UK Commissioner advises on risks of facial recognition use in public spaces
UK Information Commissioner Elizabeth Denham has set out recommendations and addressing concerns about live facial recognition (LFR) use in UK…
Articles By Katya Pivcevic
Katya Pivcevic wrote for Biometric Update from October, 2020 until November, 2021, while living in the UK.
Tech-based clothing, smart mirrors and biometrics in every room: our homes in 2071
CEO and Founder of Tech Women Today, Celia Harvey and electric heating company Rointe have revealed their joint forecast that…
ID.me granted US FedRAMP authorization for digital identity verification platform
ID.me has achieved a Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP) Moderate Authority to Operate (ATO) for its Federally certified…
Stringent biometrics laws advance in Maryland, balance between bans and oversight urged
Legislators in Maryland voted to pass a regulatory law which strictly limits the use of genealogy websites in criminal investigations…
Comparitech facial recognition report highlights growing, variable global market
China retains its status as the country with the most face biometrics-based surveillance in a new report. Research service Comparitech analyzed…
Guinea selects Idemia for OSIA digital identity system to drive inclusion
Guinea’s National Agency for Economic and Social Inclusion (ANIES) plans to use a digital identity and biometrics management system based…
Indian government developing family digital ID, health app sparks consent concerns
India’s federal government is in the preliminary stages of developing a ‘Universal Family ID,’ similar to India’s current biometric Aadhaar…
Innovatrics brings transparent, open biometrics approach to OSIA
Innovatrics has joined the Open Standards Identity API (OSIA) initiative, an open set of interfaces (APIs) which work as a…
Chinese facial recognition deployments in India, Europe prompt warnings
Chinese-made surveillance projects including biometrics have accelerated in India in recent years, which were developed in the aftermath of terror…
Biometric payment cards can help banks build customer base post-COVID, says FPC
In a recent episode of On the Pulse, Fingerprint Cards (FPC) executives outlined how banks can better target consumer bases…
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