Controversy surrounding police use of FRT in Denmark and Germany continues
In recent months, European nations have seen heightened debate over the use of facial recognition technology (FRT) by law enforcement,…
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G20 ministers pledge AI transparency and digital inclusion with DPI at the core
At the G20 Digital Economy Ministers’ meeting held in Maceió, Brazil, on September 13, 2024, global leaders reaffirmed their commitment…
Spanish startup B-FY brings offline biometrics to US cloud authentication market
Spain-based biometrics startup B-FY has launched in the U.S. market, introducing its cloud-based identity verification and authentication software. B-FY’s technology…
Biometric payment cards from FPC and Infineon ready for mass production
Fingerprint Cards and Infineon Technologies have officially unveiled the complete package of biometric payment card technologies that Infineon previewed in…
UNHCR, WFP data sharing collaboration yielding results for refugee management in Tanzania
Food distribution for refugees in Tanzania is getting easier with the use of a data sharing tool recently introduced by…
Estonia tenders contract for contactless biometrics enrollment app for e-residency
Estonia is running a tender to acquire remote biometrics capturing technology to perform identity verification for its popular e-residency program….
FBI seeks options for facial recognition searches against online images
The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigations wants to survey the market for facial recognition providers that collect facial images from…
New PIA for US Secret Service’s use of facial recognition raises questions
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) issued a new Privacy Impact Assessment (PIA) for the U.S. Secret Service’s (USSS)…
Google leans into biometric authentication, removes bypasses
Google will soon eliminate the option to use knowledge-based screen unlocking credentials in specific situations, requiring mandatory biometric authentication. This…
DIF adopts new work items to improve DIDs’ applicability and security
The Decentralized Identity Foundation (DIF) has announced two new initiatives – DID Traits and Trust DID Web – to enhance…
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