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Scottish biometrics commissioner objects to proposals to abolish position of UK counterpart
Dr Brian Plastow, the Scottish Biometrics Commissioner has objected to proposals to abolish the position of Biometrics and Surveillance Camera...
 
Wicket, Totm add biometrics, cybersecurity expertise with executive hires
Wicket, Totm Technologies, Inverid, and SecureAuth have each welcomed new executive talent into their ranks. The first of them is...
Zwipe and Idex ink plethora of supply deals for biometric cards
Kuwait International Bank (KIB) has launched a credit service using fingerprint-scanning payment cards from Zwipe for high-net-worth customers. The service,...
 
MOSIP adds more authentication providers to its compliance list
Two biometric authentication providers have attained compliance status with MOSIP (Modular Open Source Identity Platform), deepening the foundational ID system’s...
Botswana and Namibia select Veridos technology for cross-border digital ID
German secure ID firm Veridos continues making moves in Africa. On the heels of a recent MOU aimed at simplifying...
 
Report puts some form to how US states are authenticating public benefits
Researchers in the United States have created an image showing how authentication and identity proofing is used in the U.S....
UK issues factsheet to dispel OneLogin privacy fears
The British government is hoping to dispel public concerns about data privacy and the OneLogin digital identity project designed to...
 
Caribbean countries agree to pursue cross border digital ID efforts
Leaders of eleven countries of the Caribbean have put pen to paper on an agreement which spells out a number...
RecFaces facial recognition now available on Linux
Facial recognition technology maker RecFaces is making its flagship products available on Linux operating systems and plans to allow end...
 
Finger scanner from Axxeto promises new approach to biometric authentication
In a release announcing its ultrasonic finger scanner, Axxeto makes a point of distinguishing its technology from typical fingerprint scanners....
Missouri launches mDL app, first state to allow remote ID card renewal
IDEMIA Identity and Security (I&S) North America partnered with the Missouri Department of Revenue (DOR) to launch the Missouri Mobile...
 
Samsung OLED tech integrates biometric fingerprint and health sensors into display panel
Samsung Display has revealed new advancements in biometric technology at the SID Display Week 2023 in Los Angeles (running May...
Big fingerprint sensor contracts from in and out of Asia signed
A pair of fingerprint sensor makers are reporting sizable – and in one case – profit-making contracts. Neither Next Biometrics...
 
US gov’t opens next track for evaluating ID authentication apps
The second track of the U.S. Homeland Security Department’s remote ID validation demo is on. Homeland Security’s Science and Technology...
  Palm ID verifies in US for alcohol buys and in Beijing for subway rides
  Android biometric safeguards fail to withstand brute-force attack
  Opposition gathers but biometric privacy laws grow
  Proposal to change Aadhaar authentication rules faces more opposition
  Study proposes strategy for effective digital ID implementation in Somalia
  Student data grab grows as facial recognition planned for Hong Kong schools
Biometrics White Papers
iProov Biometric Threat Intelligence Report 2023
As face verification gains traction and becomes more prevalent, threat actors are developing evermore sophisticated ways to circumvent these systems...
 
Using biometric technology to fight public sector benefit fraud
The pandemic caused a scramble to digitize typically in-person services in order to provide extensive financial aid to those in...
Events and Webinars
ID4Africa 2023 Augmented General Meeting
  May 23, 2023 - May 25, 2023
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  May 24, 2023 - May 25, 2023
Border Security Week
  June 6, 2023 - June 7, 2023
Digital Identity unConference Europe​ 2023
  June 7, 2023 - June 9, 2023
Future Identity Finance
  June 20, 2023
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