Bahrain to overhaul ID card system with Thales contract
The Information & eGovernment Authority (iGA) of Bahrain has taken steps towards modernizing the country’s ID card system with the…
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Cameroon hands 15-year biometric ID card contract to Augentic
Augentic has agreed a deal with the government of Cameroon to produce a new generation biometric national ID card for…
Biometric surveillance testing data sparks ethics concerns in Germany
Even the tests for Germany’s adoption of real-time facial recognition are prompting criticism that the country is failing to meet…
NIST fingerprint biometrics test shows gains by Innovatrics, Omnigarde
Innovatrics, a company specializing in multimodal biometric solutions, has scored the best performance with its fingerprint template generator in the…
UK PM endorses live facial recognition in pre-election stump speech
With great danger comes technological innovation, says UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, in a keynote speech for the Policy Exchange…
Mitek changing CEOs and buying back shares as ID verification focus increases
Mitek is ushering out CEO Max Carnecchia, who will be replaced by Executive Chairman Scott Carter on an interim basis…
Sri Lanka’s digital identity transformation seeks balance of speed and assurance
Sri Lanka is at the crossroads of a digital transformation. The journey ahead holds both opportunities and risks. The country’s…
Webinar to unmask the threat of video deepfakes and biometric injection attacks
Video injection attacks used to deliver deepfakes are the top emerging threat to fraud prevention systems around the world in…
Court orders changes to Tanzania’s data protection law
The High Court of Tanzania has ruled that some provisions of the country’s Personal Data Protection Act (PDPA) 2022 be…
Australia outlines new budget for digital ID scheme
Australia’s federal government has earmarked AU$288.1 million (US$190.9 million) for the national digital identity program which will begin its rollout…
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