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Biometric Update for May 13, 2022

Daily biometrics news and exclusive features about biometrics companies.

Innovatrics updates ABIS, launches Android biometrics app

By Tyler Choi

- Slovakia-based Innovatrics has updated its Automated Biometric Identification System (ABIS) with an enhanced iris recognition algorithm and an Android app…

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Biometrics providers continue to bring leadership talent in (or back)

By Tyler Choi

- Jumio, Socure, Veriff, OCR Labs, and SITA have each taken on new talent, including three c-suite executives and two regional…

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Google debuts Wallet, new Pixel Watch and Phone at I/O event

By Tyler Choi

- At Google's I/O developer conference this week, the company released its Wallet for Android, with plans for biometrically secured digital…

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French Senate seeks to protect against biometric surveillance – with biometric surveillance sandbox

By Frank Hersey

- The French Senate Law Commission has released a contradictory report into biometrics that seeks both to ensure France does not…

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Estonia signs SK ID as mobile digital ID provider after search for alternatives

By Tyler Choi

- Estonia’s government has inked a five-year contract for digital identity application Mobile-ID with company SK ID, completing a search that…

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US and EU lack of protections on use of border biometrics, reports allege

By Frank Hersey

- As the European Union continues to make progress on its projects for digital ID, online protection and governance of AI,…

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Canadian government seeks dismissal of biometric data privacy suit against federal police

By Chris Burt

- Canada’s Federal Government has filed a motion to have the certification of a potential class action lawsuit over biometric data…

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US government seeks Smart ePants contractors for sensor-woven clothing

By Jim Nash

- Defense Department officials are moving ahead in their search for sensor-studded, electric clothing fit for military service members. The Smart…

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Teen takes top 10 spot in MIT program with biometric inclusive ID project

By Tyler Choi

- An Illinois teen is getting recognition for a biometrics innovation of hers to help indigent people globally identify themselves to…

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Pindrop presents three research papers on voice biometrics, speech recognition at ICASSP

By Tyler Choi

- Three research papers from Pindrop have been presented at the 2022 International Conference on Acoustics, Speech, & Signal Processing (ICASSP), and indicate…

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Biometrics providers continue to bring leadership talent in (or back)
Tyler Choi |
Google debuts Wallet, new Pixel Watch and Phone at I/O event
Tyler Choi |
Innovatrics updates ABIS, launches Android biometrics app
Tyler Choi |
Canadian government seeks dismissal of biometric data privacy suit against federal police
Chris Burt |
US government seeks Smart ePants contractors for sensor-woven clothing
Jim Nash |
US and EU lack of protections on use of border biometrics, reports allege
Frank Hersey |
Teen takes top 10 spot in MIT program with biometric inclusive ID project
Tyler Choi |
French Senate seeks to protect against biometric surveillance – with biometric surveillance sandbox
Frank Hersey |
Pindrop presents three research papers on voice biometrics, speech recognition at ICASSP
Tyler Choi |
Estonia signs SK ID as mobile digital ID provider after search for alternatives
Tyler Choi |
Biometrics providers, executive awarded for innovation, business development excellence
Ayang Macdonald |
Researchers pitch combined biometrics to enable identification from blurred, dark images
Frank Hersey |
Age verification and digital wallets for minors: EU launches strategy for online child safety
Frank Hersey |
Expanded skin tone scale released by Google to help reduce bias in AI, computer vision
Ayang Macdonald |

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Facial recognition will deliver on its promise if vendors do on theirs, Corsight CEO suggests

By Chris Burt

- Misconceptions around facial recognition and concerns about its effectiveness and how biometric technology will be used are understandable, but must…

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More Interviews and Features
Reducing government fraud: a discussion with SecureKey’s Andre Boysen
Heather Vescent |
Aware CTO on the cloud’s role in biometrics and Fortress Identity fit
Chris Burt |
Biometrics at the center as big tech and medical industry vie for your health data: B-Secur
Frank Hersey |
Keyless opens doors for software biometrics with FIDO2 certification, says co-founder
Tyler Choi |
Strength in partners and a maturing biometric payment cards ecosystem
Chris Burt |
Global face biometrics pass rate 95 percent; Sumsub sees room for improvement
Chris Burt |
Pimloc CEO on meeting the highest privacy denominator and adding biometrics features
Frank Hersey |
FRVT-leading facial recognition algorithm powers Paravision’s expanded product suite
Chris Burt |

Industry Insights

Biometric Update Industry Insights feature biometrics and digital ID industry experts discussing their unique perspectives.

How identity document scanners lead to efficient identification

By Sunny Sun

- By Sunny Sun, GM of Telpo International No country can be truly isolated from the world under globalization. As globalization…

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IIW 2022: A return to the Computer History Museum as decentralized ID hype peaks
Heather Vescent |
Kim Cameron scholarship commemorates a digital identity legacy still growing
Heather Vescent |
Financial crime in a digital age — Why banks need a holistic approach
Ashok Kadsur |
Thoughtful Biometrics event returns to advance ethical practices
Heather Vescent |
The future of digital identity: how businesses and consumers can protect themselves
Ravi Erukulla |
ID.me and the future of biometric zero trust architecture
Mike Vesey |

Digital Identity in Developing Nations

With UN SDG 16.9 calling for legal identity for all by 2030, Biometric Update is taking a special in-depth focus on digital ID projects in developing countries.

Teen takes top 10 spot in MIT program with biometric inclusive ID project

By Tyler Choi

- An Illinois teen is getting recognition for a biometrics innovation of hers to help indigent people globally identify themselves to…

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Digital Identity in Developing Nations
Caribbean, Middle East and Asian nations switch on digital ID, birth registration programs
Jim Nash |
VerifyMe Nigeria launches license plate verification API to enable car insurance services
Chris Burt |
South Africans told biometric-SIM link is ‘next step,’ ‘evolution’ as consultation closes
Frank Hersey |
Ugandans cry foul over biometric passport issuance delays
Ayang Macdonald |

ID4Africa

Biometric Update has been the official journalist for the last four annual meetings of the ID4Africa ID-4-All Movement.

The 6th annual meeting of ID4Africa will be held in Marrakesh, Morocco in June 2022.

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