Privacy concerns linger around new EU data sharing Protocol
The Second Additional Protocol to the Convention on Cybercrime on enhanced co-operation and disclosure of electronic evidence, which can include…
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Evaluation ordered of biometric screening of displaced Afghans
The Inspector General of the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) has announced it is beginning an evaluation of the screening…
Will Washington-Beijing competition entice biometrics unicorns home?
Maybe China’s authoritarian government is giving ground on foreign investment in domestic companies. Or maybe market economics is again pushing…
The devilish details of digital health passes in an atmosphere of urgency, uncertainty
The world is coming to terms with the likelihood that thousands of people will die of COVID-19 each month for…
Brahmarsk launches face biometrics API tolerant of pandemic-related occlusions
Brahmarsk, an information and technology solutions company serving security purposes, has announced the unveiling of TrustIDConnect, an API that facilitates…
Austin GIS launched to support computer vision IaaS with $6M from Vsblty, others
SaaS based software technology company Vsblty is one of five founding partners of new startup Austin GIS, formed to focus on…
Ontario plans SSI-based digital ID by fall, Liquid Avatar lauds use of open standards
The Canadian Province of Ontario has unveiled its digital identity standards and technology plan, ahead of a planned launch of…
Facial recognition forecast at $8.5B in 2025, biometric payment cards breaking out
Signs of market strength for biometric payment cards and facial recognition are prominent among the week’s most-read articles on Biometric…
Governments bringing more biometrics to bear in AML fight
A new biometrics service has been launched by Pakistan’s government, while Taiwanese regulators are updating their rules to include the…
Trust Stamp CSO argues for biometric binding with fuzzy tokens in EAB talk
Trust Stamp Chief Science Officer Dr. Norman Poh presented a system for biometric binding which gains privacy benefits from asymmetric key…
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