COVID-19 crisis emphasizes importance of a passwordless future, WEF says
Dependency on the internet, digital infrastructures and remote work amid the coronavirus outbreak have created a perfect opportunity for online…
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Western Australia joins national facial biometrics matching database
The government of Western Australia has introduced a biometric data sharing law to allow the expansion of the country’s national…
UnionCommunity reports sharp sales increase for contactless biometrics
UnionCommunity has experienced a major increase in both inquiries for and sales of its biometric face and iris recognition products…
Biometrics entrepreneurs say they’re talking to governments fighting Covid-19
Facial recognition was so hot for a while that most elevator pitches for biometrics seemed to at least name-checked it,…
HackerOne divorces itself from Voatz following months of disputes with researchers
For the first time since HackerOne – a bug-bounty-hosting platform which employs “ethical hackers” to find and fix exploitable vulnerabilities…
Biometric tracking and monitoring for released inmates and home confinement applications
With criminal justice systems considering releasing low-risk inmates from incarceration to help mitigate the transmission of the COVID-19-causing coronavirus, Precision…
NEC names new CEO of India HQ to foster biometrics and digital business growth
NEC Corporation and NEC Technologies India have named Aalok Kumar as President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of NEC Technologies…
FATF encourages digital onboarding, UK regulator allows selfies as proof of ID to keep funds moving
The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) is encouraging government to work with financial institutions and other businesses to take advantage…
Onfido and GetID to provide fast biometric identity verification for online financial trading
Internet trading company Admiral Markets has announced a partnership with Onfido and Estonian omnichannel identity verification provider GetID to streamline…
Signicat acquires Connectis to grow share of European digital identity market
Signicat has acquired digital identity company Connectis to boost its efforts to grow its share in the identity verification market,…
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