EU Citizens Initiative calls for ban on biometric mass surveillance systems
A European Citizen’s Initiative (ECI), ‘Civil society initiative for a ban on biometric mass surveillance practices,’ has been registered by…
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Panini announces new headquarters and leadership as digital ID spurs growth
2020 has been a particularly successful year for businesses that transformed to meet the growing global need for digital identity….
Construction site biometrics advance with Biosite contract and new Redrock product
UK company Biosite Systems Ltd, a workforce management systems developer, has been awarded a contract to develop and deliver a…
Indian publication alleges biometric data from doorstep banking may be vulnerable
Allegations that India’s doorstep banking system is leading to predatory lending, and potentially exposing biometric data to unscrupulous companies in…
Criticism sparked by delay of biometric election systems unveiling in Uganda, procurement in Kenya
Uganda’s Electoral Commission (EC) is being asked to provide details on its Biometric Voter Verification Kits (BVVK) and related technologies…
Time to comply with the nation’s newest biometric privacy law: Portland’s private sector facial recognition ban
By David J. Oberly, Biometric Privacy & Data Privacy Attorney In a landmark move, the city of Portland, Oregon recently…
Whoop brings biometric health monitoring to PGA Tour as official wearable
The PGA Tour announced a new partnership with fitness tracking company Whoop to provide live insights into players’ biometrics during…
Fingerprint Cards announces large volume sale of biometric sensors to ‘top-tier’ PC manufacturer
Fingerprint Cards has received an initial purchase order of several hundred thousand biometric sensors from what it calls a top-tier global…
ID R&D reports passive liveness and voice biometrics fuel 140 percent new customer growth in 2020
ID R&D more than doubled its new customers over the past 12 months, saying its growth has been fueled by explosive…
ID document and selfie biometrics for content monetization and fighting pandemic aid fraud launch
Onfido has signed up a new customer for its facial recognition and government ID document comparison tool, and Ipsidy has…
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