UK proposes IDV and biometrics for tech platforms to rein in anonymous online trolls
The UK government will require social media and tech platforms to provide identity verification through options like ID document verification…
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Dominican Republic begins work on Haiti biometric border wall
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Australian ID verification and biometrics startup OCR Labs has raised $30 million in Series B funding to grow in the…
Neustar, LumenVox add voice biometrics to partners’ cloud computing platforms
Cloud service providers Altigen and Twilio have augmented their security options with biometric voice authentication offered by Neustar and LumenVox,…
Beyond Identity raises $100M to expand passwordless authentication worldwide
New York-based Beyond Identity has raised $100 million in a fundraising round to grow its presence in the multi-factor authentication…
ITIF, former DHS exec push back on criticisms of facial recognition use by US agency
The Internal Revenue Agency (IRS) should have taken a more measured response to the controversy around its use of identity…
FacePhi, authID add face biometrics platforms to Oracle, Microsoft cloud services
Authentication providers FacePhi and authID have each unveiled partnerships with Oracle and Microsoft respectively to provide their face biometric solutions…
Biometric Market Analysis and Buyer's Guides
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- Online Age Assurance
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