Pilot phase of biometric vaccination system for Kenyan newborns goes live
The rollout of a biometric system to manage the vaccination journey of children below the age of five years in…
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Google Photos now suggesting names when no face visible
It may not exactly be back-of-the-head recognition, or male-pattern-baldness biometrics, but Google Photos appears to have developed a way to…
Student biometrics to be integrated into UAE population registry
Phase 2 of the ‘Closer to You’ initiative was recently launched by the UAE Ministry of Education and the Federal…
Facial recognition used to identify victims of deadly train accident in India
Railway authorities have used facial recognition technology to determine the identity of at least 50 dead bodies from the recent…
‘Being open’ for achieving global interoperability in digital public infrastructure
By Jaume Dubois, CEO of ID30 In a digital world that connects everyone for everything, establishing global interoperability across entities,…
Veridas adds anonymous age assurance in regulatory compliance platform expansion
Veridas has expanded the capabilities of its age verification software with age validation solely through selfie biometrics, avoiding ID scanning…
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…
Onfido adds ETSI identity proofing certification to support customer expansion
UK-based biometric identity verification provider Onfido says it has achieved the latest European standard for identity proofing and trust services,…
Microsoft to pay $20M fine for collecting kids’ biometrics on Xbox
Microsoft has been fined $20 million over allegations by U.S. regulators that they collected biometrics and other personal data from…
New US state law narrows its privacy targets for children online
The U.S. state of Florida is next to pass legislation giving people more control over their information, including biometric data….
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