Uganda MPs want clarity on biometric voting system as EC asks for more funds
Uganda’s Electoral Commission (EC) has promised to conduct a live demo of how newly acquired biometric kits will be used…
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Ethiopia aims for Africa’s best digital payments network by 2035
Ethiopia has unveiled a strategic roadmap which aims to enable the country set up one of the leading digital payment…
Next Biometrics supports payment authentication in Vietnam
Next Biometrics has received a substantial production order for its fingerprint sensors from a system integrator in Vietnam. The sensors…
UK tucks biometric bias reports deep into police facial recognition plan
The UK government pledged on Thursday to increase its use of facial recognition and biometrics to identify wanted suspects. The…
Pandemic surveillance – how AI will police the next global health crisis
By Professor Fraser Sampson, former UK Biometrics & Surveillance Camera Commissioner Fears about AI-enabled biometric tools like facial recognition are often…
Behavioral Signals brings novel approach to audio deepfake detection
Deepfakes have advanced beyond the capability of leading software tools using vocal biomarkers to detect them. Fortunately, behavioral biometrics and…
NEC takes a stake in PopID, Tencent and Wink biometrics integrated with POS terminals
Major technology firms and payment providers are racing to replace cards and phones with face, palm and voice biometrics. Payments…
Firms dive head first into agentic AI governance frameworks, dashboard options
ServiceNow has announced its intent to acquire identity security company Veza, in a move that a release says will extend…
SecuGen biometric devices advance toward Aadhaar L1 certification, MOSIP launch
The fingerprint biometric scanners SecuGen is building robust biometric liveness detection into through its partnership with Precise Biometrics are advancing…
Google disappointed over YouTube’s inclusion in Australia social media law
Australia’s law limiting social media to teenagers 16 and older has not yet taken effect, but the spin from Big…
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