FacePhi touts major stock price gains and new biometric onboarding contract in Panama
FacePhi says it had the highest-growth value on the Spanish Stock Exchange over the past year, as it announced a…
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Jumio looks to settle biometric data privacy class action for $7M
Jumio has reached a proposed $7 million settlement in a class action lawsuit filed under the Biometric Information Privacy Act…
Legal issues around facial biometrics use examined in U.S., Canada, and UK
The use of biometrics, and facial recognition in particular, will be discussed by representatives of several U.S. government departments at…
Indian government considers linking Aadhaar with voter records as biometrics use expands
India’s government has increased funding to the Unique Identity Authority of India (UIDAI) by 17 percent to 9.85 billion rupees…
Facial recognition datasets and controversies drive biometrics and digital ID news of the week
Facial recognition and controversy around the technology were the theme common to most of the past week’s top stories on…
Moscow launches live facial biometrics surveillance network NtechLab CEO calls world’s largest
Video surveillance analytics including biometric facial recognition provided by NtechLab has been launched at scale in Moscow as of the…
Humanitarian digital identity tech support program and first partner announced by Yoti
A new tech support program has been launched by Yoti to help humanitarian organizations and humanitarian-focussed startups apply technology to…
Positioning strategy of biometrics companies not effective, Acuity white paper says
The majority of companies offering face recognition technology are pursuing a strategy of showing a unique value proposition, which is…
Survey shows cybersecurity experts see risk of deepfake fraud, but few have taken action
More than three out of four cyber security decision-makers at financial services companies are concerned about the potential for fraud…
Persona raises $17.5M to build industry presence, biometric identity infrastructure
Persona has raised $17.5 million in a Series A funding round, and CEO and Co-founder Rick Song told Biometric Update…
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