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Google explains its restriction on biometric ID editing

It seems like a small and obvious user experience choice, but Alphabet is now explaining itself when its photo software…

 

Biometric authentication pilot for online tax registration begins in India

A pilot that will require Indians to submit their biometrics while registering for a new Goods and Services Tax (GST)…

 

Bank apps can improve customer experience with better authentication: Mitek report

Changing expectations for digital interactions are ratcheting up pressure on banks to upgrade the identity verification and authentication capabilities of…

 

NY lawyers push support for biometric privacy act

A New York State Bar Association working group has weighed in on the side of restraint in a pair of…

 

Israel considers extending emergency changes to biometric data sharing policy

There are qualms in Israel about emergency policy changes being sought for biometric identification. According to one local report, it…

 

Certn acquires Trustmatic to enhance biometric KYC capabilities

Biometric background screening provider Certn has announced that it has acquired Trustmatic, a Europe-based remote ID verification company. This will…

 

EU considers some remote biometric identification in a trade-off for prohibitions

There is give and take in any biometric transaction, and the passing of the EU’s AI Act is no exception….

 

Better education needed to win hearts for digital trust capabilities, says DIACC

In its latest Public Trust Forum Report, the Digital ID and Authentication Council of Canada (DIACC) says hesitations about digital…

 

Baltimore city ID card program from 2016 may finally move forward

Seven years after it was first greenlighted, a program to develop Baltimore city ID cards will face a City Council…

 

TransUnion survey says call centers need authentication help to fend off attacks

Often the only humans that consumers associate with a brand, call center staff are being targeted with authentication scams. A…

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