Chile signs on to face, finger registry to curb illegal immigration
Chile intends to build a biometrics registry of all foreign residents in conjunction with a committee to handle “the expulsion…
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Bhutan adopts National Identity Bill
Bhutan has adopted the National Digital Identity Bill 2023, setting up a framework for its national digital ID system that…
US pols worried about voice cloning. Industry says they’ve got it covered
If some U.S. Senators are worried about the security of voice biometrics being used by banks, software vendors say they…
AuthID reaches for daylight with a big reverse stock split, secures a token customer commitment
Nasdaq-listed identity firm authID has opted for a 1-for-8 reverse split of its common stock. The company is trying to…
NIST seeks comment on plan to test facial age estimation
The U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology is planning to begin evaluating age estimation with face biometrics in September,…
PhilSys shares notes with WURI officials on digital ID best practices
Delegations form six West African countries participating in a regional identification project dubbed WURI recently had a working session with…
Battle on to choose contractor for Kenya’s new digital ID scheme
The race to pick a contractor for Kenya’s new digital ID project is said to be hotting up with the…
Metalenz partners up to commercialize 3D facial recognition locks and payment kiosks
Optical sensor developer Metalenz has formed a partnership with 3D sensing system supplier Dilusense to enable ultra-secure facial recognition to…
Calls for stronger data protection as breach incidents rock Bangladesh, Indonesia
Calls have intensified in the last couple of days on the need to put in place a body that will…
North Macedonia politician in biometric software scandal sentenced to 8 years
A court in Northern Macedonia has handed over an eight-year prison sentence to the country’s former general secretary Draghi Rashovski…
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