Report highlights potential impact of biometric technology on trust and democracy
The political and economic significance of biometrics are being changed by the potential for sharing biometric data between web servers…
Government Services
News, interviews and reports relating to government contracts for biometric systems used in eGovernment, border control, national security and national ID.
Yoti announces new e-signing platform and Scottish government deployment
Yoti has made a series of announcements about a new deployment, a new product, a new look and a new…
U.S. Congressional Rep. plans national strategy to maintain global artificial intelligence lead
U.S. Congressional Representative Will Hurd (R-Texas) will devise a national artificial intelligence strategy for the country, as Congress will play…
Biometric verification required for Namibian pension fund recipients
Namibia’s Government Institutions Pension Fund (GIPF) now requires that recipients receiving a monthly pension benefit from GIPF register their biometrics…
Kenya MPs push back on plan to drop use of biometric system in national census
Some members of the Parliament of Kenya have spoken out about the government’s decision to not involve the use of…
U.S. legislators introduce bipartisan IoT security standards bill
Lawmakers have introduced legislation in a bipartisan effort to establish national standards in the U.S. for the cybersecurity of internet-of-things…
Nepal government’s roll-out plan for national biometric ID cards criticized
The decision by the Nepal government to expand the distribution of biometric national identity cards throughout the country is drawing…
Little overlap between NIST facial recognition testing leaders and U.S. government providers
Wired is asking “Why Chinese Companies Plug a U.S. Test for Facial Recognition” in an article highlighting the placement of…
Gov.UK digital ID service has fraction of intended users and verifies less than half successfully
The UK government’s National Audit Office has slammed the Gov.UK Verify authentication platform in a report, saying it will not…
Israeli government requests information for planned new National Biometric Laboratory
The Government of Israel is planning to establish a National Biometric Laboratory to support government missions by conducting tests of…
Biometric Market Analysis and Buyer's Guides
- Biometric Physical Access Control
- Digital Identity Verification
- Deepfake Detection
- Online Age Assurance
- Facial Liveness Detection