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Foodstuffs releases privacy assessment for FRT trial in NZ grocery stores

New Zealand grocery retailer Foodstuffs has published a Privacy Impact Assessment for its trial of in-store facial recognition technology. The…

 

Tencent integrates Mastercard’s payment biometrics for cross-border mobile commerce

Mastercard’s Click to Pay, which relies on biometric authentication and transaction tokenization, is coming to Tencent’s cross-border payment system MIDAS,…

 

Neurotechnology passes BixeLab’s Level 2 PAD test for face biometrics

Biometric identification firm Neurotechnology has become the latest company to pass a Level 2 Presentation Attack Detection (PAD) test, with…

 

South Korea law targeting deepfakes, disinformation gets frosty reception from US

A new law in South Korea targeting bad information sees it risking conflict with the current U.S. administration, which has…

 

Scottish Biometrics Commissioner lays out blueprint for regulating police use of biometrics

The Scottish Biometrics Commissioner is proposing its own blueprint and legal framework for the use of biometric data in law…

 

Neurotechnology, Innovatrics score high marks in NIST fingerprint biometrics test

Fingerprint biometrics accuracy continues to improve, as shown by December entries to NIST’s Friction Ridge Image and Features evaluation of…

 

Rumored plan to expand UK digital ID to newborns gives Tories chance to attack

There is fresh panic in the UK over rumors that the government is considering extending its digital ID scheme to…

 

Hong Kong launches corporate identity sandbox, connects e-gov services with Shanghai

Hong Kong has launched a sandbox for its business identity program CorpID, inviting public and private service providers to conduct…

 

Kantara Initiative seeking public comment on update to Identity Assurance Framework

The Kantara Initiative has issued a call for public comment on the draft of its Identity Assurance Framework (KIAF): SP…

 

Thales highlights cybersecurity leadership in competitive digital ID market

An emphasis on cybersecurity is paying dividends for Thales in the digital identity market, as the company looks back on…

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