UK police fully embrace the potential of facial recognition with £55.5M to spend
UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak today announced a major new investment in facial recognition technology as part of a wider…
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European Parliament votes yes on controversial Asylum and Migration Pact
Today, the European parliament voted to adopt the contentious Asylum and Migration Pact, which includes reforms to the EURODAC biometric…
Hailo integrates Paravision facial recognition software for edge biometric identification
Paravision has partnered with Hailo to incorporate their advanced facial recognition technology into specialized devices, such as the Hailo-8 AI…
Idemia upgrading Nigeria’s national biometric system to handle 250M IDs
Nigeria’s National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) is upgrading the country’s biometric identification system to handle the records of up to…
Regulators pitch alternative methods at day 2 of Global Age Assurance Standards Summit
A variety of approaches to age verification were on display during Day 2 of the Global Age Assurance Standards Summit….
Seychelles expands, Ghana plans for chip biometric passport issuance
The Seychelles biometric passport scheme will expand to Australia and Canada through a contract with IN Groupe, allowing nationals who…
Disney tests out face biometrics for theme park access control
Disney California Adventure is testing out a facial recognition entry system, according to Disneyland News Today. Gates were installed at…
Law to fight identity fraud in US introduced, Australia blocks over 300K attempts
Countries are taking steps to effectively mitigate fraud through identity verification. In the U.S., the Fraud Prevention and Recovery Act…
Entrust completes Onfido acquisition, Vision-Box and Amadeus close deal
Months after an initial agreement, it’s finally confirmed that the authentication company Entrust has acquired the selfie biometrics provider Onfido….
Worldcoin adds privacy protection and age restriction, criticized in LATAM
Worldcoin has announced the addition of data privacy protection features, apparently in response to allegations that minors’ biometrics had been…
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