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ID4Africa rescheduled for October 28 to 30 to ensure full inclusive participation
ID4Africa 2020 has been postponed to October 28 to 30, in order to ensure “a healthy, safe, and highly successful event with inclusive participation by all the stakeholders from around the world,” according to an official announcement from the organizers .. Read the full story here.

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Daily Biometrics News
Biometrics industry gears up for connect:ID; Iris ID, Jenetric, Cyberlink and Get Group announce demos
Connect:ID 2020 is taking place this week in Washington, D.C., with presentations and demonstrations from many of the biometrics industry’s...
 
Jurisdiction and pre-emption in biometric privacy suits may soon be clarified
The regular movement of Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) suits to the Northern District of California may only increase as...
Russia to expand use of biometrics to identify foreign citizens and immigrants seeking work
The Russian government said it intends to make increased use of biometric data when identifying foreign citizens, according to proposals...
 
Clearview sought every U.S. mugshot from past 15 years, Vermont sues over web-scraping
Clearview AI has sought every mugshot from across America to augment the billions of images it scraped from social media...
NYPD Commissioner defends controversial DNA database, Scotland advances biometrics Bill
Last summer, the NYPD was accused of violating state and civil rights in its efforts to build a biometric DNA...
 
Hikvision shows off 900K-square-foot facility for manufacturing biometric surveillance cameras in India
Hikvision’s India subsidiary has opened a manufacturing facility in the country, with facial biometrics surveillance cameras being built by more...
FIS introduces Worldpay 3D Secure biometric authentication for online, mobile payments
FIS has released a new biometric 3D Secure (3DS) authentication service dubbed 3DS Flex to help merchants comply with PSD2...
 
China cracks down on biometric data collection by apps with new consent requirement
Apps in China will be required to receive explicit consent from users to collect their biometric data starting on October...
Identity Automation acquires Enboard to bolster education IAM market position
Identity Automation has acquired Enboard, a company specializing in automated account management, single sign-on (SSO), smart account provisioning, rostering, and...
 
Verizon Business adds biometrics to cybersecurity solution portfolio
Verizon Business is launching biometrics-backed Verizon Identity among three new security solutions added to its product portfolio to help companies...
Biometric vending machines draw $20M investment as retail app launches facial recognition
Age restricted purchase protections appear to be a growing use-case for facial biometrics, judging by a funding announcement and an...
 
Can businesses be trusted with their hands in the public biometrics cookie jar?
Is it ethical for police to work with commercial entities to create live facial recognition systems? It is a question...
 
 
 
 
 
 
Upcoming Events
Ai Everything 2020 (postponed)
  March 10, 2020 - March 11, 2020
Ai Everything 2020 Dubai March 10 – 11, 2020 Ai Everything is being postponed from 10-11 March to a later...
4th Annual Instant Payments Summit
  March 11, 2020 - March 11, 2020
4th Annual Instant Payments Summit March 11, 2020 Frankfurt, Germany Instant Payments adoption has soared year on year. According to...
connect:ID
  March 11, 2020 - March 12, 2020
connect:ID Washington, DC, USA March 11 – 12, 2020 Join us at connect:ID and experience a free world-class exhibition and...
ISC West (postponed until July)
  March 17, 2020 - March 18, 2020
ISC West March 17 – 19, 2020 Las Vegas, NV ISC West, scheduled to be held March 17-20, will now...
Biometrics Institute US Conference 2020
  March 24, 2020 - March 25, 2020
Biometrics Institute US Conference 2020 Washington, DC March 24 – 25, 2020 Through a series of keynotes, conversations and panel...