| Weekend Reading : Mar 2, 2024 |
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| Biometrics entering wider use at work and at play |
| Government and business biometrics deployments to make employee time and attendance tracking more reliable lead a series of items about…Read More |
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| Age checks are here and increasing fast; the race to strike privacy balance is on |
| Any system for the online age checks that are being introduced for access to pornography… |
| Au10tix researchers discover relaunched fake ID generation site OnlyFake |
| OnlyFake.org caused a stir among digital identity verification providers and businesses relying on biometrics to… |
| Pakistan executes AI-powered criminal identification system |
| Pakistan is rapidly advancing into a technologically advanced era, and its provinces are embracing innovation… |
| Digital ID deployment playing crucial role in African healthcare delivery |
| Stakeholders in the healthcare sector have agreed that digital ID, no matter what format it… |
| Tiko Africa seeks partner for voice biometrics collection project in Kenya |
| Tiko Africa, an organization that offers sexual and reproductive health (SRH) services to young people… |
| Tools for Humanity acquires digital wallet developer to build up World App |
| Digital wallet startup Ottr Finance has been acquired by Worldcoin ecosystem developer Tools for Humanity,… |
| Sterling Check Corp. acquired by First Advantage for $2.2B in cash and stock |
| Atlanta-headquartered First Advantage Corporation, which provides employment background screening, is acquiring biometric identity verification firm… |
| ACFE report says generative AI and biometrics key to fighting fraud, now and in future |
| It could not be put more plainly: “in 2024, using technology as part of an… |
| Mobile banking malware growing rapidly, ThreatFabric warns |
| Online payment fraud prevention provider ThreatFabric has shared research on the return of the Anatsa… |
| ATB Ventures becomes first service provider to receive DIACC PCTF certification |
| A release from the Digital Identification and Authentication Council of Canada (DIACC) says that Oliu,… |
| Visa says palm biometric payments have promising future |
| Payments giant Visa showcased its pay-by-palm biometric payment technology at an event marking the transformation… |
| Biometric patient ID verification draws $40M investment, launched to secure telehealth |
| Patient identity verification and health profile providers have made steps to advance healthcare and telehealth.… |
| Nigeria expects to miss digital ID registration goal set by World Bank |
| Nigeria does not expect to meet the goal for digital ID issuance set by the… |
| Spain’s national police introduce multi-faceted digital ID plan |
| Spain’s national police force has announced the launch of a digital identity plan with multiple… |
| One more approval needed for EU-government digital identity wallets |
| The European Union has approved legislation by a wide margin that will give digital ID… |
| Switzerland issues tender for digital ID with $200M budget |
| Switzerland is forging ahead with its plans to establish a national digital identity with a… |
| DPI will contribute up to 4% to India’s GDP by 2030, report says |
| India’s digital public infrastructure (DPI) contributed a whopping $31.8 billion to the country’s economy in… |
| UK government defines areas of priority for digital identity and AI |
| How can the UK ensure that its artificial intelligence technology reduces bias and how can… |
| UK ICO issues warning on biometric employee tracking, guidance for businesses |
| The UK Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has warned community and fitness center operator Serco Leisure… |
| Trust report shows UK public wants digital identity to be inclusive |
| The UK Department for Science, Innovation & Technology (DSIT) has released a findings report summarizing… |
| Illinois the latest US state to move on mobile driver’s licenses |
| Illinois’ secretary of state, Alexi Giannoulias, is backing legislation to create mobile driver’s licenses (mDLs).… |
| Australia’s opposition wants stronger controls built into Digital ID Bill |
| Australia’s Coalition and Greens will pursue amendments to the Digital ID Bill that the Senate… |
| Australia: ‘Clear concern’ over high-risk AI, ministers continue work on digital ID regulation |
| Australia’s approach to regulating AI will not be “hands-off” while the misuse of citizens’ biometric… |
| Jamaican PM’s office says national digital ID coming in Q1 of this year |
| The Jamaican government has announced its intention to complete phase one of the National Identification… |
| Indonesia plots digital ID access to public services in digital transformation push |
| Indonesia is making its national digital ID system an acceptable means of accessing public services… |
| Brazil uses Serpro face biometrics system to verify G20 delegates |
| Serpro, a Brazilian government data processing agency, is providing a facial recognition system that was… |
| Retail facial recognition trials in Australia spark accuracy, privacy and bias concerns |
| Facial recognition is now being trialed in retail in Australia to curtail crime and streamline… |
| Indian Railways coaches to get 175K facial recognition cameras |
| India has monumental biometric surveillance plans for its equally monumental railway system. The government has… |
| Report released by Justice Committee on An Garda Síochána facial recognition bill |
| In Ireland, the Justice Committee released a pre-legislative scrutiny report on the Facial Recognition Technology… |
| Irish cops budget €2.1M for body cams trial |
| The Irish Gardaí are preparing a small-scale trial of body cameras, backed by retrospective facial… |
| Vietnam adds facial recognition for online immigration to digital transformation plan |
| Online immigration is next on Vietnam’s digital transformation checklist, with Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh… |
| US airlines and TSA partner on expanded use of digital ID through face biometrics |
| The U.S Transportation Security Administration is advancing face biometrics checks for members of its PreCheck… |
| Biometrics providers see novel uses for facial recognition in healthcare and education |
| Through a new partnership with Latin American security provider ISEG, Corsight AI’s facial recognition technology… |
| Accura Scan reports strong face biometric accuracy results across NIST categories |
| Accura Scan says the biometric accuracy results for its newest algorithm across all categories in… |
| Mobai secures $2.8M in seed funding for more secure face biometrics |
| Norway-based facial recognition and biometric face verification provider Mobai announced on LinkedIn that it has… |
| World Bank gives South Sudan $10M for biometrics to ID govt payroll thieves |
| A project funded by the World Bank to help clean up South Sudan’s public service… |
| Texas sues over inadequate age verification, as national march to legislation continues |
| Age verification laws are being enacted across North America in what looks like a chain… |
| Auto industry in a position to make the car a digital identity hub to rival the smartphone |
| For many, certain key life relationships have a core of trust that is beyond question… |
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