Biometric Update for August 2, 2021

Daily biometrics news and exclusive features about biometrics companies.

U.S. senators want a task force; deepfakers want it all

By Jim Nash

A pair of U.S. senators want the Homeland Security Department to see if a standard can be created to make…

Continuous facial, iris recognition for remote workers with Princeton Identity, EPAM partnership

By Frank Hersey

Remote workers will undergo continuous facial recognition or iris scanning to allow ongoing access to a firm’s software system, using…

Changing an industry: Integrated Biometrics Steve Thies reflects on identity technology

By Chris Burt

Biometrics is still in its infancy as an industry, and just beginning to evolve beyond being driven by government demand,…

Chip suppliers, startups team up to advance edge AI for biometric applications

By Jim Davis

Chip suppliers are pairing up to offer cutting-edge technology for facial and voice recognition as emerging companies such as Syntiant…

Onfido and INTERPOL train US officers on biometric passport fraud

By Chris Burt

A training session on recognizing fraudulent travel identity documents jointly held by INTERPOL’s Counterfeit Currency and Security Documents (CCSD) unit…

Spain and Germany to test cross-border digital ID

By Alessandro Mascellino

The Governments of Spain and Germany recently signed an agreement to develop a joint cross-border pilot program for digital ID,…

Tech5 positions biometric platform for Indian payments market with NPCI challenge win

By Chris Burt

Tech5 has won a challenge giving the company an opportunity to gain a substantial foothold within India’s biometric retail payments and…

Increased interoperability of EU biometric databases may be impacting human rights

By Katya Pivcevic

A new report in the European Journal of Law and Technology highlights a series of human rights concerns about the EU’s…

Incode CEO discusses company’s history, biometric technology, and future plans

By Alessandro Mascellino

Ricardo Amper is originally from Mexico City, and he has so far founded and sold two companies, neither related to…

DHS wants AI forces working more as a department-wide team

By Jim Nash

The U.S. government has published three strategic security goals for artificial intelligence and machine learning -- both defending against them…

Israel could capture biometrics of all non-citizens entering the country

By Frank Hersey

Governments around the world continue to draft and approve legislation to collect biometric data from arrivals into their countries and…

Telos acquires touchless fingerprint biometric software, patents from DFT

By Chris Burt

Telos Corporation has acquired the ONYX touchless fingerprint biometric software and other assets of Diamond Fortress Technologies (DFT), and appears to be…

Onfido and INTERPOL train US officers on biometric passport fraud

Telos acquires touchless fingerprint biometric software, patents from DFT

Tech5 positions biometric platform for Indian payments market with NPCI challenge win

U.S. senators want a task force; deepfakers want it all

Spain and Germany to test cross-border digital ID

Chip suppliers, startups team up to advance edge AI for biometric applications

Continuous facial, iris recognition for remote workers with Princeton Identity, EPAM partnership

Israel could capture biometrics of all non-citizens entering the country

DHS wants AI forces working more as a department-wide team

Increased interoperability of EU biometric databases may be impacting human rights

Fortress Identity launches new biometric payment platform, upgrades digital ID tools

BehavioSec updates behavioral biometrics platform for hosted, cloud deployments

Prominent biometrics firm reborn as a startup, as established players lock in gains

Mitek and Yinda Infocomm report gains amid biometrics market consolidation

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Incode CEO discusses company’s history, biometric technology, and future plans

By Alessandro Mascellino

Ricardo Amper is originally from Mexico City, and he has so far founded and sold two companies, neither related to…

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Changing an industry: Integrated Biometrics Steve Thies reflects on identity technology

Lord Holmes discusses state of digital identity in the UK

Paravision appoints biometrics industry leader Benji Hutchinson president and COO

Balancing Citi Ventures’ biometrics investments between internal innovation, returns

EAB tackles future of fingerprint biometrics image quality assessment

NIST touchless fingerprint biometrics guidance confirms interoperability

Moving digital health passes from confusion to inclusion

Ayonix CEO discusses RRP S4E partnership, biometric portfolio and future plans

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.

Identity experts challenge the notion of new digital ID systems

By Frank Hersey

What do we want from digital ID? And is it the solution for problems faced by societies across the world?…

Digital Identity in Developing Nations

Liberia’s electoral commission seeks biometric voter registration help from Nigeria

PSA completes biometrics registration of 20M Filipinos, NSIA processes more than 5M applications

ECOWAS, Nigeria look to ease travel with biometric card, faster passport issuance

Nigerian States begin biometric registration for voters, stalemate persists in Liberia

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Biometric privacy rules come to NYC

By Perkins Coie

America’s latest biometric privacy law went into effect in New York City on July 9. While state laws have largely…

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Retail and commercial banks need to enhance digital security to safeguard clients

Mobile ID can bring both convenience and citizen privacy

Touch ID and Face ID: Real biometrics or not?

Why Worldcoin will go nowhere

Behavioral biometrics: Simple and secure way to authenticate consumers’ digital identities

Will the proposed EU AI rules become the GDPR for biometrics?

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Biometric Update for August 2, 2021

U.S. senators want a task force; deepfakers want it all

Continuous facial, iris recognition for remote workers with Princeton Identity, EPAM partnership

Changing an industry: Integrated Biometrics Steve Thies reflects on identity technology

Chip suppliers, startups team up to advance edge AI for biometric applications

Onfido and INTERPOL train US officers on biometric passport fraud

Spain and Germany to test cross-border digital ID

Tech5 positions biometric platform for Indian payments market with NPCI challenge win

Increased interoperability of EU biometric databases may be impacting human rights

Incode CEO discusses company’s history, biometric technology, and future plans

DHS wants AI forces working more as a department-wide team

Israel could capture biometrics of all non-citizens entering the country

Telos acquires touchless fingerprint biometric software, patents from DFT

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in the news

Features and Industry Interviews

Incode CEO discusses company’s history, biometric technology, and future plans

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Digital Identity in Developing Nations

Identity experts challenge the notion of new digital ID systems

Digital Identity in Developing Nations

Industry Insights: Guest Posts

Biometric privacy rules come to NYC

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ID4Africa

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