What does selective disclosure really mean: A deep-dive into the latest ETSI technical report
By Sebastian Elfors, Senior Architect at IDnow In August 2023, the European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) published the technical report…
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Leaders in Philippines weigh ePhilIDs vs physical IDs amid problems meeting production
As of September 8th, 2023, roughly 81 million Filipinos have registered for national IDs in the past three years, but…
Biometric payment adoption grows as Amazon lawsuits allege data privacy violations
Biometric payment systems – and privacy concerns surrounding those systems – are on the rise. Biometric payments could provide frictionless…
Australia unveils planned national digital ID for work credentials
Australian job seekers could soon be able to store and share verified job skills and qualifications with employers through a…
Ghana’s identity authority claims $80M debt from government over ID card production
The Executive Secretary of Ghana’s National Identification Authority (NIA), Prof Kenneth Agyemang Attafuah, has insisted that the government owes the…
Lawsuit filed in US cross-country arrest allegedly based on face biometrics
A federal suit in the U.S. has been filed by a Black man who says he was falsely accused of…
US feds say right words about updating biometrics policy, but might just be talk
The U.S. Homeland Security Department has agreed with four biometrics-related recommendations made by an inspector general. The inspector general’s advice…
Scotland commissioner calls for expansion of biometric data oversight to justice system
Today, Scottish Biometrics Commissioner Dr. Brian Plastow published a report encouraging Scottish Ministers to consider extending oversight powers and the…
Indian govt fires back at Moody’s ‘sweeping assertions’ about Aadhaar biometrics
Moody’s has faced a strong retort from the Indian government after the American credit ratings, research and data organization sharply…
IOM using biometrics to facilitate aid for displaced persons in South Sudan
Authorities of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) say the use of biometrics has proved to be a reliable way…
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