Signicat joins European taskforce to standardize digital identity proofing
Signicat’s Jon Ølnes has joined the European Telecommunications Standards Institute’s (ETSI) taskforce to work with five other experts on developing European standards…
Government Services
News, interviews and reports relating to government contracts for biometric systems used in eGovernment, border control, national security and national ID.
DHS’s biometric advanced recognition technology system begins road to the cloud
The Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Homeland Advanced Recognition Technology System (HART), which is replacing DHS’s legacy Automated Biometric Identification…
Biometric access by unauthorized personnel found at DOD medical treatment facilities
Department of Defense (DoD) medical treatment facilities (MTFs) have deployed a variety of physical security controls, including biometric access. Still,…
UK extends Gov.uk Verify funding, accused of risking asylum-seekers’ health with biometrics collection
Gov.uk Verify, U.K.’s digital identity system, will continue to receive funding, the Treasury decided, due to an increase in Universal…
Poor encryption exposes biometric database of 4.5 million Israeli citizens
The private information of some 4.5 million Israeli citizens, including biometric facial features, stored in the Transportation Ministry database for…
Firms expand African biometrics coverage, COVID-19 aid raises data protection concerns
As the coronavirus pandemic continues to spread across Africa, public and private reactions also continue to develop. Noticeable this week…
Service for biometric data transfer to centralized Russian system launched and self-enrollment planned
Rostelecom’s cloud-based Unified Biometrics System (UBS) will soon be adopted by 50 Russian banks, NIA Nizhny Novgorod reports. The UBS…
NextGenID releases biometric identity-as-a-service procurement model with payment options
NextgenID has released a frictionless biometric identity-as-a-service (IDaaS) procurement model for federal agencies with payment options for the ID*Capture Kiosk…
Grow digital ID system for emergency and reap long term rewards, World Bank says
The response of governments to the economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic highlight the importance of digital ID, according to…
Taiwan delays digital ID, smartphone app supports Quebec driver’s licenses, and Croatia to launch eID
Taiwan is delaying its planned launch of a new digital ID system due to complications caused by the COVID-19 pandemic,…
Biometric Market Analysis and Buyer's Guides
- Biometric Physical Access Control
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- Deepfake Detection
- Online Age Assurance
- Facial Liveness Detection