Hitachi Vantara Federal newest member of IBIA
Hitachi Vantara Federal, a data storage company serving the U.S. federal government, is now a member of the International Biometrics…
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DOJ says interim facial recognition policy prioritizes First Amendment rights
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has not yet gone public with its full interim policy on the use of…
Wars prompt questions for facial recognition providers, and obscure the answers
The fog of war is obscuring details about a pair of contracts involving facial recognition developers; one Russian, one Israeli….
Alleged massive NADRA breach does not include biometrics; evidence pending
A joint investigation team told Pakistan’s Interior Ministry this week that a breach from NADRA’s national identity database has been…
Some risks remain in cloud-based biometric research system, DHS report says
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has released a report to assess the potential privacy impacts of its new biometrics…
Better fraud detection fights complex ID document fraud, says Yoti report
It’s been widely noted in the biometrics space that fraud has evolved with the rise of deepfakes, generative AI, and…
Cameroon launches free birth certificate issuance operation for 80K pupils in exams
About 80,000 primary school children, who do not have birth certificates, but who are preparing to write the First School…
Quebec insurance portal re-launches facial recognition program to organize photo bank
Quebec’s provincial automobile insurance registry is bringing back its facial recognition program, which was suspended last year – this time,…
Zwipe, Idex deals expand biometric access control card market reach
Two of Norway’s biometrics providers have secured significant new deals tied to the identity card market. A press release says…
Japan unveils new digital ID card design with no gender
Japan has joined the ranks of countries eliminating gender markers from its national identification card. The government has unveiled a…
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