Brazil’s unico plans selfie biometrics expansion in Latin America after raising $100M
São Paulo, Brazil-based unico has raised $100 million in a Series D funding round and plans to expand into other…
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Finland considers using biometrics from civil, travel registries to investigate major crimes
Finland’s Ministry of the Interior is looking into the legality of sharing fingerprint biometric data collected for passports and ID…
Researchers urge facial recognition restrictions, broad consideration by Canadian lawmakers
Several researchers told Canadian lawmakers that the risks of facial recognition use for individuals and society are significant, and should…
Advocates seek higher biometric data privacy damages as settlement millions add up
The scope and impact of biometric data privacy lawsuits is coming into sharper focus, as a court considers whether claims…
Serbian data protection authority criticizes alleged facial recognition forensics plan
A Serbian government agency has not yet ruled out deploying facial recognition software that the country’s data protection authority says…
DIACC brings digital wallet component of Pan-Canadian Trust Framework to public review
Under the Pan-Canadian Trust Framework (PCTF), digital wallets should deliver on five key promises to enable trustworthy digital identity interactions,…
FaceTec selfie biometrics and liveness rolled out for some Tinder users in trial
Tinder is rolling out biometric selfie verification built with FaceTec’s technology, writes Dutch publication GratisDatingTips, according to a Google translation,…
Researchers claim biometric deepfake detection method improves state-of-the-art
Biometrics can effectively be used to detect deepfakes, according to a paper from a team of Italian and German researchers…
Flurry of national ID, border control biometrics, digital wallets projects advance
Biometrics contracts from governments worth millions of dollars are being tendered, planned and carried out in headlines this week to…
Truora’s $15M Series A, selfie biometrics for specific sectors highlight market growth areas
User authentication and onboarding with selfie biometrics continue to be rapidly adopted, but the twist offered by Columbian startup Truora…
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