Governments and tech companies are ‘gaming the rules’ on biometrics, need hard lines
Greater legislative protections on the use of people’s biometrics are needed and technology companies need to be told to desist…
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OCR Labs raises €12.5M to bring ID doc and selfie biometrics checks to UK, Turkish markets
Australian startup OCR Labs has raised €12.5 million (roughly US$15.2 million) in a Series A funding round to bring its…
Stringent biometrics laws advance in Maryland, balance between bans and oversight urged
Legislators in Maryland voted to pass a regulatory law which strictly limits the use of genealogy websites in criminal investigations…
Synthetic biometric data will solve AI’s ills (jk)
There is an aspect of AI that is simple and straightforward. It will take years of development and testing, regulatory…
Biometric registration drive in Kenya for health insurance scheme
A mass biometric registration drive in Kenya to enroll citizens for a health insurance scheme in the Nyeri County recently…
Angola, Dominican Republic to introduce biometric passports, Ukraine updates issuance progress
Angolan authorities are readying to launch the country’s biometric passport later this year at a time when the Dominican Republic…
ISS continues Middle East biometrics market push with Dubai expansion
Intelligent Security Systems (ISS) says the opening of a new office in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, and the recent appointment of…
IdRamp joins Linux’ Cardea as digital health passes evolve and roll out
IdRamp has joined the Linux Foundation Public Health’s steering committee for its open-source ecosystem for verifiable health credentials. The Cardea system,…
Stripe launches selfie biometrics to join active identity verification market
Stripe is joining the market for remote biometric identity verification, just as Idemia, TruNarrative and Yoti have signed up new…
Researchers explore continuous liveness detection for voice biometrics
New research from Florida State University and Rutgers University scientists has explored the potential of continuous liveness detection for voice…
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