UK digital identity framework update invites organizations to begin testing
An updated framework for the UK’s plans for digital identity includes details on how technology providers would be assessed for certification,…
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Checkin.com acquires GetID for $9.5M to add face biometrics, image recognition
GetID has been acquired by Checkin.com Group, which provides online check-in services, as the first step in the Group’s strategy to…
UK police forces trialing retrospective facial recognition from bodycam maker
British police forces are testing retrospective facial recognition software provided by Reveal, which also has a product line of bodycams…
Tanzania urged to regulate digital ID privacy, Zimbabwe to tackle exclusion
The government of Tanzania has been advised to put in place the necessary data protection and oversight regulation in order…
Amazon sees profit in your palmprint. Opponents see harmful surveillance capitalism
Days after privacy advocates asked the U.S. Federal Trade Commission to ban surveillance capitalism, particularly as practiced by Amazon, comes…
Idemia’s facial recognition accuracy confirmed as solution maintains top ranking in NIST FRVT
Idemia’s 1:N face biometric algorithm has again taken the number one spot on the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s…
Indonesia, Philippines, Kenya contend with digital inclusion, South Korea extends verification
Authorities in South Korea, Indonesia, the Philippines and Kenya are contending with multiple aspects of digital identity. South Korea plans…
Onfido and INTERPOL train US officers on biometric passport fraud
A training session on recognizing fraudulent travel identity documents jointly held by INTERPOL’s Counterfeit Currency and Security Documents (CCSD) unit…
Telos acquires touchless fingerprint biometric software, patents from DFT
Telos Corporation has acquired the ONYX touchless fingerprint biometric software and other assets of Diamond Fortress Technologies (DFT), and appears to be…
Tech5 positions biometric platform for Indian payments market with NPCI challenge win
Tech5 has won a challenge giving the company an opportunity to gain a substantial foothold within India’s biometric retail payments and…
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