New York governor signs legislation addressing AI, consumer data protection
New York State has taken a significant step forward in ensuring that its use of AI is carried out responsibly….
Government Services
News, interviews and reports relating to government contracts for biometric systems used in eGovernment, border control, national security and national ID.
Tender open for project to advance Benin’s digital govt strategy
A contractor is being sought to build a new, high-performance development environment using a modern Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) architecture as part…
India transforming public finance with digital identity and biometrics
India has implemented substantial digital initiatives to streamline pension verification and welfare benefit distribution. The digital life certificate system and…
Israel keeps emergency biometrics measures in place, more than a year into Gaza war
Last year, on October 7th, a Hamas attack on Israel plunged the country into a war against Gaza that would…
Pakistan launching national face biometrics authentication service
Pakistan will launch a facial recognition system in the new year designed to help those who cannot complete biometric authentication…
CISA issues comprehensive roadmap to enhance mobile security in wake of PRC attacks
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has released a comprehensive report addressing the critical vulnerabilities and best practices for…
Australians’ awareness of digital identity services varies widely by age
Nearly a third of Australians have never heard of any digital identity solution. That’s according to a recent Kantar survey…
DR Congo contracts Trident to implement national digital govt project
Singapore-based IT services management company Trident has penned a collaboration agreement with the Democratic Republic of Congo for the building…
Germany contracts upgrade and maintenance of federal biometrics system
Germany’s central government has contracted one or more biometrics providers to update and maintain the National Biometric Matching Service (NBMS)…
Congressional AI report lays out regulatory roadmap, addresses privacy, civil rights issues
The long-awaited report of the nearly year-old U.S. Bipartisan House Task Force on Artificial Intelligence should serve as a call…
Biometric Market Analysis and Buyer's Guides
- Biometric Physical Access Control
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- Deepfake Detection
- Online Age Assurance
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