Annual national ID issuances forecasted to grow by 50M through 2023
The number of National IDs shipped will grow from 440 million units in 2018 to 490 million units in 2023,…
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Federal law trumps state biometric privacy law as BIPA appeal thrown out
Airlines are exempt from Illinois state law requiring explicit informed consent from employees to use their biometrics for time and…
Gradiant places eighth in CVPR 2019 facial recognition anti-spoofing challenge
Gradiant has finished in the top 10 of the CVPR (Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition) 2019 international competition for biometric…
Digital rights declaration signed by Sydney could limit public facial recognition
Sydney has signed the Cities Coalition for Digital Rights declaration, ZDNet reports, which could have significant ramifications for the deployment…
Airport biometrics adoption itinerary explored by diverse stakeholders
It has been almost 20 years since the late Max Snijder led the deployment of iris biometrics at Schiphol Airport…
Mastercard biometric card trial in Mexico shows early success with seniors
Senior citizens included in Mastercard’s trial of fingerprint biometrics-enabled cards for social benefits in Sonora, Mexico have responded positively to…
Crédit Agricole launches biometric card trial with Fingerprint Cards sensors
Crédit Agricole has announced the launch of a trial of biometric payment cards embedded with sensors from Fingerprint Cards at…
Malawi bank integrates biometric National ID system for KYC checks
Malawi’s FDH Bank is the first in the country to integrate the biometric National Registration Bureau (NRB) National Identity database…
Nassau adding facial recognition and LPR capabilities to CCTV program
Bahamian ICT solution provider Proficient Business Services has been selected to deploy a $5.9M expansion of the CCTV surveillance program…
Facebook argues for biometric privacy class action suit to be thrown out
Facebook is attempting to quash a class action suite by arguing in an appeals court that the decision of the…
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