Biometric passports progress in Turkey, Denmark, Suriname
Turkey and Suriname have unveiled their latest steps on biometric passports, while Giesecke+Devrient says the production of Danish electronic passports…
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Consumer applications of face biometrics draw privacy lawsuits
A trend has emerged in biometric data privacy lawsuits, with services involving photos of people taken for reasons other than…
EIC 2022: Michiel van der Veen discusses public service transformation using digital ID
Dr. Michiel van der Veen, of the Netherlands’ Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations, gave a presentation at the…
Digital ID needed for passport, residence, work permits in Sierra Leone
A new policy coming into force in Sierra Leone from 1 June, 2022, requires all foreign nationals applying for residence…
PimEyes owner insists on ‘ethical use’ of facial recognition search site
Giorgi Gobronidze, the owner of PimEyes, a face search website that uses an artificial intelligence-based facial recognition system to find…
India’s Telangana minister talks public facial recognition trust on WEF panel
The development, deployment and use of artificial intelligence-based technologies such as facial recognition is spreading like wildfire across the world…
UK age verification: digital ID initiatives announced and updated
The private sector is continuing to experiment with age verification, in some cases proven through biometrics and digital ID. Yoti’s…
Innovatrics releases semi-passive liveness detection for selfie biometrics checks
Slovak biometrics firm Innovatrics has released a semi-passive liveness check as a presentation attack detection (PAD) method that seeks the…
UIDAI sows confusion with Aadhaar photocopy warning, ‘normal prudence’ retraction
India’s biometric digital identity issuer scored an own goal by effectively announcing the security risks built into the scheme. The…
FacePhi opens new subsidiary to consolidate biometrics market presence in EMEA
FacePhi intends to boost its market presence in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) with the creation of a…
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