AlphaPoint and Chivo partner on biometrics-enabled national Bitcoin wallet for El Salvador
National crypto wallet Chivo and the El Salvador government have partnered with white label exchange infrastructure provider AlphaPoint for services…
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India allays privacy fears as bill to link Aadhaar with voter IDs passed by parliament
There will be no interference with or access to citizens’ data either by government authorities or any third parties when…
Biometric and behavioral mass surveillance – will the EU ‘choose totalitarianism’?
A study into the use of biometric and behavioral mass surveillance, particularly in public spaces, examines whether, generally in the…
IndyKite launches decentralized ID product, raises further $8M in seed financing
IndyKite, launched in October 2021 by ForgeRock co-founder Lasse Andresen with Sun Microsystems co-founder Scott McNealy as a formal advisor, to offer…
US Congress takes another run at AI accountability
An unsuccessful 2019 bill designed to make biased commercial AI algorithms [less biased] has been updated and re-introduced to the…
FacePhi reports strong business growth in 2021 from expansion into new markets and industries
Spanish biometric start-up FacePhi announced record growth in 2021, which it attributes to its expansion into new industries and markets….
Global ID granted U.S. patent for vascular biometric recognition and identification
Global ID announces that it received a patent from the United States Patent and Trademark Office for its biometric 3D vein…
Experts suggest biometrics to beef up security, facility checks in Nigerian airports
There are concerns from aviation experts over the state of security and difficulties in undergoing checks in some of Nigeria’s…
‘Reusable’ digital identity applications to reach $266B by 2027 – Liminal report
A new report from digital identity advisory firm Liminal claims the ‘reusable’ identity market may grow from $32.8 billion in…
EU gambling firms are supporting a single, standard digital ID for Europe
A European Union gambling industry association is backing a proposed continental digital ID even though it has some concerns. In…
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