The allure of Chinese ‘digital authoritarianism’ for Latin America
Concern that Chinese technology in Venezuela and Cuba which is allowing the states to exercise ‘social control’ over their populations…
Civil / National ID
Civil ID is used to identify or verify the identity of individuals when interacting with governments, though increasingly it is also used for regulated private industries, such as mobile phone accounts. Government examples of civil ID use could include document issuance, border management, voter registration or employment background checks. Find Civil ID solutions here.
Israeli Interior Ministry asks to extend a controversial biometrics database
Israel’s Interior Ministry has asked the Knesset for an extension of an emergency order to continue collecting fingerprints until 2025…
Biometric consumer gadgets neat, but key growth areas tied to banks, autos, government
Numerous products with biometrics integrated for security and convenience were on display last week at CES, but the trend towards…
More aviation spending on automation, digital health passes, end-to-end biometrics
After the global shock to air travel in 2020, investment in IT by airlines and airports just about returned to…
Poland deploys HID Global fingerprint biometrics for EU-compliant ID cards
Poland has added HID Global’s DigitalPersona 5300 fingerprint biometric readers into its national digital ID infrastructure with the aim of incorporating…
Turkey’s domestically-developed biometric data system becomes operational
The centralized National Biometric Data Management System has gone live locally and nationally, announced Turkey’s Minister of Internal Affairs. It…
Western Australia integrates digital ID with all-in-one ServiceWA app
The Government of the state of Western Australia (WA) has launched a digital ID app dubbed ServiceWA which it says…
Businesses’ desire to store less digital identity data stokes travel’s SSI brushfire
The potential use cases for self-sovereign identity to transform the travel industry are almost limitless, particularly with the impending arrival…
UIDAI looks at selective disclosure, Aadhaar biometrics authenticate 50M transactions a day
The Aadhaar-issuing body Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI), is currently considering ‘partial authentication’ with the biometric system, The Times…
Apple’s promised mobile driver’s license and the fear of vendor lock-in
iOS 15 was supposed to include the first set of mobile driver’s licenses launched in partnership with 8 states. Now…
Biometric Market Analysis and Buyer's Guides
- Biometric Physical Access Control
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- Deepfake Detection
- Online Age Assurance
- Facial Liveness Detection