Takeaways from the ICO’s draft guidance on biometric data
By David J. Oberly, Biometric Privacy & Data Privacy Attorney The UK Information Commissioner’s Office (“ICO”) recently published draft guidance…
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Worldcoin’s digital ID wallet reaches 4M downloads in 6 months
Biometric cryptocurrency and digital identity company Worldcoin released World App, a digital wallet, six months ago. Since then, it has…
IPVM launches evaluation of facial recognition systems in real-world conditions
Security camera trade publication IPVM has published its first-ever Facial Recognition Rankings, which indicate significant differences between the performance claimed…
Bangladesh eyes inclusive DPI, AI ecosystem to leverage sustainable devt
The Bangladeshi Minister of State for ICT, Zunaid Ahmed Palak, says efforts to build an inclusive digital public infrastructure (DPI)…
California, Iowa make progress on mDLs, Australian states see delays
U.S. states Iowa and California are taking strides in expanding the availability and acceptance of their mobile driver’s licenses, while…
Imprivata, Idemia and Aware launch facial recognition for mobile prescriptions
A release from Imprivata, the Massachusetts firm known for its work in digital ID for the healthcare sector, says new…
SecureAuth reveals BeyondTrust behavioral biometrics integration, 3 new patents
SecureAuth has landed another partnership to help spread its passwordless authentication and behavioral biometrics. Privileged Access Management (PAM) provider BeyondTrust…
Biometrics research could gain from open science approach to data management
Open science approaches to handling data could make biometrics research more efficient, reproducible and applicable to real-world conditions, the audience…
Controversy sticks to the use of facial recognition by US police
Facial recognition algorithms used by police in the U.S. are getting no less controversial. If anything, the issue is just…
Bio-Key raises $3.75M, lands new government MFA client
Nasdaq-listed biometric authentication company BIO-key International announced on Tuesday the closing of its public offering of 21,430,000 units after reaching…
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