Calls for digital identity access in European Commission rights and principles proposal
The European Commission has reached out to both the European Parliament and Council to sign a new declaration on digital…
Government Services
News, interviews and reports relating to government contracts for biometric systems used in eGovernment, border control, national security and national ID.
Australia files tender for national face biometrics, document verification services
Australia’s Department of Home Affairs has published a tender for ID document verification and face biometrics matching as components of its…
US Treasury moots digital ID grants in FIDO webinar
The FIDO Alliance co-hosted the Identity, Authentication, and the Road Ahead Cybersecurity Policy Forum earlier this week, together with the…
White House leans harder on agency heads to implement zero trust
It is hard to tell if the U.S. federal government is closer to adopting a zero-trust architecture since the White…
TSA and CBP discuss travel biometrics progress
As January is about to conclude, many companies and government agencies are taking stock of their efforts in biometrics for…
ID.me founder defends claims, growing use of its biometric verification by US gov
A media backlash against ID.me and the claims of its Co-founder and CEO Blake Hall has erupted in U.S. media…
Sri Lanka to introduce digital wallet for ID documents as public payments digitized
Citizens in Sri Lanka will be able to carry around some of their personal documents such as passports, birth and…
Biometrics use by Canadian border agency increasing. Maybe it already has
The COVID-19 pandemic has given the impetus for sweeping technological and behavioral change across various organizations, and biometrics are often…
CBP nabs an alleged escapee with biometrics; standardizes on passport control app
The U.S. Customs and Border Protection agency is pushing a win for its border security systems and updates for two…
Washington updates digital ID authentication options and hunts for IoT bottleneck spotters
The U.S. federal government is lurching forward on two biometrics fronts — digital ID verification and the Internet of Things….
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