Brazil’s unico plans selfie biometrics expansion in Latin America after raising $100M
São Paulo, Brazil-based unico has raised $100 million in a Series D funding round and plans to expand into other…
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FIDO Alliance preparing more authentication professionals for passwordless future
The FIDO Alliance has announced that a new test window is open for experts willing to become FIDO Certified authentication…
Digital ID and biometrics among three Australia IT test project components awarded AU$20M
Australia’s Department of Home Affairs is due to pay out AU$20 million (approximately US$14.8 million) to fund test activities for…
Finland considers using biometrics from civil, travel registries to investigate major crimes
Finland’s Ministry of the Interior is looking into the legality of sharing fingerprint biometric data collected for passports and ID…
Updated MOSIP digital ID system is truly multilingual, supported for up to 5 years
After a quiet launch in February 2022, the team behind MOSIP 1.2 Long-term Support (LTS) Release known as ‘Asymmetric Amoeba’ explained…
Researchers urge facial recognition restrictions, broad consideration by Canadian lawmakers
Several researchers told Canadian lawmakers that the risks of facial recognition use for individuals and society are significant, and should…
Advocates seek higher biometric data privacy damages as settlement millions add up
The scope and impact of biometric data privacy lawsuits is coming into sharper focus, as a court considers whether claims…
Cyber panel urges MFA, passwordless access, internal awareness to thwart digital ID attacks
A panel of cybersecurity experts at the Identity Defined Security Alliance’s Identity Management Day 2022 recommend mass adoption of multi-factor authentication…
New customers, features for European selfie biometrics, IDV providers
Biometrics and identity solutions providers across Europe including FacePhi, iDenfy and Qoobis unveil details about their newest partnerships with a…
Nymi acquired by Innominds to integrate continuous workplace biometrics
Innominds, a San Jose, California-based full-cycle product engineering services company acquired biometric device firm Nymi to push its goal for digital…
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