FIDO Alliance announces date for conference on user authentication, call for speakers
This year’s edition of the FIDO Alliance’s annual conference to dissect issues around user authentication dubbed ‘Authenticate 2023’ will take…
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Proposed age verification bills across US online privacy, anonymity debate
Moves by some state houses of representatives in the United States to put in place laws that restrict access to…
Biometrics used at 98% of Nigerian polls; advocates concerned for safety of voters’ data
Digital rights activists have raised concerns over the safety and security of biometric data collected from millions of Nigerians who…
The Gambia, Kenya county choose biometrics to identify, weed out absent public servants
The Gambia’s Ministry of Public Service, Administrative Reforms, Policy Coordination and Delivery has reiterated an earlier call for government Ministries,…
Jamaica business community introduced to multi-function biometric card
United States-based technology company Ciright has introduced one of its innovative biometric products dubbed the CyberOne card to the Jamaican…
Bhutan launches self-sovereign biometric digital ID, crown prince first to enroll
Bhutan’s seven-year-old crown prince His Royal Highness Jigme Namgyel Wangchuck led the way as the first Bhutanese to be enrolled…
Activists decry Bangalore plan for facial recognition video surveillance
The Internet Freedom Foundation (IFF), an Indian civil society group working to protect internet liberties, is calling for an end…
Prominent digital identity groups Kantara, WPF, Bitkom add leaders
Influential associations in digital identity technologies and biometrics Kantara Initiative, Bitkom and the World Privacy Forum (WPF) have added new…
South Africa’s plans for integrated digital ID advance as cabinet approves dedicated bill
The National Identification and Registration Bill 2022, a piece of draft legislation which seeks to introduce a single and integrated…
Nviso, Privately partner to integrate age verification solution into emotion-sensing Japanese retail kiosks
Behavioral biometrics company Nviso Japan and age verification firm Privately have agreed to bring forth an innovative age verification solution…
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