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Biometrics and digital ID across Africa this week: SIM deadline in Tanzania, ZKTeco R&D center, Uganda eKYC
Tanzania's deadline for SIM registration arrived with over 40 percent of subscribers still to register, Chinese firm ZKTeco tells more about its big plans for R&D in Nigeria while Uganda’s central bank is orchestrating eKYC to cut costs and increase financial inclusion. And despite developments in ID and biometric passports, more African nations could be included on the U.S. travel ban list .. Read the full story here.

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Daily Biometrics News
Biometrics and Information Commissioners criticize live facial recognition deployment across London
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New Jersey law enforcement blocked from using facial recognition tech from Clearview AI
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Why biometrics will let us forget passwords forever
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ID R&D update optimizes voice biometric solution for edge devices
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Ada Lovelace Institute to review governance of biometric data
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Onfido joins World Economic Forum in push for passwordless future
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Jumio honored for biometric video selfie authentication solution
Jumio’s biometric video selfie authentication solution has been recognized in the 2020 Business Intelligence Group (BIG) Innovation Award for its...
 
Facebook may add a biometric security layer to Messenger app
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Pakistan leverages biometric tech for inclusive banking and to secure property transactions
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Securiport partners with University of Notre Dame in biometrics and data analytics research for border security
Securiport’s Global Innovation Cell has entered a multi-year academic research agreement with the University of Notre Dame to research next...
Biometrics and digital ID across Africa this week: SIM deadline in Tanzania, ZKTeco R&D center, Uganda eKYC
Tanzania is the main story this week for biometrics in Africa as its deadline for biometric SIM registration arrived when...
 
Credit card, retail and tech giants, and government ID projects top biometrics news of the week
Biometric projects involving credit card companies, retail and tech giants made up several of the week’s top headlines in the...
 
 
 
 
 
 
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