Accura Scan updates OCR to read Chinese, Japanese and Korean IDs
Mumbai-based authentication firm Accura Scan has updated its optical character recognition (OCR) software development kit (SDK) to introduce support for…
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AI rules: These are too hard; these are too soft. Is ‘just right’ possible?
Perhaps foreseeing a global reality dysfunction brought on by the indiscriminate use of AI, leaders of the United States and…
How will Europe make the EUDI secure: Cryptomathic weighs in
By the end of 2023, European countries have promised to offer their citizens the European Digital Identity Wallet (EUDI), an…
Entrust granted UK Home Office selfie biometrics contract to streamline immigration
Entrust has won a new two-year contract with the UK Home Office to expand the digitization of immigration application processes,…
Utah mandates blockchain pilot for digital ID issuance
Utah’s Division of Technology Services has been tasked with piloting a blockchain system for Verifiable Credentials that can be used…
Clear biometrics, Microsoft Entra verifiable credentials integrated with LinkedIn
LinkedIn has announced the launch of a new partnership with Clear to provide free identity verification for nearly 200 million…
Irish opposition warns against rushed legislation for police use of facial recognition
Plans by Irish Minister of Justice Simon Harris to amend existing legislation to allow the use of facial recognition technology…
Americas DMVs considering the future of the digital ID role thrust upon them
Mobile driver’s licenses are a necessary next step for America’s state motor vehicle departments in playing a role that has…
Dual biometric handgun reaches consumer launch
Biometrics has officially entered the world of commercial weaponry, with the release of the Biofire Smart Gun, a 9mm handgun…
Biometric payment cards certification for Idex, manufacturing deal for Zwipe
A couple of Norwegian biometrics firms have played their cards right, landing certification status and partnership deals that will significantly…
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