Maryland and Mississippi lawmakers consider biometric data protection bills
Maryland’s state legislature has introduced a biometric data privacy act, in one of several moves at the state level towards…
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Thales aces mDL, digital identity interoperability test to ISO standard in Australia
Thales is claiming success in an interoperability test for mobile driver’s licenses and digital identities based on the ISO standard….
NADRA creates alternative to biometrics for elderly people with faded fingerprints
Pakistan’s National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) is establishing a new identity verification service for elderly individuals whose fingerprints have…
Kenya mulls digital ID scheme changes and new uses for controversial Huduma Namba
The new administration in Kenya is considering plans to revamp the national digital identity project, as the Huduma Namba scheme…
Digital ID for nightclub entry: 1account trial results at odds with Home Office findings
With club entry taking under five seconds and a 90 percent preference for using digital ID over physical, 1account found…
GBT’s face and ‘body’ biometrics patent granted, imaging invention published
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has approved a patent by GBT Technologies referring to a machine learning-driven image…
ID4Africa unveils concept note, ambassador class for 2023 AGM
The 2023 ID4Africa augmented general meeting billed for Nairobi, Kenya in May will spotlight digital public infrastructure, African policy perspectives,…
US Govt steps up authentication security efforts with new report, Aware biometrics
The U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) has published a new report suggesting that its management practices and password complexity…
India introduces face, iris biometrics system to reduce bank fraud
Large private and public banks in India have been given the green light to conduct face and iris biometric checks…
EU IAI launches call for speakers at 2023 biometrics events
The European division of the International Association for Identification (EU IAI) has launched a call for presentations and posters ahead…
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