Inspector General finds CBP let migrants enter US with fake ID documents
A new report by the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) inspector general (IG) says Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is…
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Republican senator targets overseas facial recognition site over ICE doxing
When Republican Sen. Marsha Blackburn, a stalwart supporter of Donald Trump, sent a sharply worded letter Wednesday to Giorgi Gobronidze,…
What we talk about when we talk about biometrics and policing
By Professor Fraser Sampson, former UK Biometrics & Surveillance Camera Commissioner When I was the UK’s Biometrics and Surveillance Camera Commissioner,…
Somalia kicks off mass digital ID registration drive
The Somali government has since last month been conducting a mass registration pilot for its national digital ID in the…
Trust Stamp selected for Korean accelerator program
Privacy-first biometrics company Trust Stamp says it is among 40 firms selected for Phase 2 of the K-Startup Grand Challenge…
Next, Idex Biometrics win volume fingerprint sensor orders amid steps to change course
An OEM distributor in China has placed a mass production order of fingerprint sensors from Next Biometrics to use for…
GLEIF integrates IOTA’s blockchain infrastructure for trusted digital trade
The Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF) and the IOTA Foundation have entered into a partnership that aims to make…
NIST relaunches 1-to-N fingerprint biometrics matching evaluations
The U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology has relaunched its evaluation of performance capabilities of one-to-many fingerprint biometric identification…
Leveraging digital footprints to outpace evolving fraud tactics
By Maanas Godugunur, senior director, fraud and identity, LexisNexis Risk Solutions From login to checkout, fraud lurks in the shadows…
Jumio to support eIDs from 16 EU countries
Jumio will provide support for eIDAS-compliant electronic IDs in 16 European countries on its web and mobile SDKs. The U.S.-based…
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