Russia spends $1B on video surveillance purchases
In 2024, the Russian state increased purchases of video surveillance systems to 130.1 billion rubles (US$1.4 billion). However, the share…
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Thailand biometric immigration clearance system needs capacity upgrade
The Immigration Bureau of Thailand has told lawmakers that it is currently working to increase the database capacity of its…
BioEnable powers Niger pilot for MOSIP-based national digital ID
The Republic of Niger has completed a national digital ID trial based on MOSIP, with BioEnable enabling the process through…
PopID, BigBear.ai bring face biometrics to US payments partners
A pair of partnerships in America bring face biometrics from PopID and BigBear.ai to point-of-sale devices, while implementations in South…
ID-Pal, Facephi join influential payments, security groups
ID-Pal and Facephi have announced new memberships in trade bodies, for payments and security, respectively, while ArcBlock is taking on…
Maldives to expel migrant workers without biometric identification from April
The government of Maldives says migrant workers in the country who have not submitted their biometrics for a mandatory registration…
Indian Post Office portal vulnerabilities expose Aadhaar data details
An Indian cybersecurity expert and ethical hacker, Gokuleswaran B, has raised the alarm on some Insecure Direct Object Reference (IDOR)…
Biometric-bound credentials take stage at EAB talk from Trust Stamp’s CSO
The latest EAB Member Lunch Talk from the European Association for Biometrics features Dr. Norman Poh, chief science for Trust…
DARPA continues work on technology to combat deepfakes
Recognizing the growing threat posed by deepfakes, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is taking a multi-pronged approach to…
BixeLab accredited by NIST for biometric bias testing
BixeLab is now formally accredited to test biometric systems for demographic differentials (or “bias”) under the recently-approved international standard. ISO/IEC…
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