Germany’s live facial recognition system could be unconstitutional: Data watchdog
A real-time facial recognition system used by German police to track criminals has reportedly been deployed without the knowledge of…
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Anonybit introduces decentralized multi-modal biometrics with Armatura partnership
Palm biometrics are now available on Anonybit’s infrastructure platform through a strategic partnership with Armatura. The addition of palm recognition…
Amazon facial recognition used in Russia despite sanctions, says former employee
Amazon has supplied facial recognition technology to Russia despite UK sanctions on the country imposed after it invaded Ukraine, a…
Kurdistan completes biometric voter registration amid delayed elections
The Iraqi region of Kurdistan is still awaiting its long-overdue parliamentary elections despite ongoing political strife, the process of registering…
ECOWAS pushes regional biometric ID card adoption to bring down travel, business barriers
Members of some women groups in border communities between Senegal and Guinea Bissau (the sene-Gambia zone) have received biometric national…
Iran shares more on using facial recognition to police hijabs
Iranian authorities have shared more details on the country’s upcoming law introducing facial recognition surveillance against women who fail to…
Future of biometric payments and digital ID taking shape
Palm biometrics is one of the in-person payment authentication modalities the major platform operators are betting on, and digital wallets…
Beruku partners up to bolster US government’s biometric identity proofing
Easy Dynamics and Beruku Identity have joined forces in a strategic partnership aimed at improving identity verification processes for foreigners…
Online age checks blasted by US rights group, researchers
Online age checks are threatening Americans’ constitutional rights, according to a free speech advocacy group and a team of academics….
Germany names 5 more companies to prototype EUDI Wallet
Last week, Germany announced six companies that will receive funding to design prototypes for the European Union Digital Identity (EUDI)…
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