Specifications for NZ COVID pass published
New Zealand has published specs for its COVID-19 domestic-use vaccine pass and its verifier. The news comes as worldwide cases…
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Dutch festival promoters split on face biometrics for event entry
Dutch regulators and at least some event organizers feel biometric facial authentication is a “drastic” step to take for authenticating…
Aussie state police considering broader biometrics platform
Calls to pause law enforcement use of facial recognition notwithstanding, state police officials in Australia are considering a very much…
Patent makes consortium IDs practical, according to European startup
A Serbian blockchain-based digital ID software developer says it has been awarded a patent from the U.S Patent and Trademark…
Facebook’s not safe for face biometrics, but privacy can be built into Meta?
Days after Mark Zuckerberg announced a gorgeous new day had dawned with the creation of his holding company Meta, reports…
Raft of new legal headaches from biometrics use for three consumer product companies
Amazon, Meta/Facebook and, improbably, Proctor & Gamble are wrangling with new legal drama involving consumers’ biometric identifiers. Amazon is being…
Aside from the human cost, kids’ digital ID theft and fraud costs the US $1B a year
Considering the online safety of children is heavy enough without thinking about the financial losses involved in biometric and demographic…
WEF cites stats showing how digital IDs can accelerate national economies
A new World Economic Forum white paper finds reason to believe that digital ID programs will be decisive in modernized…
McDonald’s sells voice recognition unit to IBM, signs on as Big Blue client
Having apparently done all it can with voice recognition order-taking development, burger meister McDonald’s is selling the biometric software to…
Regulators try to take more teeth from the maw of Chinese CCTV vendors
The U.S. and UK pressure campaigns to enforce ethical principles on Chinese facial recognition players have taken some new turns…
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