step for biometrics after implementation in smartphones and to reduce password use, according to...
TechFreedom urges Supreme Court to hear Facebook biometric data privacy arguments
TechFreedom is urging the U.S. Supreme Court to hear Facebook’s appeal of the decision to certify a Biometric Information Privacy...
 
Voice biometrics and analysis capabilities demoed at CES 2020
Sensory will provide its voice biometrics and other innovations in collaboration with voice technology company Aiquido to develop comprehensive solutions...
Biometric facial recognition hardware present in 90% of smartphones by 2024
By 2024, biometric facial recognition hardware such as Face ID integrated in iPhones, will be deployed on more than 800...
 
ID4Africa Ambassador program expands again with new positions and nearly all African nations included
ID4Africa’s Ambassadors Program has reached 48 different countries across the continent, achieving practically complete engagement with governments across Africa, as...
iFLyTek develops voice recognition for law enforcement; moves forward with AI innovation despite U.S. ban
Chinese startup iFlyTek boasts it has created for law enforcement AI technology that leverages voice biometrics to identify a person,...
 
Fingerprint Cards adds capacitive touch sensors to biometric access control portfolio
Fingerprint Cards has added two capacitive touch sensors to its fingerprint authentication touch sensor portfolio, for physical and logical access...
UK looks to replace passwords with biometric technology to reduce NHS login time
The U.K. government is investing £40 million (USD$52 million) in multi-factor authentication technology to upgrade NHS staff computer login system...
 
Microsoft Research, Peking University develop AI deepfake detector
Microsoft Research in partnership with Peking University has published two academic papers discussing a concept for face-swapping artificial intelligence and...
Malaysia plans release for final report on National ID by June 30
Last summer, Malaysia’s Ministry of Communications and Multimedia announced it was introducing a national biometric digital identification platform (National Digital...
 
Megvii gets green light for $500 million Hong Kong IPO
Chinese artificial intelligence unicorn Megvii received a green light from the stock exchange for $500 million Hong Kong IPO, Reuters...
 
 
 
 
 
 
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