Illinois considers amending America’s toughest biometric privacy law
The Illinois legislature is considering changes to the State’s biometric privacy law that could protect small businesses from litigation, but…
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MOSIP invites biometric device providers to join compliance program
The Modular Open Source Identity Platform (MOSIP) has called for an expression of interest from biometric device and “Foundational Trust Module” providers…
Researchers show deepfakes can beat face biometric web services, propose defense strategy
Commonly used methods for generating deepfakes can result in images that regularly defeat face biometric algorithms, according to a new…
CBP biometrics reach Hidalgo Port of Entry as critics take aim at new proposed DHS border rules
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has extended its face biometrics for Simplified Arrival to the international bridges of the Hidalgo/Pharr/Anzalduas…
Iraq Electoral Commission struggles with biometric voting card registration
Iraq’s Independent High Electoral Commission (IHEC) is struggling to keep up with biometric voter registration ahead of the autumn election,…
Zimbabwe seeks local IT consultant for biometric authentication API project
Zimbabwe, through its Public Service Commission (PSC), has launched a tender for the selection of a local IT consultancy firm…
Biometrics Institute paper addresses challenges of remote onboarding pivot for members
The Biometrics Institute has published guidance for members to help decision-makers implementing or considering using biometrics to sign-up new accounts….
Mastercard and International Chamber of Commerce to foster interoperable health passes
The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) and Mastercard are teaming up to encourage the interoperability of digital health pass solutions…
Legal fight against Clearview AI’s facial recognition service grows
Demographic groups are joining states and nations in demanding that Clearview AI end its massive face-scraping biometric service. Two California…
COVID affected voice fraudsters, but it didn’t set them back
Overwhelmed interactive voice response systems last year forced fraudsters to be more efficient when trying to plunder companies, particularly financial…
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