Biometric payments grow in fast food, but threatened by online ordering
Biometric scanning’s not uncommon to employees of fast-food restaurants, where they have been used for clock-in and -out. Customers have…
Articles By Jim Nash
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Megvii still wants IPO; execs filing $840M offering
Having unsuccessfully tried twice before to float an IPO, Chinese AI and biometrics firm Megvii is preparing its third try,…
Argentina resort city launching live facial recognition with or without fugitive database
Stymied by the national Argentina government, a resort city on the Atlantic Coast will deploy facial recognition software that local…
Agencies move on digital ID while critics say Biden plan misses it
The White House is taking flak because its new cybersecurity strategy implementation plan for federal agencies ignores actions regarding digital…
Beware overreliance on digital ID for financial inclusion. Policy is just as key
Welcome to the peak of inflated expectations for digital-ID onboarding for financial services. All familiar with the remarkably long-lived Hype…
Trying to ride decentralized ID wave, cheqd unveils credential SaaS
Launching digital credentials software in a new hosted service API, trusted data network cheqd hopes to draw customers who want…
No Real standard for mobile driver’s licenses in temporary DHS reversal
Federal officials apparently have recently realized that regulations prohibit states from issuing digital IDs, including mobile driver’s licenses, that comply…
Insurance liability under Illinois’ biometric data privacy law gets another look
Insurers are on the hook to defend separate defendants accused breaking the U.S. state of Illinois’ Biometric Information Privacy Act….
Appealing to a higher power: Pope and AI talk about algorithm control
Assuming no advanced alien debutante is hiding in the wings, there is nowhere else to go for advice on how…
US govt rumored to be considering suit to stop ForgeRock buyout
ForgeRock’s proposed buyout by private equity firm Thoma Bravo could fall victim to a newly invigorated anti-trust unit within the…
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