Gemalto and R3 to launch self-sovereign digital identity network
Gemalto has announced plans to pilot blockchain technology in collaboration with R3 to provide consumers with a mobile application providing…
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Yoti researching ways to help charities with digital identity
Yoti is proactively seeking out ways to apply its digital identification technology to help UK charities, according to a company…
Japanese retailers walk fine privacy line to gather customer data with facial recognition
The Parco_ya shopping center in Tokyo’s Ueno district is using 90 cameras and facial recognition technology from AI startup Abeja…
TRUSTID launches call center authentication service based on phone network forensics
Pre-answer caller authentication service provider TRUSTID has launched its IDENTIFIER software-as-a-service (SaaS) product for call centers to enable effective customer…
Thai digital identity bill faces cybersecurity and privacy scrutiny
Reactions to the likely passage of a new digital identification law has been mixed, English-language Thai news publication The Nation…
IC design houses in Taiwan and China gear up for larger biometric shipments in 2019
Integrated chip (IC) makers in Taiwan and China are gearing up for an expected surge of shipments to meet increasing…
Chinese iris recognition technology charging into global market with state support
Iris recognition has come a long way in China since researcher Tan Tieniu established a team to develop the technology…
Gemalto to upgrade Irish welfare fraud detection facial recognition system
Ireland’s Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection has awarded a €383,000 (US$447,00) contract to Gemalto for an upgrade of…
New EU regulations to increase number of transactions secured by biometrics
New EU regulations requiring strong multi-factor authentication for certain types of payments which will go into effect in September 2019…
French regulator opens public consultation on GDPR-compliant workplace biometrics rules
France’s digital privacy regulator has launched a public consultation on draft regulation for “biometrics at work,” which seeks to codify…
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