EU, India and US make louder noises about legislating privacy protection
On the assumption that all (or maybe a lot) of change can be good, things are good for data protection…
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Onfido partners to improve digital identity verification and accessibility
Onfido, a global identity verification and authentication provider, has partnered with OjirehPrime, a digital bank based in Nigeria, to improve…
Appealing to a higher power: Pope and AI talk about algorithm control
Assuming no advanced alien debutante is hiding in the wings, there is nowhere else to go for advice on how…
US govt rumored to be considering suit to stop ForgeRock buyout
ForgeRock’s proposed buyout by private equity firm Thoma Bravo could fall victim to a newly invigorated anti-trust unit within the…
Idemia supplies 2.8M more biometric passports for Nepal at reduced price
The government of Nepal has reached a deal with Idemia to supply 2.8 million biometric passports, which the country’s foreign…
Human rights organizations say EU’s biometric border controls negatively impact migrants
The continuous and expansive use of digital technologies such as biometrics in the implementation of digital border control policies known…
Airports upgrade IT systems to pave way for biometrics
Upgrades to the passenger processing systems of airports across India by SITA and Materna will make future deployments of biometrics…
Nigerians raise eyebrows as CBN tells banks to require social media accounts for KYC
There have been mixed reactions by concerned parties in Nigeria following a directive by the country’s Central Bank (CBN) for…
Mexico presidential candidate proposes facial recognition to combat drug trafficking
Fighting between organized crime groups in Mexico has made the country more violent than Colombia in recent years. Mexico presidential…
Manufacturer deploys NEC face biometrics for employee parking in Vietnam
Japanese manufacturer Yazaki is set to use face biometrics from NEC Vietnam to enhance the employee parking experience at one…
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