Doctors in Japan challenge govt mandatory use of digital ID for health services
Several doctors and other individuals in Japan are suing the government to prevent the replacement of patients’ insurance cards with…
Articles By Alessandro Mascellino
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.
Western Michigan University’s deploys Idemia’s biometric access control
Western Michigan University (WMU) has announced deploying a new contactless, fingerprint biometric reader for access to its Valley Dining Center…
Australia DoD looks to facial recognition to ID bodies in disaster response
The Australian Department of Defence is working on a project using artificial intelligence (AI) and facial recognition to identify the…
ID R&D releases tool to tackle injection attacks and deepfakes
ID R&D has released new biometric software designed to address deepfake and digital injection attacks. Called IDLive Face Plus, the…
BioID shares PAD research amid increase in digital injection attacks found by iProov
German biometric solutions provider BioID GmbH has shared new information about its presentation attack detection (PAD) solution that checks the…
Socure plans to ‘eliminate synthetic identities’ from US finance
New York-based digital ID solution provider Socure has shared plans to first remove 100,000 synthetic identities from the U.S. financial…
Securiport sponsors Notre Dame pulse biometrics presentation at Biosignals
U.S. civil aviation security company Securiport has announced it is sponsoring a University of Notre Dame researcher to present his…
Biometric surveillance doubts in France, UK. US city puts rules on it
Facial recognition is again under scrutiny in France, as legislators discuss whether to use algorithms for public safety at the…
Jamaica adopts remote biometric verification from Orba for pensioners
Financial services conglomerate Sagicor has announced it will use face recognition technologies by Jamaica-based Orba to verify that the nation’s…
Wink and Brainvire partner on biometric payments for online shopping
American biometric solutions provider Wink has formed a strategic go-to-market partnership with IT consulting firm Brainvire. The collaboration will see…
