The week in Africa biometrics and digital ID: SDG progress, returning ghost workers and a pensioner deadline
A theme emerging this week is a pan-African perspective for digital ID schemes across the continent. Progress is being made…
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Mastercard finds most Latin American and Caribbean consumers want biometric online payments
Millennials in Latin America and the Caribbean are driving regional e-commerce growth rates above 20 percent, and between 63 and…
Genetics specialist calls for crack down on DNA databases and biometric companies enabling repression
A call to crack down on companies selling DNA-profiling technologies to customers performing human rights abuses has been made in…
Digital identity not prioritized enough, IDaaS could drive digital transformation, Deloitte says
Businesses are struggling with increasing consumer demands for personalization and security challenges. As they do so in a landscape of…
Android eID API support launched by Qualcomm, 5G smartphone biometrics provided by Goodix
Qualcomm’s new mobile Snapdragon System-on-Chips (SoCs) will be the first to be integrated with Android Identity Credential APIs and included…
Apple patent application describes Face ID biometrics with different angles, partial faces, poor lighting
A patent application from Apple for technology that would enable Face ID biometric matching with partial face images and in…
ID document and selfie biometrics solutions proposed for online age checks, compliance and security
Any online age verification procedure to restrict access to online gambling and pornography in Australia would require a biometric component,…
FIDO Alliance talks 2019 achievements and biometrics adoption in new report
FIDO Authentication with biometrics or physical tokens for strong, seamless web logins is ready to be deployed on billions of…
SecuGen U20 fingerprint sensor integrated into Laxton biometric tablet
Laxton has integrated the SecuGen U20 fingerprint sensor into its Chameleon multi-modal biometric tablet, providing a rugged, FBI-certified Mobile ID…
SenseTime forecasts facial recognition revenue increase despite U.S. ban
Despite being included on the U.S. Government’s Entity List alongside 27 other tech companies, SenseTime is rumored to register some…
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