Israeli agency unlawfully shared biometric data of citizens for 7 years, report reveals
A report authored by Roy Friedman, head of the Biometrics Applications Unit of Israel’s National Cyber Directorate, has disclosed that…
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SOBRsafe closes $10M Nasdaq offering for biometrics-based alcohol detection
SOBRsafe, the touch-based biometric ID verification solution provider for alcohol detection to increase work safety, has raised $10 million as…
NEC America, Mitek, Elenium add biometrics, logistics expertise with veteran hires
Three biometric solution providers, namely NEC America, Mitek and Elenium, have appointed industry veterans to help steer different areas of…
Australia still plugging gaps identified in digital ID system in 2019
An until-now unseen report from over three years ago suggests major changes to Australia’s digital ID system, some of which…
SIA unveils award winners for Women in Biometrics, other distinctions
The Security Industry Association (SIA) has announced winners of its 2022 Awards in three different categories, which include the Women…
NSW contracts Thoughtworks for digital birth certificates
The government of the Australian state of New South Wales (NSW) has contracted global consultancy firm Thoughtworks for the design and…
Jamaica picks Thales to upgrade voter identification system with biometrics
Thales has been hired to modernize Jamaica’s electronic voter ID system, strengthening voter identification and authentication with fingerprint biometrics, reports…
Nigeria suspends biometric voter registration June 30, to improve ABIS system
The chairman of Nigeria’s National Independent Electoral Commission, INEC, Professor Mahmood Yakubu, has announced that the biometric Continuous Voter Registration…
Seeing the growth of biometrics in the growth of an ID research center
Hard as it might be to imagine today, scientists at Clarkson University’s Center for Identification Technology Research have over the…
Biometrics providers, executive awarded for innovation, business development excellence
Biometrics and digital ID solution providers Veridas, RealNetworks and Ping Identity, have each received awards from different institutions for meeting…
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