View in Browser | Subscribe Today | | | Daily Biometrics News : Sep 9, 2024 | | Brazilian digital ID firm Unico acquires Oz Forensics and Trully.AI | Brazilian digital identity unicorn Unico has announced more acquisitions. The selfie biometrics provider, backed by the likes of Goldman Sachs,…Read More | | Deepfake competition results announced: Emphasizing ethical technology use | The results of the INCLUSION•Conference on the Bund and Ant Group’ Global Multimedia Deepfake Detection… | Vida introduces biometric identity stack to fight fraud in Indonesia | As digital transformation accelerates globally, the threat of cybercrime continues to grow, driving demand in… | SIC Biometrics plots scale-up path from under-the-radar prominence | SIC Biometrics is surely among the most influential hardware providers in the industry to remain… | Idemia contract for SA’s biometric driver’s licenses prompts request for investigation | Idemia is facing further scrutiny in South Africa. A new request from transport minister Barbara… | ACI pushes back on Philippine national ID card contract cancelation | The Philippine government’s national ID system has come under scrutiny, as the Bangko Sentral ng… | Pakistan ID agency chair out after court rules appointment violates constitution | A legal standoff appears to be brewing between Pakistan’s military government and judiciary, after the… | Digital IDs: How to accelerate global interoperability | By Andrew Black, Managing Director, ConnectID If you work on developing digital IDs and interoperable… | Digital identity and DPI hold potential to transform humanitarian aid | The integration of technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI), blockchain, and digital identity systems is… | Global ID patents protocols for biometric device as identity credential | Finger vein recognition has drawn increasing attention from the biometrics community in recent years, with… | Tencent Cloud launches palm vein biometrics for contactless payments | During the Tencent Global Digital Ecosystem Summit, Tencent Cloud unveiled a palm verification system that… | Ensuring equitable representation in the development of voice authentication systems | With the rise of voice biometrics, questions are being raised about the use of this… | Biometrics testing for bias standardized while contracts test patience | Biometrics standards are advancing and the testing providers that use them for evaluations are growing,… | Governments’ use of digital verification must ensure equal access to services | The Progressive Policy Institute (PPI) warns in a new report, Closing the Digital Verification Divide,… | EU gathers feedback on EUDI Wallet certification, implementation | As the European Union approaches the launch of its digital identity project, feedback on the… | Infant.ID updates biometric scanner for infants and advances research | Brazil-based Infant.ID has developed a new, more compact and efficient version of its fingerprint biometric… | Kuwait prepares to halt services for unregistered fingerprint biometrics | Those in Kuwait failing to meet the deadlines for biometric registration will face suspension of… | Namibia’s new CRVS, national ID system reflects key data protection aspects | Namibia’s newly proposed Civil Registration and Identification Bill has been praised for containing essential elements… | Ghana EC adds liveness detection to prevent voter verification fraud | The Electoral Commission of Ghana (EC) has announced the incorporation of a liveness detection feature… | Facial recognition back in crime-fighting toolkit for Colorado police | Facial recognition technology is coming back to the Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office (ACSO), this time… | | More News | Guest Posts | Features |
| | Featured op-ed | | Digital IDs: How to accelerate global interoperability | By Andrew Black, Managing Director, ConnectID If you work on developing digital IDs and interoperable global systems, you’re well aware…Read More | | The role of behavioral biometrics in a world of growing cyberthreats | By Anthony Eaton, Chief Technology Officer, IDEX Biometrics According to a recent McKinsey article, by… | Emerging technology and emergency surveillance or vice versa? | By Professor Fraser Sampson, former UK Biometrics & Surveillance Camera Commissioner In a recent Biometric Update… | Remote biometric surveillance and policing – a new frame of reference? | By Professor Fraser Sampson, former UK Biometrics & Surveillance Camera Commissioner In surveillance perspective is everything.… | From doubt to assurance: The battle for online integrity | By Aled Lloyd Owen, Global Policy Director, Onfido As the UK public digested the results… | TSA biometrics program is evolving faster than critics’ perceptions | By Neville Pattinson, Head of Federal Government Sales at Thales Group’s DIS Identity & Biometric Solutions… | Protecting digital customer journeys from AI biases | By Olivier Koch, VP of Applied AI, Onfido Today, hundreds of millions of people use… | The evolution of digital identity: From databases to blockchain | By Rohan Pinto, CTO for 1Kosmos Digital identity, the online representation of an individual or entity,… | The future of CCTV and policing | By Professor Fraser Sampson, former UK Biometrics & Surveillance Camera Commissioner Last week’s webinar by Public… | Travel far ahead on realizing benefits of biometrics and digital ID | By Alan Goode, CEO and Chief Analyst at Goode Intelligence Imagine an industry where you can… | Facial recognition for policing – what do we expect? | By Professor Fraser Sampson, former UK Biometrics & Surveillance Camera Commissioner Last summer when I… |
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| | White Papers | | | 3 warning signs that your ID verification process is hurting your bottom line | Is your identity verification process obstructing your customer acquisition goals or enabling fraud? A recent study showed that 63% of…Read More |
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| | | Responsible biometrics: A guide to ethical and secure identity verification | Biometrics have been used for a variety of purposes for centuries. Fingerprints, handprints, and various measurements of the body were…Read More |
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| | | Generative AI: How to protect your business in the golden age of fraud and disinformation | Generative artificial intelligence (AI) technologies have exploded in quality and popularity. These technologies can create a variety of content including…Read More |
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| | | A buyer’s guide to online identity verification | How to separate the contenders from the pretenders in online identity verification vendors Identity verification is the process of verifying…Read More |
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| | | Protect your business and customers from threat of account fraud | Customer authentication and onboarding are important business interactions that set the tone for the relationship with the customer. However, these…Read More |
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| | | Metrics that matter – How to evaluate identity verification technology | If you’re confused by all the identity verification solutions on the market and how they’re different, you’re not alone. With…Read More |
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| | | Decentralized identity for secure user authentication | This ebook by Youverse explores the potential of decentralized face recognition to make user authentication more private and secure. In…Read More |
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