Move by Liberia to introduce biometrics in 2023 elections meets stonewall
In what looks like a denouement to a long-running standoff related to the introduction of biometrics during Liberia’s 2023 presidential…
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Queensland Police deploy devices with face biometrics to stop drunk drivers
Queensland Police have started using new alcohol interlock devices with biometric facial verification capabilities in order to lower rates of…
Bangladesh digital ID registration to include biometrics
Bangladesh has announced the collection of citizens’ biometric data for the issuance of digital identification numbers, while over 30 million…
NGI delivers faster results from more biometric modalities with no shopping mall storage
FBI biometrics no longer fill a defunct shopping mall, and requests no longer take months to process, but contactless fingerprints…
Researchers use makeup to elude facial recognition via novel black-box attack
Researchers at Israeli Ben-Gurion University of the Negev have found a way to thwart facial recognition cameras using certain software-generated…
Advocates worried about global face biometrics systems find little transparency
Transparency continues to be a capability that world governments cannot demonstrate when it comes to biometric systems aimed at their…
Statute of limitations on biometric data privacy claims in Illinois clarified
How multiple violations are treated and the statute of limitations of biometric data privacy suits under Illinois law have been…
Truepic raises $26M to fight deepfakes and image fraud
Truepic has concluded the second round of funding that saw it raise $26 million to fuel its growth and develop…
iDenfy, Veriff, IDmission reveal selfie biometrics partnerships
A trio of identity verification and selfie biometrics providers have each announced new partnerships. iDenfy has begun a collaboration with…
Enhancing digital IDs for Canadian tribes; still shipping paper documents in the U.S.
An Indigenous digital identity company says it has created Canada’s first online status card, or eID, service. OneFeather facilitates the…
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