Face biometrics for identity proofing draws big investment and cautionary notes
Face biometrics for remote identity proofing, and in one case the lack of biometrics, is a common thread in many…
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Worldcoin makes core components of iris biometric imaging software open source
Worldcoin has taken a step towards transparency by open-sourcing the software component of its Orb biometric device. This move allows…
Corsound introduces voice biometrics for face matching and generation
Corsound AI writes software capable of generating what the executives say is an accurate rendering of the face issuing the…
Indonesian Gen-Z wants facial recognition in digital wallet transactions: researcher
Researchers in Indonesia have published a study on the perceived effectiveness of facial recognition technology as a security measure in…
Age verification could mitigate retailer fines from UK’s Tobacco and Vapes Bill
The Tobacco and Vapes Bill will introduce penalties for underaged tobacco and vape sales in England and Wales. Among other…
Precise adds palm biometrics as third modality for access control, developers
Precise Biometrics is expanding into a new modality with the launch of palm biometrics software to run on any device…
Fingerprint biometrics on ID cards legally invalid, but EU top court declines change
The European Union’s top court has ruled that governments that mandate handing over fingerprint biometrics for identity cards are not…
Launch of NFID Foundation puts focus on SSI in the security industry
Self-Sovereign Identity (SSI) has a new advocacy group, with the launch of the NFID Foundation, a non-profit consortium that promotes…
Buenos Aires’ controversial facial recognition network remains in limbo
The future of Buenos Aires’ controversial public facial recognition system, which has been used to spy on civil society members…
Pakistan introduces chip-based biometric passport and updated fee structure
E-passports, a travel document providing security enhancements over legacy machine-readable documents, are being issued to Pakistani nationals by the Directorate…
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