Infineon, Thales get 10-year passport security contract in the US
A contract to provide the United States State Department with passport electronics and software has been awarded to Infineon and…
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CheckpointID and IDScan move BIPA case to US federal court to keep lid on damages
A putative biometric privacy class action in the U.S. state of Illinois involving ID verifiers CheckpointID and IDScan.net has been…
NEC admits password complacency in Japan hospital patient data breach
A ransomware attack last year which led to disruptions in the digital medical records system of the Osaka General Medical…
Veridas folds in dasGate, raises €15M from partners for ambitious global expansion
Veridas has incorporated previously-independent company dasGate and collected 15 million euros (approximately US$16.5 million) from its partners to support its…
Jamaica hails public enthusiasm for new digital ID card project, earmarks $13M
Jamaican government officials have praised the public for its interest in the implementation of the new national identification system (NIDS)…
Digital identity schemes touted as drivers of economic growth in Ethiopia, Ghana
A policy advisor at Ethiopia’s MOSIP-based digital ID scheme, Gabriella Abraham, has described the project as a lever for the…
Mitek introduces liveness checking for checks
Digital identity and fraud prevention company Mitek introduced a new feature which reviews the authenticity of deposited checks to ensure…
Short wave infrared imaging shows major promise for smartphone biometrics
Short wave infrared imaging may be the newest major growth area in sensors for biometrics, with the potential to replace…
4 US governments get biometric privacy rules on the table, off the ground
U.S. state and local governments are pinching off the abilities of businesses to freely use facial recognition algorithms on their…
Hyderabad-area schools could get facial recognition roll calls
Government leaders in one of India’s tech hubs have put out to bid for a school attendance-taking system that would…
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