Yoti provides face biometrics and liveness detection to UK Post Office for on and offline services
The UK Post Office is planning to extend its digital identity services through a new contract with Yoti, under which…
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Minneapolis passes restrictions on facial recognition use by local police
Minneapolis has passed legislation blocking the use of face biometrics by city police, the Star Tribune reports. The ordinance passed…
GM files for trademark of biometric vehicle access control system in Mexico
General Motors (GM) has filed to trademark a “Modus Biometric System” for automobiles in Mexico, GM Authority reports. The new…
Smartmatic wins Albania biometric voter registration contract with lone bid
Smartmatic will implement biometric identification technology in Albania’s April elections this year via a US$20 million contract with the Central…
Here come the health passports. If only they were standardized
Biometric COVID-19 passport apps are popping up as governments starved of travel-dependent revenue realize they cannot afford to wait for…
India struggles with digital health ID issuance and biometric vaccine management system
The CoWIN biometric vaccination management system being used in India is glitching, raising fears that it could hamper the country’s…
Google and Microsoft introduce new biometric password security tools
Google has announced a new feature in its Chrome browser for iOS allowing users to lock incognito tabs using Face…
The promise of blockchain for sustainable digital identity solutions
With the fallout from the pandemic accelerating digital transformation at a pace that would have never been anticipated, it is…
Research paper reveals deepfake technique that can deceive presentation attack detection tools
A new paper presented at the WACV 2021 online conference describes a new technique capable of deceiving presentation attack detection…
Contactless biometrics momentum builds for access control in airports, digital wallets and workplaces
The range of opportunities arising from the need to secure digital IDs with biometric authentication are on display in this…
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