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BriefCam video search with limited facial recognition licensed by Canadian police force

Police in Thunder Bay, Canada, have announced a software upgrade to the force’s street surveillance program with an artificial intelligence…

 

Princeton’s Varma sees progress and recognition in SIA ‘Women in Biometrics’ award

Bobby Varma is quick to acknowledge the world would be a better place if celebrating women executives in an industry…

 

Researchers question how AI system can determine race from X-rays

A study has revealed that an artificial intelligence (AI) medical diagnostics system can recognize the race of a person just…

 

Yoti, Post Office digital ID service first certified by UK for employee vetting

Britain-based Yoti has announced it and partner Post Office are the first digital identity service providers (IDSPs) in the UK…

 

Pakistan gives 1M Afghan refugees biometric IDs for government services

More than a million Afghan refugees who reside in Pakistan are expected to find it easier and more convenient accessing…

 

Identity fabric, web3 and tech ethics: a virtual EIC 2022 recap

We’ve already highlighted great content from EIC 2022. In this piece I’ve picked the best web3 and decentralized identity sessions…

 

Google’s down $100M, BIPA plaintiffs see a fraction, lawyers will swim in the money

A biometric-privacy class action boasting a number of superlatives in Illinois is finally drawing to a close. A court administrator…

 

As biometric voter registration increases, Brookings looks to India for lessons

The proposed integration of the Aadhaar biometric national ID and India’s voter registration database will set an important precedent for…

 

Differences between planned US biometric privacy laws still few but big

U.S. lawmakers again are working on legislation that would create the nation’s first biometric privacy rules. And the gap between…

 

World Bank experts cite Philippines’ ID system as good example of ‘digital stack’

Two experts who contributed to the operationalization of the Philippine Identification System (PhilSys) posit that it is a good example…

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