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Articles By Joel R. McConvey

Joel McConvey is a creative content producer and digital specialist who helps people and organizations tell their story across platforms, and meet the challenges of a digital culture that changes quickly and often. Reach him on Twitter @jrmcconvey.

 

New iOS APIs will allow NFC transactions outside Apple Wallet, Apple Pay

With the release of iOS 18 in September, developers can offer in‑app NFC contactless transactions through new NFC and Secure…

 

Biometric security use up for myGov app; Aussie TEx messaging ramps up

Australia’s Minister for Government Services and the NDIS, Bill Shorten, has issued releases to mark milestones for the myGov app…

 

Facial recognition comes to Great American Ballpark with MLB Go-Ahead Entry

Major League Baseball’s biometric stat sheet is getting longer, as more ballparks roll out the Go-Ahead Entry facial recognition system…

 

Free face swap tool goes to number one on GitHub

If the chorus of voices noting the danger of freely available biometric deepfake tools seems alarmist, witness the newest entry:…

 

Experian acquires NeuroID, adding behavioral analytics to fraud prevention suite

Dublin-based data analytics and consumer credit reporting company Experian has acquired U.S. behavioral analytics firm NeuroID, gaining what a release…

 

Vegas police don’t want to submit face biometrics to work NFL games

Police in Las Vegas say the NFL has forgotten the golden Vegas rule about discretion, and are threatening to boycott…

 

Deepfake risk can be mitigated but no silver bullet exists: Veriff

Veriff’s new Deepfakes Deep Dive Report is the latest to ring the alarm bell on the deepfake threat and the…

 

Google Pay biometric authentication integrated into Checkout.com for digital payments

An announcement from Checkout.com says it has become the first digital payments provider to integrate Google Pay’s secure biometric authentication…

 

Passkeys highlighted in new CISA guidance on secure-by-design software

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) have released a guide to help…

 

Australia’s digital identity trust exchange to launch by end of year

Australia will roll out its comprehensive digital identity program by the end of 2024 as the government prepares to formally…

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