Biometric Update for June 16, 2019

Daily biometrics news and exclusive features about biometrics companies.

Digital identity in Africa this week: fluctuating govt spending and biometric travel

By Frank Hersey

Governments across Africa are spending more on digital ID and biometrics, including new digital service centers this week in Nigeria…

Illinois Supreme Court opens floodgates for class action litigation under state’s biometric privacy law

By Ana Tagvoryan, Jeffrey N. Rosenthal & David J. Oberly

This is a guest post by Ana Tagvoryan, Jeffrey N. Rosenthal and David J. Oberly, attorneys at Blank Rome LLP.…

Federal law trumps state biometric privacy law as BIPA appeal thrown out

By Chris Burt

Airlines are exempt from Illinois state law requiring explicit informed consent from employees to use their biometrics for time and…

Facial recognition: A strategic imperative for national security

By B. Scott Swann & James Loudermilk

This is a guest post by IDEMIA NSS President and CEO B Scott Swann and Senior Director for Innovation and…

U.S. House Democrats urge pause on expansion of Biometric Exit facial recognition use

By Chris Burt

A letter has been sent to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security by 20 House Democrats expressing concerns about the…

Airport biometrics adoption itinerary explored by diverse stakeholders

By Chris Burt

It has been almost 20 years since the late Max Snijder led the deployment of iris biometrics at Schiphol Airport…

Annual national ID issuances forecasted to grow by 50M through 2023

By Chris Burt

The number of National IDs shipped will grow from 440 million units in 2018 to 490 million units in 2023,…

ID4Africa 2019 participants preview biometrics news to come from leading global event

By Chris Burt

Biometrics companies are revealing details of their participation in the 5th Annual Meeting of the ID4Africa movement, hosted by the…

The biometric trust

By Robert Capps

This is a guest post by Robert Capps, VP and authentication strategist at NuData Security, a Mastercard company. During the…

UN panel praises financial inclusion gains from India’s biometric digital ID system

By Chris Burt

A United Nations high-level panel on digital cooperation has lauded India’s financial inclusion efforts, including its Aadhaar national biometric system…

UNECA Africa report: digital ID to unlock growth, increase tax base

By Frank Hersey

Bringing in digital ID across Africa and registering the continent’s 500 million undocumented citizens would bring about significant benefits to…

Researchers develop new technique for matching DNA to faces

By Chris Burt

A team of Belgian and American researchers have developed an algorithm that matches DNA to potentially-matching facial images, which they…

ID4Africa 2019 participants preview biometrics news to come from leading global event

UN panel praises financial inclusion gains from India’s biometric digital ID system

U.S. House Democrats urge pause on expansion of Biometric Exit facial recognition use

Digital identity in Africa this week: fluctuating govt spending and biometric travel

UNECA Africa report: digital ID to unlock growth, increase tax base

Researchers develop new technique for matching DNA to faces

Annual national ID issuances forecasted to grow by 50M through 2023

Federal law trumps state biometric privacy law as BIPA appeal thrown out

Gradiant places eighth in CVPR 2019 facial recognition anti-spoofing challenge

Digital rights declaration signed by Sydney could limit public facial recognition

Mastercard biometric card trial in Mexico shows early success with seniors

Crédit Agricole launches biometric card trial with Fingerprint Cards sensors

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Airport biometrics adoption itinerary explored by diverse stakeholders

By Chris Burt

It has been almost 20 years since the late Max Snijder led the deployment of iris biometrics at Schiphol Airport…

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EKG biometrics from B-Secur to be featured in 2020 car models

How many billions are the last billion’s biometrics worth?

Novel techniques that can ‘trick’ object detection systems sounds familiar alarm

Round Table of African Data Protection Authorities to launch at ID4Africa

DHS struggles to deploy system to collect biometrics of departing travelers; proposed FY 2019 budget will help

Odyssey hackathon to explore place of biometrics in new digital ecosystems

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The biometric trust

By Robert Capps

This is a guest post by Robert Capps, VP and authentication strategist at NuData Security, a Mastercard company. During the…

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Illinois Supreme Court opens floodgates for class action litigation under state’s biometric privacy law

Facial recognition: A strategic imperative for national security

Perspective is key to securing valuable claims in biometric patent applications

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How to leverage voice biometrics to boost the value of your solutions

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ID4Africa 2019

Biometric Update has been the official journalist for the last three annual meetings of the ID4Africa ID-4-All Movement and is honored to be selected once again for this year’s meeting.

ID4Africa 2019 will be held in Johannesburg, South Africa hosted by the Department of Home Affairs June 18 – 20, 2019. The theme of the conference will be “Identity Ecosystems for Service Delivery.”