DHS expanding, modifying records system involving sensitive PII sharing
As soon as the public comment period for the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) recent system of records notice (SORN)…
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Visa piloting payment innovations to enhance the Olympic experience
At a recent media event in Beijing, Visa shared its plans for three Olympic Games-inspired payment moments conceived and designed…
Facebook deletes Russian firms’ accounts for scraping data for facial recognition
Facebook has removed 66 accounts pages, and apps associated with companies that provide the Russian government with facial recognition software…
Forensics consultancy advises U.S. police on leveraging biometrics from suspect’s devices
A company advising U.S. law enforcement on mobile forensics is advising them to avoid looking at suspect’s phones which may…
Ipsidy partners with Datapro to provide selfie biometrics to Panama bank
Unibank Panama and Datapro, which provides software to the financial institution, have selected Verified by Ipsidy to provide mobile biometric…
Applied Recognition accepted into VMware technology partner program
Applied Recognition has been accepted into VMware’s Technology Alliance Partner Program (TAP) on the strength of Ver-ID Authenticator’s interoperability with…
WorldReach signs multi million-pound contract with UK Home Office for biometric digital onboarding
The UK Home Office has contracted WorldReach Software to provide digital enrollment with facial recognition and liveness detection through user…
Singapore’s smart lamppost project continues
Singapore Technologies Engineering has won a $5.5 million contract for the trial of a smart lamppost project in Singapore, which…
Biometrics Institute to drive agenda for responsible and ethical biometrics use at coming events
The Biometrics Institute is planning to drive the agenda for the responsible and ethical use of biometrics for digital identity…
South African biometric grant system suspended to end public sector workers’ strike
The South African Social Security Agency (Sassa) has suspended the use of its biometric system for social benefit payments after…
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