NYC, Perth deploy public facial recognition while London ethics panel calls for greater transparency
New public deployments of facial recognition have been announced for Perth, Australia, and New York City, while an ethics panel…
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Chris Burt is managing editor and industry analyst at Biometric Update. He has also written nonfiction about information technology, dramatic arts, sports culture, and fantasy basketball, as well as fiction about a doomed astronaut. He lives in Toronto. You can follow him on Twitter @AFakeChrisBurt.
Survey shows large majority of Americans thinks technology makes biases worse
Seven out of ten people believe that technology does more to amplify biases than diminish them, according to a survey…
Pilots launched for two European digital ID schemes
A pair of new digital identity schemes have been announced in Europe to allow consumers to identify themselves through their…
Indian regulatory body to shut down “Pay to Aadhaar” system
The National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) has instructed the country’s banks to discontinue Aadhaar-based payments using the Unified Payments…
Identiverse sponsors and exhibitors grow by 27 percent in first year since name change
Identiverse has presented highlights from the recent edition of its annual identity conference, formerly known as Cloud Identity Summit. The…
Nikon working to integrate biometric sensors into handheld cameras
Nikon is developing a biometric sensor array for its cameras to detect biological information and emotions felt by the person…
UIDAI reviews Biometric Lock Aadhaar function as legal decision looms
The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) reviewed the Biometric Lock function of the Aadhaar system in a series of…
ID4Africa annual report highlights major steps forward and continuing challenges
The launch of an Open Source API by the Secure Identity Alliance (SIA) could significantly assist in the harmonization of…
Better Identity Coalition pitches digital identity policy on Capitol Hill
Identity fraud cost $16.8 billion dollars in the U.S. in 2017, according to a report that representatives of the Better…
Jumio launches desktop liveness detection and wins two user experience awards
Jumio has added a webcam functionality to its NetVerify Trusted-Identity-as-a-Service (TIaaS) offering to expand its liveness detection to desktops and…
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