NGOs sound alarm over facial recognition systems’ lack of transparency in Latin America
The Al Sur NGO consortium has published a new report calling facial recognition implementation by some Latin American governments ‘perverse.’…
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Fobi moves into digital ID and credentials space with AltID
Vancouver-based technology firm Fobi is taking a leap forward from business analytics, IoT, and AI into the field of digital ID…
Thales launches aviation and biometrics research centers in Singapore
Multinational digital ID provider Thales has strengthened its partnership with the Singapore Economic Development Board (EDB) with the goal of…
Dutch buyout fund enters biometrics market with InnoValor investment
Main Capital Partners has purchased a majority stake in InnoValor, the Netherlands-based digital ID document-scanning and biometrics provider that offers…
Ghana unveils plan to assign digital IDs to newborns
As a continuation of the national digital transformation agenda in the health sector, pregnant women in Ghana will soon be…
Another earful for White House on DHS biometrics, states on surveillance
Development of biometric surveillance systems by U.S. government agencies at different levels continues to intensify, as do the protests of…
ATB Ventures works with Canadian government on digital ID proof of concept
Alberta-based ATB Ventures is partnering with the government of Canada to develop a proof of concept for a National Digital…
Microsoft customers need to step up authentication, says Microsoft
With cyberattacks on computers becoming less attractive (due to better defenses), criminals are more interested in attacks on identities. That…
Winning.I, Svort each launch biometric IDV initiatives for remote govt, financial services
South Korean biometrics and fintech authentication firm Winning.I has announced a national development research project for a non-face-to-face identification system…
Afghanistan goes for biometric SIM registration to fight crime
The growing wave of crimes committed using mobile phones has pushed the government in Afghanistan to consider the registration and…
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