Clear is having a hard time winning with its face biometrics services at sports venues
Sports would seem to be an approachable industry for a biometric ID vendor to enter. Like airports, stadiums have milling…
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India’s RailTel plans facial recognition deployment at over 6K stations
India’s railways operator has unveiled a massive planned expansion of facial recognition camera systems across the country, eventually expected to…
Parties seek clarity in biometric data privacy lawsuits’ scope
A series of court cases over alleged violations of biometric data privacy are gradually increasing clarity on the scope of…
Lesotho, Namibia join trend of SIM card registration with biometrics
The southern African nations of Lesotho and Namibia have launched campaigns for citizens to re-register their SIM cards with their…
Sterling certified for employee checks in new UK digital identity trust framework
U.S. firm Sterling Check is expanding its service list in the UK after being certified as a digital identity service…
Thales continues cyber shopping spree with €100M OneWelcome acquisition
The latest purchase in the cybersecurity and identity sector for Thales is Netherlands-based OneWelcome which specializes in cloud-based identity services…
Kenya parliament schedules, cancels debate on Huduma Namba digital ID
Lawmakers in Kenya’s National Assembly will not hold a special debate session on whether to endorse proposed major amendments to…
Myanmar expands facial recognition-ready surveillance ‘safe cities’
Myanmar is creating five more ‘safe city’ surveillance schemes across the country using technology from the Chinese firms Dahua, Huawei…
Hotel chains in China sign up for biometric check-ins, AI-powered personalization
Alibaba will provide facial recognition for biometric check-ins for in-country travelers at two Marriott International hotels in China, reports industry…
Reports explore nexus of digital ID and migration
The German Marshall Fund of the United States has published a new report exploring the intersection of digital wallets and…
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