| Weekend Reading : Aug 17, 2024 |
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| Biometrics providing piece of mind as work on tech trust continues |
| Biometrics are providing protection against fraud as digital identity and biometric access control enter the mainstream in several of the…Read More |
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| Experian acquires NeuroID, adding behavioral analytics to fraud prevention suite |
| Dublin-based data analytics and consumer credit reporting company Experian has acquired U.S. behavioral analytics firm… |
| The role of digital wallets in Pakistan’s digital public infrastructure |
| Pakistan’s speedy digital transformation has resulted in digital wallets becoming an important component of the… |
| DPI for farmers a central feature of India’s 2024-2025 budget |
| India is extending its digital public infrastructure to the agriculture sector with its 2024-2025 budget,… |
| HID puts biometric scanners in 500 São Paulo civil police stations |
| HID’s biometric tenprint scanner has been deployed by law enforcement at 500 police stations throughout… |
| Careful procurement, data collection help avoid common biometrics challenges |
| The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Idemia have addressed critical issues surrounding the security… |
| Contactless fingerprint biometrics interoperability guidance updated |
| The U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology has issued recommendations to bridge the gap… |
| Disconnect between deepfake attacks and defenses revealed by iProov survey |
| Deepfakes are an imminent fraud threat, but most organizations are still not taking them seriously… |
| Free face swap tool goes to number one on GitHub |
| If the chorus of voices noting the danger of freely available biometric deepfake tools seems… |
| Pindrop introduces voice deepfake detection tool, tracks down Harris spoof source |
| Pindrop has announced the launch in preview of its new Pulse Inspect deepfake detection product.… |
| Deepfake risk can be mitigated but no silver bullet exists: Veriff |
| Veriff’s new Deepfakes Deep Dive Report is the latest to ring the alarm bell on… |
| Kenya’s digital ID delivery back on: Court sets aside latest injunction |
| A Kenyan court, early this week, gave the greenlight for the issuance of the Maisha… |
| Africa faces challenges with interoperability as digital ID systems expand |
| In a push towards enhanced service delivery and inclusive economic growth, developing nations are increasingly… |
| UNICEF suggests issuance of national ID numbers at birth in Nigeria |
| The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has advised that one of the ways through which… |
| OIX: Digital ID is in a ‘critical phase’ globally |
| In recent years, digital identity has incorporated technologies such as biometrics, blockchain and artificial intelligence… |
| Digital IDs can boost US financial inclusion say govt, private sector experts |
| Creating an inclusive financial system will require effective ways to verify people’s identities and prevent… |
| Trinsic counts 2.5B digital IDs issued; now to make them more useful |
| Nearly half of the adults in the world appear to have digital ID already, but… |
| Australia’s digital identity trust exchange to launch by end of year |
| Australia will roll out its comprehensive digital identity program by the end of 2024 as… |
| Biometric security use up for myGov app; Aussie TEx messaging ramps up |
| Australia’s Minister for Government Services and the NDIS, Bill Shorten, has issued releases to mark… |
| ID.me reaches 130M digital wallet users, 60M verified to IAL2 |
| There are now 130 million people in the United States with ID.me’s digital wallet, and… |
| Yoti boasts 70 app integrations to streamline ID verification for businesses |
| Yoti has announced the launch of a set of integrations with popular applications, with the… |
| DIF backs ‘Personhood Credentials’ to restore privacy to the net |
| The notion of digital credentials that prove not who someone is, but rather prove only… |
| Age assurance demand spurs technical specifications from euCONSENT, Spain |
| Across Europe there is increasing consensus on a need for effective age assurance methods for… |
| DHS S&T, USCIS partner on digital credentials using open standards |
| The U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) and U.S. Citizenship and… |
| W3C issues new technical draft for verifiable credentials standards |
| The World Wide Web Consortium’s (W3C) Verifiable Credentials Working Group this week issued its Candidate Recommendation… |
| Passkeys highlighted in new CISA guidance on secure-by-design software |
| The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) have… |
| Is biometric authentication still effective? |
| By Bence Jendruszak, COO of SEON For over a decade, biometrics that leverage unique biological… |
| DHS guides cops on investigating crime committed using mDLs |
| The U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) has issued a five-page… |
| Widespread adoption of mDLs in US remains a slow slog |
| The push to implement a mobile driver’s license (mDLs) throughout the U.S. continues to be… |
| New York speeds to 100K mDL users in under 2 months |
| New York has hit an early milestone in the adoption of its mobile driver’s licenses… |
| California mDLs coming to Apple, Google digital wallets |
| California is making its mobile driver’s licenses available in digital wallets from both Apple and… |
| mDLs receive final approval in Illinois, not for voting in Ohio |
| Mobile driver’s licenses (mDLs) are coming to Illinois, after Governor J.B. Pritzker signed House Bill… |
| Facial recognition for policing – what do we expect? |
| By Professor Fraser Sampson, former UK Biometrics & Surveillance Camera Commissioner Last summer when I… |
| Rights groups push back on UK police use of facial recognition amid far-right riots |
| After the UK government announced more deployments of facial recognition to curb far-right riots, rights… |
| Draft bill allowing German police to search web with facial recognition panned |
| Germany is among the first European nations to push at the seams of the AI… |
| DHS biometrics collected from migrant kids could solve FRT training dataset shortfalls |
| An investigation by MIT Technology Review has revealed a plan by the U.S. Department of… |
| Israel is introducing new biometric technology on the border of West Bank: report |
| Israel has been quietly introducing new biometric border technology for Palestinians traveling between the country… |
| Canadian border agency launching immigration app with facial recognition, AWS tech |
| Canadian border authorities will launch an app this fall that will help them track people… |
| Microsoft makes MFA mandatory for Azure sign-ins |
| In response to the escalating threat of cyberattacks, Microsoft has made multi-factor authentication (MFA) mandatory… |
| Microsoft partners expand Entra ID with biometrics, FIDO2, MFA |
| Microsoft’s Entra ID has become a focal point for several strategic partnerships aimed at bolstering… |
| Selfie biometrics reach general availability on Microsoft Entra Verified ID |
| Microsoft has announced that Face Check is now publicly available as part of the Entra… |
| Vegas police don’t want to submit face biometrics to work NFL games |
| Police in Las Vegas say the NFL has forgotten the golden Vegas rule about discretion,… |
| Facial recognition comes to Great American Ballpark with MLB Go-Ahead Entry |
| Major League Baseball’s biometric stat sheet is getting longer, as more ballparks roll out the… |
| Payments go biometric: A closer look at success factors and enabling technology innovations |
| As we move towards a cashless society shaped by digital payments, the need to protect… |
| Google Pay biometric authentication integrated into Checkout.com for digital payments |
| An announcement from Checkout.com says it has become the first digital payments provider to integrate… |
| Data breach exposes 3 billion PII records, class action suits filed |
| In the last week, at least four class action lawsuits have been filed in response… |
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