AI bias poorly understood, activists warn
Biased artificial intelligence systems need to be reigned in through a combination of regulation, education, and transparency, according to civil…
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ITL’s age estimation certified for UK GDPR
British facial recognition and age verification firm Innovative Technology (ITL) says it is the first technology provider to receive independent UK…
Salto acquires Cognitec to build face biometrics into access control portfolio
Cognitec will join the Salto Group, adding the German face biometrics company’s technology to the Spanish electronic security and access control…
Jamaica plans biometric ID card issuance pilot, Pakistan and Vietnam upgrade systems
Jamaica has announced that it will begin issuing national ID cards through the National Identification System (NIDS) as from the…
Cybersecurity trio offer free services to critical industries threated by cyberwarfare
In a sign of the times, three dominant cloud- and digital identity-security firms have joined in a collaborative project to…
Biometrics is most popular for onboarding in only one country — survey
Buried in a new marketing-driven survey about the importance of consumers’ retail digital experience, is a surprising insight into the…
Integrated Biometrics claims success in Uruguayan payments service deployment
The fingerprint scanners from Integrated Biometrics are having the intended effect of improving both security and convenience for payments over a…
Idex Biometrics signs up Japanese payment card integrator, Zwipe inks manufacturer, issuer deals
A leading Japan-based global payment card integrator has selected the TrustedBio turnkey reference design from Idex Biometrics to work towards production…
Yoti joins WEF coalition to advance global digital safety campaign
Yoti says its efforts to make the internet safer through its digital ID and age verification technology continues to gain…
US gov’t calls for biometrics tech for first responders; Army building data trunk line
U.S. Homeland Security officials want to hear about biometric technologies for urban first responders. The department’s Science and Technology Directorate…
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