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Biometric Update for October 16, 2021

Daily biometrics news and exclusive features about biometrics companies.

As open banking accelerates, how can financial services providers ensure their apps are secure?

By Nathanael Coffing

By Nathanael Coffing, CSO and Co-founder of Cloudentity. Open Banking has radically changed the banking experience, enabling financial institutions and…

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Smart homes: privacy row in the UK, Xiaomi unveils biometric lock

By Alessandro Mascellino

A judge in the UK has recently ruled that an Amazon Ring doorbell and security cameras installed at a house…

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Shufti Pro biometric KYC checks now available for NetLync, Sopra Banking customers

By Chris Burt

eSIM technology provider NetLync has selected Shufti Pro to provide biometric identity verification for digital know your customer (KYC) checks as…

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$35M stolen in voice clone as deepfake tech availability increases

By Frank Hersey

A previously unreported incident in which $35 million was stolen in 2020 when fraudsters used voice cloning technology to trick…

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Kenya’s digital ID ruled illegal until data protection impact assessment completed

By Chris Burt

Kenya’s national biometrics-backed digital ID system Huduma Namba has been struck a blow by the country’s High Court, which ruled…

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Smart Engines’ digital ID scanning to speed up Russian Railways ticket purchases

By Alessandro Mascellino

Smart Engines has entered a new partnership with Russian Railways to speed up ticket purchases using artificial intelligence and digital…

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Governments grapple with biometric voter rolls, Thales reaches 15 deployments

By Chris Burt

Thales has deployed 15 different systems around the world for voter registration and verification with its ID management and biometric technologies,…

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Different responses worldwide to facial recognition in criminal justice, report suggests

By Alessandro Mascellino

A new international survey published by Plos One has unveiled different attitudes in relation to the use of automatic facial…

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ID4Africa returns to in-person – and augmented – event in Marrakesh, June 2022

By Frank Hersey

The ID4Africa movement will meet again in person in Marrakesh, Morocco on 15 and 16 June 2022. The meeting will be…

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Nigeria collects biometrics of elementary school children for meal program

By Frank Hersey

Nigeria is creating a database of children’s biometrics ostensibly to increase transparency in a school meals scheme. The National Home…

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Cognitec lauds combination of biometric accuracy and speed shown in NIST test

By Chris Burt

Cognitec has announced that the latest results from the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology’s (NIST’s) face biometrics testing show…

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Aussie convenience store took face biometrics without consent -- privacy regulator

By Jim Nash

It probably sounded like a good idea at the time. Convenience-store chain 7-Eleven reportedly used biometrics-based facial analysis systems in…

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Cognitec lauds combination of biometric accuracy and speed shown in NIST test
Nigeria collects biometrics of elementary school children for meal program
Different responses worldwide to facial recognition in criminal justice, report suggests
Smart homes: privacy row in the UK, Xiaomi unveils biometric lock
Governments grapple with biometric voter rolls, Thales reaches 15 deployments
$35M stolen in voice clone as deepfake tech availability increases
Smart Engines’ digital ID scanning to speed up Russian Railways ticket purchases
Aussie convenience store took face biometrics without consent — privacy regulator
Kenya’s digital ID ruled illegal until data protection impact assessment completed
Shufti Pro biometric KYC checks now available for NetLync, Sopra Banking customers
Schools still a battleground for biometric systems serving students
Getting economies ready for digital identity – the OIX Conference
NADRA Chairman says digital ID crucial component for Pakistan’s innovation journey
Yoti says no biometric data in age estimation tech, takes issue with UK ICO opinion

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ID4Africa returns to in-person – and augmented – event in Marrakesh, June 2022

By Frank Hersey

The ID4Africa movement will meet again in person in Marrakesh, Morocco on 15 and 16 June 2022. The meeting will be…

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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.

Nigeria collects biometrics of elementary school children for meal program

By Frank Hersey

Nigeria is creating a database of children’s biometrics ostensibly to increase transparency in a school meals scheme. The National Home…

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Digital Identity in Developing Nations
Governments grapple with biometric voter rolls, Thales reaches 15 deployments
Kenya’s digital ID ruled illegal until data protection impact assessment completed
NADRA Chairman says digital ID crucial component for Pakistan’s innovation journey
MOSIP announces University of the Philippines digital ID course, building provider network

Industry Insights: Guest Posts

Biometric Update Guest Posts features industry experts discussing their unique perspectives on products, services and the future of biometrics.

As open banking accelerates, how can financial services providers ensure their apps are secure?

By Nathanael Coffing

By Nathanael Coffing, CSO and Co-founder of Cloudentity. Open Banking has radically changed the banking experience, enabling financial institutions and…

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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 Morocco in October 2021.

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