First AML raises $21M for global expansion of biometric verification in Series B
New Zealand-based anti-money laundering firm First AML, which also provides biometric identity verification, has raised NZ$30 million (US$21.4 million) in…
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SITA makes Digital Travel Declaration free for governments as travel ramps back up
Air transport communications and IT provider SITA has mode its Digital Travel Declaration solution through which passengers can share their…
Meta to delete Facebook facial recognition dataset, turn off features
Facebook’s facial recognition tools are being shut down and a database of a billion face biometric templates deleted, Meta VP…
Plurilock files for ‘biometric timing data’ patent for virtual desktop authentication
Plurilock has submitted supporting documentation for a new patent to the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), moving one…
Regulators try to take more teeth from the maw of Chinese CCTV vendors
The U.S. and UK pressure campaigns to enforce ethical principles on Chinese facial recognition players have taken some new turns…
Nigerian digital ID registrations reach 66M, SIM linkage deadline extended
Nigeria’s federal government says at least 66 million citizens and legal residents have now completed the enrollment of their biometrics…
Proposed $6.8M settlement reached in biometric vending machines data privacy suit
A biometric data privacy suit against Compass Group USA Inc. and partner 365 Retail Markets LLC under Illinois’ Biometric Information…
India’s Aadhaar hackathon pulls in 5,000 innovators
The Aadhaar Hackathon 2021 has attracted more than 5,000 innovators across over 3,000 team registrations, reports the India Education Diary, to…
No face biometric unlock on Pixel 6, BlackBerry upgrades security tool
The much-anticipated Pixel 6 launch confounded hopes of a return of biometric 3D face unlock. The new range uses new…
Cote d’Ivoire, Ghana share digital ID success stories in ID4Africa Livecast
The level of progress so far attained by Cote d’Ivoire and Ghana in the implementation of their respective digital identity…
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