Scottish police reprimanded for illegally storing biometrics
The Scottish Police Authority (SPA)’s Policing Performance Committee met in June to discuss assurance reviews from the Scottish Biometrics Commissioner,…
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Eurostar officially launches SmartCheck biometric gates
Effective July 18th, 2023, the Eurostar “SmartCheck” biometric gates utilizing iProov technology have officially launched for passengers traveling through at…
Biometric payments grow in fast food, but threatened by online ordering
Biometric scanning’s not uncommon to employees of fast-food restaurants, where they have been used for clock-in and -out. Customers have…
Megvii still wants IPO; execs filing $840M offering
Having unsuccessfully tried twice before to float an IPO, Chinese AI and biometrics firm Megvii is preparing its third try,…
Biometric voter machines feature in Nigeria’s post-election litigations
Various election tribunals in Nigeria have in the past months been hearing cases related to either the presidential and National…
Integrate mobile telco data to broaden digital ID inclusion, OIX urges
The Open Identity Exchange wants digital ID service providers to integrate mobile telecommunications data into their ID proofing processes. The…
Tanzanian govt underlines importance of new digital ID system in the offing
A new digital ID system dubbed the “Unique Number ID” will soon be rolled out in Tanzania and the government…
Kuwait installs more biometric scanners at malls as 750K persons now enrolled
Kuwaiti authorities say they have installed more fingerprint capture machines in commercial malls for the collection of fingerprints of citizens…
Overcoming last mile identity management challenges
By Steve Lay, Senior Sales Engineer at Strata Identity Managing identities across an enterprise is a daunting task. A proliferation…
BixeLab publishes primer on standards and testing behind trustworthy digital identity
A new, free white paper on the security measures and international standards that should be considered when implementing biometrics has…
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