Ukraine and Estonia show government digital ID leadership
Ukraine is making changes to its government-run digital ID app to support people dealing with the chaos in the war-torn…
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New guidance on live facial recognition use by British police sparks debate
The College of Policing has published guidance on the overt use of live facial recognition to find people of interest…
Implanted digital ID will push digital payment revenue higher
An analyst firm this week predicted global digital payment revenue of $204.1 billion by 2028. The same day, a digital-payments…
Mantra releases new handheld biometric point-of-sale devices
Mantra Softech is debuting a series of handheld biometric point-of-sale (POS) devices for Android, according to The Times of India. The…
Experimental scanner collects novel palmprints and vein biometric dataset
Researchers in India have created a unique database of 8,000 hand vein and palmprint images using newly created hardware that…
Researchers develop 3D smartphone biometrics with standard camera
A team of researchers at Stanford University say they have invented a 3D camera that is simple and affordable for…
Tasmania seeks contractor for digital services portal to enhance online access
The government of the Australian State of Tasmania has launched a call to tender for the set-up of the first…
Know your algorithm: Future Identity report highlights importance of biometrics fundamentals
Future Identity has released its latest digital report focusing on “the high cost of cheap biometrics,” which argues that choosing…
Researchers claim biometric deepfake detection method improves state-of-the-art
Biometrics can effectively be used to detect deepfakes, according to a paper from a team of Italian and German researchers…
Philippines launches authentication platform for national ID
The Philippines opened a web-based offline authentication platform for its national digital ID named PhilSys Check, allowing users to perform…
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