Bills to block biometrics use by NY state and local police reach committees
Police in New York could have their use of facial recognition and other biometrics restricted by one or more of…
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Western Australia integrates digital ID with all-in-one ServiceWA app
The Government of the state of Western Australia (WA) has launched a digital ID app dubbed ServiceWA which it says…
Plaintiffs in Microsoft biometric privacy suit try to counter bid for summary judgment
Microsoft’s request for summary judgment in a face biometrics privacy court case is premature, according to plaintiffs in the class…
Biometrics and digital ID providers announce awards, distinctions
A series of awards and recognitions has been snapped up by biometrics and digital identity providers, in celebration of some…
Hanko.io’s new FIDO2-based passwordless IAM solution features biometric capabilities
German startup Hanko.io has released a new passwordless Identity and Access Management (IAM) solution. Hanko Identity uses FIDO2 and WebAuthn…
Businesses’ desire to store less digital identity data stokes travel’s SSI brushfire
The potential use cases for self-sovereign identity to transform the travel industry are almost limitless, particularly with the impending arrival…
Clearview AI’s US law enforcement facial recognition footprint grows with FBI contract
The latest U.S law enforcement sign up for Clearview AI’s facial recognition-as-a-service app is a modest $18,000, one-year contract, spotted…
Biometrics expert Nalini Ratha named National Academy of Inventors Fellow
Biometrics expert Nalini Ratha, also an Empire Innovation Professor at the University at Buffalo (UB)’s Department of Computer Science and…
DigiDoe raises $1M for cardless, no-phone biometric payments
London-based biometric payments startup DigiDoe has recently announced an £850,000 (roughly $1.15 million) investment led by Joint Journey. The company…
Hybrid workforces reluctant to use biometric security, Unisys reports
Only 31 percent of employees are willing to share biometric data to ensure safe entrance into a workplace, according to…
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