Czech parliamentary elections hit by digital ID app failure
The head of the Czech agency in charge of the country’s national digital identity says he would offer his resignation…
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Hong Kong to increase the number of facial recognition cameras
Hong Kong is following in the footsteps of Mainland China by introducing facial recognition to its rising number of CCTV…
Indonesia ponders one-account-per-platform rule for social media
A common problem with regulations is that of adaptation. A country enacts a law that restricts social media accounts to…
Former Boston Police Commissioner joins ROC Board of Directors
U.S. biometrics firm ROC has appointed former Boston Police Commissioner Edward F. Davis III to its Board of Directors. Commissioner Davis,…
Biometrics enrollment and Big Brother fears loom: is the post office the answer?
Biometrics hold stunning potential for establishing trust and enabling inclusion for people living outside of bureaucratic systems, but these goals…
The promise in palm biometrics: BU Podcast talks with Handwave CEO Janis Stirna
The digital wallet revolution assumes a credential on your phone is harder to lose. But if that’s the primary metric,…
New funding for Descope brings total seed financing to $88 million
Identity and access management (IAM) platform Descope, which integrates biometrics and liveness detection from Incode, has announced an extension and…
ECB picks Feedzai, G+D among preferred tech providers for digital euro
Feedzai and Giesecke + Devrient are among five “first-ranked” technology providers selected by the European Central Bank (ECB) to build…
FTC warns companies not to soften policy to accommodate UK, EU online safety laws
The U.S. government does not like Europe’s new digital safety laws. It does not like them on free speech, claiming…
Biometrics, identity services caught in crossfire of Washington funding stalemate
The U.S. government’s lapse in congressional funding has produced a patchwork of stoppages and slowdowns across federal systems that hinge…
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