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Articles By Abigail Opiah

Abigail Opiah is a reporter for Biometric Update. Abigail has a masters in Broadcast Journalism from City, University of London and has previous experience in the tech space working for TechRadar and Capacity Media. Find her on LinkedIn.

 

Idemia’s mIDReader, Verify SDK achieve ISO certification for mobile ID verification

In a bid to secure verification of digital identities, Idemia has announced that its mIDReader device and Verify SDK have…

 

Ryanair accused of GDPR violations with biometric passenger verification

Travel policy advocacy group eu travel tech has lodged a formal complaint with the French and Belgian Data Protection Authorities…

 

Singapore plans expansion of biometric airport lanes to more travelers, airports

The Immigration & Checkpoints Authority (ICA) has announced that all foreign visitors arriving at Changi Airport in Singapore can now…

 

Kenya fast-tracking digital ID, birth certificate issuance with new registration offices

Kenya’s government has taken decisive steps to enhance the efficiency of its citizen registration process. Principal Secretary of Immigration and…

 

Huawei accelerates global digital transformation with digital ID, ICT and 5G projects

In recent years, global telecommunications provider Huawei Technologies has significantly ramped up its involvement in infrastructure projects aimed at supporting…

 

Scottish Government emphasizes security of new platform for digital public services

Scotland is talking up the data security measures designed and built into ScotAccount, a single-sign on (SSO) service designed to…

 

Digital legal identity is key to climate and energy crisis response, UNDP argues

In an era where legal identity is the gateway to essential services, 850 million people worldwide lack the means to…

 

C-suite leaders take the helm at Aware, Synaptics and Sift

Several key job changes have recently been made in the fields of biometrics, fraud prevention, and cybersecurity, including at Aware,…

 

Consult Hyperion whitepaper examines deepfake threat to identity verification

In the landscape of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning, recent advancements are shaking up traditional methods of identity document…

 

Discrimination concerns arise as NZ police expand biometric data use

Incorporating biometric data into policing raises concerns of bias and discrimination, particularly against Māori and Pasifika populations, a Māori technology…

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