Red Cross highlights opportunities for digital ID in humanitarian sector
Humanitarian aid organizations are starting to digitize services and adapt to new developments in the digital identity and decentralized identification…
Articles By Katya Pivcevic
Katya Pivcevic wrote for Biometric Update from October, 2020 until November, 2021, while living in the UK.
Sogou uses biometrics to develop AI news anchor for hearing impaired
Chinese search engine developer Sogou has launched an AI sign language virtual news anchor based on biometric technology, reported to…
EAB advocates for biometric border posts to include privacy-enhancing technologies
The non-profit European Association for Biometrics (EAB) has published a position paper this month highlighting the biometric technology that can…
UK security bill to introduce biometric age verification for social media registration
New Online Security Bill published by UK government this week will see the introduction of comprehensive rules to prevent online…
Strong data protection regulations key to digital ID success for the UK, says ICO
The UK Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), an independent authority which promotes data privacy, supports the new UK Digital Identity and…
Digital identity must adapt to new financial ecosystems
With digitization in some cases driving exclusion from the financial system, digital identity and biometric technologies must be addressed in…
Infobric adds biometric services for construction sector with MSite acquisition
Biometric workforce management provider MSite has been acquired by Sweden-based Infobric Group, a leading digital services provider for the construction…
Analysis says proposed Eurodac children’s biometrics collection carries legal risks
Proposed amendments to the Eurodac biometric system, which would make official the lower minimum age for biometrics collection and add…
Report weights transparency and privacy of biometrics for Yemen humanitarian aid
The humanitarian crisis in Yemen is in a critical state, and further deteriorating says PRIO in a new Policy Brief….
Public supports digital health pass mandates for travel
New research by Ipsos for the World Economic Forum has shown that over 75 percent of people worldwide think that…
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