The politics of facial recognition in the US still swings like pendulum
U.S. privacy advocates scored one of their few recent legislative victories, pushing through a near-total ban on government use of…
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Liberia enrols 1.4M citizens in ‘flawed’ 1st phase biometric voter registration
The first phase of Liberia’s first-ever biometric voter registration process which saw the enrolment of 1.4 million people has been…
Uganda new ID plans reportedly stalled; 3M current cards unclaimed
The National Identification and Registration Authority of Uganda (NIRA) may not be able to deliver on its promise of issuing…
PayPay and Yahoo! Japan launch face biometrics payments at convenience store
Japanese e-payment service firm PayPay is working with Yahoo! Japan to test a face biometrics payment platform at Yahoo! Mart…
Precise seeks funding to weather smartphone biometrics dip
A second proposed share issue for Precise Biometrics in less than a year – after the previous one disappointed —…
Outcome of public digital infrastructures should be social before being economical
Jaume Dubois, Senior consultant at ID30, previously former SVP Product and Projects at Gemalto, Thales and Laxton, explains its vision…
Malaysian digital ID companies pair up to address government market
Executives of a Malaysian public company have said they will invest an undisclosed sum in a biometrics developer, also in…
Tech5 joins Secure Identity Alliance and OSIA to advance open standards in digital ID
Tech5 has joined the Secure Identity Alliance (SIA), as well as its initiative for open-standards in foundational digital ID systems….
Fingerprint matching system developed in-house by NADRA reaches market launch
NADRA has launched its domestically-developed automated fingerprint identification system (AFIS) as a commercial solution, under the name NADIR, which translates…
SynSense raises new funding for 3D edge vision chips, expects to reach $29M in B round
Neuromorphic chip maker SynSense is expecting to raise more than 200 million RMB ($29 million) in its B round funding,…
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