Biometric authentication accuracy bar rises, assurance levels evolve in NIST guidance
Biometrics performance requirements have been upgraded and identity assurance levels revised in the latest draft update to the U.S. National…
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Papua New Guinea to tap India’s digital public infrastructure experience
India will share the experience of its digital public infrastructure (DPI) known as “India Stack” with Papua New Guinea to…
Identity accessibility among barriers to financial inclusion for Nigeria’s rural women
Hindrances to the uptake of digital identity by women, especially in the rural parts of Nigeria, are among the factors…
Yoti achieves accessibility standard for digital identity verification
London-based digital ID software company Yoti says its Identity Verification solution has achieved Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2, an…
4 in 10 businesses have already seen deepfakes, injection attacks
Deepfakes have suddenly become much easier to create with the launch of generative AI based on large-language models. Over 40…
Cyberattack on Kenya’s digital infrastructure continues
Kenya’s eCitizen portal, used by the public to access over 5,000 services, has been under a massive attack that has…
Multiple regulators turn gaze to Worldcoin’s iris collection
Regulators in the UK, France, Germany, Kenya and Mexico are scrutinizing Worldcoin, the company that offers people free cryptocurrency for…
Clear spars over TSA report after security incident follows enrollment error
Biometric security has debuted in a Korean airport and there are plans to install it in Kazakhstan. But a private-industry…
Facewatch caught in more controversy after closed-door meeting with UK Home Office
Biometric security company Facewatch, which has been facing backlash for deploying facial recognition surveillance in retail stores across the UK,…
Retail face biometrics devices roll out in Germany for age checks, China for payments
Biometrics are being deployed in the retail and hospitality industries for automated age estimation, payments and more. ITL has revealed…
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