| Weekend Reading : Dec 16, 2023 |
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| Biometrics launch for gumshoes and robot restaurants |
| The developments in biometrics that drew readers’ attention this week are split between traditional, established applications and innovative, even futuristic…Read More |
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| WPF calls for NIST and OECD to take over standard-setting for AI governance |
| Over the past years, governments from across the globe have begun to measure and improve… |
| EU’s provisional AI Act deal limits remote biometrics use after marathon negotiation |
| After a three-day marathon negotiation, the European Union has finally reached a provisional agreement on… |
| European digital wallet framework endorsed by EU Parliament committee |
| A draft of the legal framework governing the European digital identity project has received endorsement… |
| UK police use of facial recognition probed by lawmakers |
| Police in the UK have been ramping up the use of facial recognition technology with… |
| Academics lay out principles for rollout of NSW digital ID, face biometrics |
| A new report from Australian researchers proposes guardrails for New South Wales’ digital ID system… |
| US committee sees AI fintech threat, public ready for biometric defense |
| The U.S. Financial Services Committee held a hearing with finance tech innovation leaders on opportunities… |
| The battle against payment fraud really is a war and must be fought like one: Au10tix |
| Identity verification providers presented two marketing mindsets this week. The more predominant one was confident… |
| Sniffing out the fakes – Google files patent apps for fingerprint and voice liveness |
| Google has filed a pair of patent applications for software capable of detecting spoofed voice… |
| Voice deepfakes are inkblots for consumers – they’re threats or entertainment |
| A recent marketing survey funded by a voice biometrics firm has found that a majority… |
| Indian G20 Sherpa says expansive DPI adoption by Global South will speed SDG attainment |
| An Indian government representative (or “Sherpa”) at the G20, Amitabh Kant, has called for more… |
| Ethiopia moves closer to ePassports and digital ID with Toppan agreement |
| Ethiopia’s Immigration and Citizenship Services (ICS) department has signed an agreement with Toppan Gravity Ethiopia,… |
| Ghana plans digital version of national ID card to simplify authentication |
| The producers of Ghana’s national ID card, known as the Ghana Card, have announced that… |
| Estonia to support Kenya’s digital govt pursuits with $324K investment |
| An Estonian government-funded organization – the Estonian Center for International Development Cooperation (ESTDEV) — recently… |
| Ethiopia shops for PR firm to popularize Fayda digital ID, speed adoption |
| The National Identity Program of Ethiopia (NIDP) has published an Expression of Interest (EOI) for… |
| Malaysian digital ID available to public from July 2024 |
| Malaysia’s digital identity – known as MyDigital ID – will be available to the general… |
| St. Vincent and the Grenadines looks to MOSIP for national ID pilot |
| The southern Caribbean island nation of St. Vincent and the Grenadines is planning to pilot… |
| How attractive is WLD to large investors? We’re going to see |
| The Worldcoin Foundation, originator of would-be world digital currency of the future WLD, could use… |
| Worldcoin adds face biometrics, major consumer platforms in digital ID upgrade |
| Worldcoin has expanded its digital identity system, added face biometric authentication and unveiled support for… |
| Biometric immigrant tracking proposals could boost GEO, CoreCivic, or evaporate |
| A request for information published by the U.S. federal government has raised the profile of… |
| Fime France gets NIST lab accreditation for biometrics testing |
| The National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program accreditation (NVLAP Lab Code 600365-0) from NIST will allow… |
| Yoti integrates ROC.ai’s facial recognition into identity verification platform |
| London-based Yoti has announced that it will start to use facial recognition software from American… |
| Former UK Biometrics Commissioner joins Facewatch in advisory role |
| Fraser Sampson the former UK Biometrics and Surveillance Camera Commissioner, has been appointed to a… |
| Paravision Converge highlights partners, range of face biometrics applications |
| Applications built with face biometrics from Paravision have scored successes in the internet of things,… |
| IrisGuard biometrics to support Yemen’s national payment platform |
| The Yemen National Payments Company (MEPSYemen) will now integrate IrisGuard’s EyePay Network iris biometrics-based payments… |
| Carolina Panthers draft Verizon and Wicket for entry with face biometrics |
| Two new deployments of biometrics for different applications at professional sports venues have been unveiled,… |
| Thales’ latent fingerprint biometrics algorithm scores high accuracy, speed in NIST test |
| Thales has scored a rank-one hit rate of 91.9 percent for latent fingerprint biometrics in… |
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