Maine to verify driver’s license applicant’s biometrics to comply with federal REAL ID rules
Maine’s secretary of state’s office has revealed the design for the state’s new driver’s licenses, Bangor Daily News reports, which…
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Yoti biometrics verify identity in blockchain property sale demonstration
A digital transfer of ownership via a blockchain prototype, built by Yoti and partners for the Digital Street research and…
Biometric payments introduced at Hong Kong airport duty free stores
Dragonfly POS devices featuring facial recognition capabilities have been launched to Duty Zero stores in Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA)…
Nearly half of public believes voice will replace keyboards for computer interaction by 2023
Computer keyboards will barely be used by 2023, with voice technology taking over as the main channel of interaction, according…
Big Brazilian bank launches facial biometrics for auto loan applications
Brazil’s largest private bank, Itaú Unibanco, is launching facial biometrics to improve the customer experience of vehicle financing applications while…
Trueface facial biometrics with spoof detection integrated with Ambarella SoC for access control
Facial recognition and spoof detection technology from Trueface are now available on the Ambarella S5L IP camera system-on-chip (SoC) family,…
Serbia and Uruguay deploy Chinese biometric and surveillance technology amid growing controversy
Chinese surveillance and facial biometric technology continue to be implemented in other countries even as evidence emerges that they are…
San Francisco police rally opposition to proposed law mostly banning public facial biometrics
A committee of San Francisco’s board of supervisors heard a proposal to ban facial recognition technology from the city this…
Round Table of African Data Protection Authorities to launch at ID4Africa
ID4Africa will launch the Round Table of African Data Protection Authorities (RADPA) as a side meeting at the movement’s annual…
Kenya national biometric enrollment project reaches 8 million people
A nationwide mass biometric registration push by Kenya’s Interior Ministry for the country’s National Integrated Identity Management System (NIIMS) has…
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