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How Clearview developed its method for fast search on an above-billion scale database

Databases used in facial recognition are growing to previously-unseen scale, which for Clearview AI created a need to develop a…

 

Cameroon launches video surveillance with live facial recognition in largest city

An Annex facility of the National Command and Control Centre for Video Surveillance has gone operational in Douala in a…

 

Africa’s data protection action pushing digital ID forward

Major gains in digital identity policy and the related regulation of data privacy in many African countries provide practical lessons…

 

From Central Asia to the world: Digitalization drive pushes new biometric startups

Nestled between large countries such as India, China and Russia, Central Asia has long suffered from poor connections — both…

 

Gabon hopes to deliver on its lingering national ID card promise this year

This December could usher in good tidings for citizens of the central African nation of Gabon who have gone for…

 

One-click KYC without an ID document upload? Startup AiPrise says its coming

KYC providers regularly claim the ability to onboard people from all over the world. Whether for financial inclusion or just…

 

How will Europe make the EUDI secure: Cryptomathic weighs in

By the end of 2023, European countries have promised to offer their citizens the European Digital Identity Wallet (EUDI), an…

 

Americas DMVs considering the future of the digital ID role thrust upon them

Mobile driver’s licenses are a necessary next step for America’s state motor vehicle departments in playing a role that has…

 

Decentralized digital ID and contactless biometrics trends converge in Tech5’s vision

The combination of Decentralized Identifiers (DIDs) and biometrics is the way to meet both the security needs of people, businesses…

 

Thailand’s blockchain digital ID infrastructure – an ecosystem in an ID ecosystem

Thailand is progressing rapidly with enrollment into its blockchain-based biometric digital identity infrastructure operated by the National Digital ID Company Limited (NDID),…

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