Human heartbeat can be accurate biometric identifier, study concludes
Researchers say the heartbeat characteristics of a human person can be used as a biometric feature to identify an individual…
Articles By Ayang Macdonald
Ayang Macdonald is a freelance journalist based in Yaounde, Cameroon. He boasts 10 years of professional experience in journalism in which he has a Bachelor of Science Degree from the University of Buea in South western Cameroon. He is a versatile reporter with interest in ICTs, innovation, digital entrepreneurship, defense and military, politics, economy, health and environment, humanitarian issues and sports.
Biometric passport issuance underway in Zimbabwe, digital IDs from April
The issuance of new generation biometric passports has started in some provinces of Zimbabwe and there are plans to extend…
Digital trust, biometrics sales and security experts appointments unveiled
Trulioo, IDnow, Clearview AI, OneSpan, Tascent, and the Security Industry Association (SIA) are among biometrics and digital identity security organizations…
Court orders suspension of facial recognition use in São Paulo metro
A court in São Paulo has called for a halt in the implementation of a facial recognition system in the…
Interswitch introducing biometrics to ATMs to tackle banking fraud in Nigeria
Digital payments solution provider Interswitch is in the process of rolling out a new solution designed with advanced biometric features…
EU-AU partnership to foster development of digital ID ecosystems in Africa
An Africa-Europe Digital for Development (D4D) Hub Multi-Stakeholder Forum, which took place recently, has underlined the need for partnerships that…
Controversy rocks digital health pass management in Liberia, Scotland
A system put in place to manage COVID vaccine certificates for people travelling into Liberia is said to have broken…
China, US still lead the world on AI cooperation despite recent drop
Amid the unfolding of what has generally been described as a ‘tech war’ between China and the United States, the…
Digital ID system design challenges remain for effective service delivery in Africa, report argues
A report published as part of a blog series on African Arguments sustains that digital ID systems such as those…
Deep Glint debuts Shanghai trading to fuel further facial recognition development
Chinese facial recognition developer Deep Glint started trading for the first time on the Shanghai stock exchange last week as…
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