NordPass to offer biometric passwordless authentication, Yubico expands program
Password manager firm NordPass has confirmed it will start storing passkeys and offer biometric passwordless authentication to access them. The…
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Alessandro Mascellino is a freelance multimedia journalist focusing on emerging technologies. His work has been featured on The Independent, The Mirror Online, and The Sun, among others. Alessandro is also the author of TÉKUNI, a newsletter about technology in Japan.
8.6M fake ID users in UK: GBG report
Over eight million people in the UK have taken advantage of fake, fraudulent or someone else’s identity to access goods,…
Face biometrics mandated for SIM card activation in Argentina
Argentina’s telecom industry regulator, the National Communications Entity (Enacom), has called on mobile service suppliers to require biometric identification when…
Digital ID advances can ease online voting in Australia, former election official suggests
Australia’s former New South Wales Electoral Commission (NSWEC) chief information officer (CIO) Ian Brightwell has suggested that digital ID credentials…
South Korea privacy watchdog warns against public facial recognition deployments
The National Human Rights Commission of Korea (NHRCK) warned earlier today against the country’s plans to deploy facial recognition for…
Apple files patent work for ‘body print’ recognition, digital Watch crown
The U.S. Patent Office published a biometric home security patent application filed by Apple (20230013117) last week. The document expands…
Philippines rejects voter registration deadline extension, upgrades IT systems
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) in the Philippines has denied a possible extension to the biometric voter registration procedures beyond…
UIDAI calls for clarity, ‘informed consent’ prior to Aadhaar biometrics submissions
The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has unveiled new guidelines for requesting entities (REs) to obtain resident consent on…
Biometrics deployments speed up air travel across Americas, Asia, Africa
Several biometric providers have deployed solutions or entered partnerships aimed at improving the quality and reducing times of air traveling….
Middle East bank launches PopID and Visa biometric payment service
Qatar commercial bank QNB Group has switched on its biometric payment services based on technology from U.S. face verifier PopID…
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