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Liminal sees digital identity landscape orienting around consumers in 2023

Consumers will take a more central role in the digital identity ecosystem in 2023, according to the latest set of…

 

Dutch watchdog has doubts about centralizing passport biometrics data

Proposals for central biometric databases, especially government databases, are popular with anyone fed up with maddeningly fragmented identity system standard…

 

Sprawling US intel project to improve long-distance biometrics on college campus

A face, gait and whole-body biometric recognition project begun in 2019 by U.S. national labs continues. Research teams across the…

 

Australian gov’t points to what could be with myGov. Not everyone sees it

Australia’s myGov digital ID efforts continue to suffer the slings and arrows of skeptics while the government works on new…

 

Voice deepfakes on the rise; biometrics can help

A new type of deepfake is spreading, based on voice recordings. Voice biometric algorithms continue to improve, and threat actors…

 

Aviation IT spending, biometric gates forecast to spike as private, public entities invest

An increasing number of chief information officers (CIOs) from airports and airlines are investing in digital technologies, including biometrics, for…

 

Rapid digital identity certifications in UK indicate pent-up demand: DCMS

A new accreditation system for digital identity products is leading to the rapid approval of new products, indicating high demand….

 

Sierra Leone launches biometric ID card to upgrade CRVS, Kenya’s UPI goes birth-to-death

The details of Kenya’s plans for its Unique Personal Identifier continue to emerge, with the government planning to begin issuing…

 

EAB seminar plays down EU parliament’s biometrics ethics concerns

The European Union’s ethical concerns connected with deploying artificial intelligence (AI) and biometrics applications across its territory may be excessive….

 

FaceTec triples scope and payout in Spoof Bounty to thwart biometric liveness attacks

FaceTec has expanded its Spoof Bounty to both iOS and Android operating systems and tripled the total payouts available from…

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