Issuance of 2.5M smart IDs part of South Africa’s 2025 budget plan
South Africa’s Home Affairs Department says it plans to issue at least 2.5 million smart ID cards with funds from…
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Scope and contours of BIPA biometric ‘identifiers’ and ‘information’
By David J. Oberly, Biometric Privacy & Data Privacy Attorney One of the most significant unsettled issues in Illinois Biometric…
OFIQ report outlines evaluation techniques for algorithm accuracy and reliability
The Open Source Face Image Quality (OFIQ) project, led by the German Federal Office for Information Security, has published a…
Google Wallet plans for biometric authentication, broad ID document support revealed
Google Wallets are expanding from payments and biometric ID documents like mobile driver’s licenses and passports to “Everything else.” An…
Digital ID and SSI to cause radical shift in travel experience by 2035
Verifiable digital credentials and digital wallets took center stage at the recent Phocuswright Europe conference in Barcelona, with professionals from…
Testing for biometric identity verification still maturing
Biometrics testing is a rapidly maturing field, but there is more to effective identity verification than an accurate matching algorithm,…
Youverse upgrades liveness detection, achieves 100% success rate in iBeta test
Youverse has announced a fourfold improvement in its liveness detection capabilities. The company boasts that the update aims to upgrade…
‘Highly effective age assurance’ poorly defined in Ofcom consult, says AVPA
The Age Verification Provider’s Association (AVPA) has issued an extensive response to the UK regulator’s consultation on “Protecting children from…
London district calls on police to stop live facial recognition use
A London district known for its Victorian architecture and the home stadium of Arsenal Football Club has called for the…
From face biometrics to ID forgeries: lax data security fuels ID fraud
In a wave of data breaches over the last year, several organizations have carelessly exposed large troves of sensitive personal…
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