Face biometrics mandated for SIM card activation in Argentina
Argentina’s telecom industry regulator, the National Communications Entity (Enacom), has called on mobile service suppliers to require biometric identification when…
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Regulator accused of inaction as Namibian telco unlawfully collects biometrics
There are concerns in Namibia that the country’s largest mobile communications company, MTC, has been collecting the fingerprint and face…
South Africa’s eGator rolls out biometric ID verification solution, unveils future plans
South Africa-based biometrics and digital ID verification firm eGator has announced the rollout of a new software for identity verification…
Digital ID advances can ease online voting in Australia, former election official suggests
Australia’s former New South Wales Electoral Commission (NSWEC) chief information officer (CIO) Ian Brightwell has suggested that digital ID credentials…
Pair of scientists think they have topped homomorphic encryption
Japanese researchers say they have created a way to perform computations with encrypted data faster, more cheaply and more securely…
How China outsells everyone on facial recognition surveillance
Global manufacturers, consultants and researchers in the facial recognition industry looking to profit from AI surveillance algorithms have a new…
Advanced digital ID document analysis devices from Elyctis, Regula deployed
IT security, software development and automation provider Vitkovice IT Solutions has revealed that it has integrated ID document readers from…
South Korea privacy watchdog warns against public facial recognition deployments
The National Human Rights Commission of Korea (NHRCK) warned earlier today against the country’s plans to deploy facial recognition for…
India expecting gov stack, UPI payments to go global as 7 countries to sign up
Seven countries are expected to sign up with Indian authorities to begin using the India Stack suite of digital public…
Biometric payment cards launched by G+D, demoed by STMicroelectronics
The second-generation biometric payment card from Giesecke+Devrient has been launched under the brand name ‘Convego YOU.’ Benefits to issuers include…
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