US health agency ponders digital identity as a service to manage crises
Of the many U.S. agencies that should be encouraged in every way possible to make remote work easier and more…
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Cyprus plans $43M ID document upgrade tender
Biometric passports, ID cards, and residence permits issued by Cyprus are getting an upgrade at a cost of 41 million…
Another patent from Apple puts palm biometrics on smart watches
Apple has been awarded a United States patent that would bring contactless palm biometrics for authentication to its Watch line….
Customers prefer facial age estimation for self-checkouts: Yoti global retail report
Facial estimation technology for age-restricted purchases in retail settings is gaining more appeal among customers, according to a global retail…
cetecom advanced accredited for Android biometric standards testing
Smartcard testing and certification service provider cetecom advanced has been accredited as a Google partner for Android Biometric Security Testing….
Shufti Pro makes fraud report available, upgrades AML capabilities
More than 1 in 7 attempted online financial transactions in 2022 was fraudulent, according to Shufti Pro‘s ‘Identity Fraud Report…
Zimbabwe govt faces criticism over biometric surveillance project for new smart city
Zimbabwe is building New Harare, a smart city on the outskirts of Harare that will be the new seat of…
Promotions, appointments and mass hiring indicate biometrics growth ahead
Digital identity technology providers are hiring or boosting their leadership ranks to address emerging opportunities. NEC and Veritran have promoted…
FIDO Alliance announces date for conference on user authentication, call for speakers
This year’s edition of the FIDO Alliance’s annual conference to dissect issues around user authentication dubbed ‘Authenticate 2023’ will take…
Facial recognition algorithms hit new accuracy highs in latest NIST test
Idemia correctly matched 99.88 percent of 12 million faces in the mugshot category of the latest 1:N test by the…
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