Armenia introduces new biometric passport issuance system, Albania choses new supplier
After halting the issuing of biometric passports last year until early 2024, Armenia has announced a new system for issuing…
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Innovatrics introduces iris layer for liveness detection technology
Innovatrics has announced a new liveness detection technology called MagnifEye, which it claims can double the accuracy of liveness detection…
VisionLabs enters Vietnam as Russian biometrics developers seek new markets
Russian biometric company VisionLabs is entering the Vietnamese market, Russian news agency Tass reports. The company presented its technology at…
Switzerland to spend $27M on new multimodal biometric matching system
The Swiss government is earmarking 24.61 million Swiss francs (roughly US$27.18 million) for the renewal and upgrade of the country’s…
Harvard introduces new resources and tools for digital identity
Harvard University has introduced a new set of research and tools aimed at exploring digital identity under a program titled…
BMW introduces biometrics to its motorcycles for unlocking security
Owners of BMW’s motorcycles will soon be able to unlock their bikes with their faces just like their phones. The…
Indian mobile account links and Aadhaar authentications leap in February
The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) announced that the country recorded 2.26 billion Aadhaar authentications in February, bringing the…
India study shows half fine with surveillance, one-fifth unaware
A new report on surveillance technology in India has uncovered a high level of public support for certain forms of…
National digital identity is ‘extremely urgent,’ says Swedish government inquiry
A Swedish government inquiry into the digitalization of payments issued a report, recommending that the state launches its own digital…
Yoti improves accuracy and skin tone balance for age estimation
Yoti has released a new white paper detailing improvements in its age and skin tone recognition capabilities for its facial…
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