Clearview hires DC lobbyists to educate on face biometrics technology
A lobbying firm founded by former Senate aides has been hired by Clearview AI to carry out “education around facial…
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Australia cuts funding for digital ID agency despite prioritizing digitization
The budget and staff of Australia’s Digital Transformation Agency (DTA), which runs the country’s digital ID efforts, will be reduced,…
ID4Africa debates digital health passes: more collaboration, clarity needed
The challenge for governments standing up digital health pass systems is not whether the appropriate technology exists, it is sorting…
Zwipe partners with integrator FSS on biometric payment cards issuance
Zwipe fingerprint biometrics have been selected to power next-generation contactless payment cards integrated by Financial Software and Systems (FSS) for…
FTC to publish compliance report on biometric privacy settlement with Paravision
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has said it will publish a report on Paravision’s compliance with the conditions of its…
DHS abandons proposed expansion of immigration biometrics collection
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has officially withdrawn its proposal to drastically expand biometrics collection from immigrants and others,…
Demand for biometric payments, secure digital ID grows but consumers, governments need education
The market’s readiness for biometric payment cards, the contrasting degrees of success between public and private sector digital ID efforts,…
G20 health pass guidelines urging biometrics investment welcomed by IATA
Guidance and advice for the aviation industry from G20 and Jumio, as it begins its recovery from a near-complete shutdown,…
Oura raises $100M, Sencure $1.8M in busy biometric wearables market
Oura secures the headline figure, but Sencure has also raised funding to develop its wearable biometrics for health monitoring, as…
Thales biometrics sales dinged by pandemic, Ping up, Ipsidy uncertain
Thales’ revenues remained steady in its fiscal 2020 year despite the global pandemic on its biometrics and civil aeronautics businesses,…
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