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International Biometrics + Identity Association (IBIA)
International Biometrics + Identity Association is the leading international trade group representing the identification technology industry. Recognizing the vital role identity plays in a globally connected world, International Biometrics + Identity Association brings stakeholders into a single organization.
International Biometrics + Identity Association (IBIA) Biometrics News
Biometrics industry has a big problem with call to ban ‘surveillance’ in airports
Two influential industry groups say a call by five powerful U.S. senators demanding a federal ban on facial recognition is…
| Jan 13, 2023 | What everyone needs to know about facial recognitionThe National Press Foundation recently held an event to help inform the news media about facial recognition. How fully it… |
| Jun 7, 2022 | IBIA lauds White House order for study on facial recognition in law enforcementAn Executive Order from the White House directing American government resources towards improving public trust in policing has been welcomed… |
| Feb 18, 2022 | IBIA weighs in on biometrics use in answer to US government requestThe International Biometrics and Identity Association (IBIA) has laid out the industry perspective on a response to the Request for… |
| Nov 9, 2021 | IBIA appoints Washington veteran as managing directorThe International Biometrics + Identity Association (IBIA) has appointed Washington insider Robert Tappan its new managing director, in which role he… |
| Aug 27, 2021 | IBIA breaks down biometrics misconceptions with NIST analysisThe International Biometrics + Identity Association (IBIA) has addressed persistent myths about facial recognition, analyzing and presenting in clear language… |
| Feb 18, 2021 | IBIA restructures, Biometrics Institute and Good Health Pass bring on new membersSeveral of the most prominent organizations in and around the biometrics industry have announced changes to their membership or leadership…. |
| Jan 25, 2021 | International Biometrics Industry Association Managing Director Tovah LaDier steps downTovah LaDier has left the International Biometrics Industry Association (IBIA) after serving as its managing director for more than 15 years…. |
| Nov 13, 2020 | Aware CEO appointed to International Biometrics + Identity Association Board of DirectorsBiometric solutions firm Aware announced on Thursday that its CEO and President, Robert A. Eckel, was appointed to the Board… |
| Oct 23, 2020 | International Biometrics + Identity Association explores principles and state of mobile digital IDStandards, privacy and trust frameworks and principles for deployment to support the launch of mobile driver’s licenses and digital travel… |
| Sep 10, 2020 | Portland, Oregon bans face biometrics for businesses and local policeBiometric facial recognition can no longer be used by private organizations or local agencies in Portland, Oregon after City Council… |
| Aug 13, 2020 | GAO reviews facial biometrics as SIA launches principles for ethical useThe global market for biometric facial recognition is forecast to reach $20.63 billion by 2030, on a 17.2 percent annual… |
| Aug 10, 2020 | IBIA and Open Technology Institute respond to commercial biometrics limitations of proposed privacy actInternational Biometrics + Identity Association (IBIA) Executive Director Tovah LaDier is not thrilled with the National Biometric Information Privacy Act (NBIPA)… |
| Jul 28, 2020 | Portland face biometrics ban proposal reflects basic misunderstanding of the technology, IBIA saysDraft bills under consideration by the City of Portland to prohibit biometric facial recognition from being used by public and… |
| Jul 14, 2020 | Public discussions of biometrics use short on nuance, experts say in IBIA podcast on facial recognitionHow accurate is accurate enough for facial biometrics? The answer is that an appropriate use policy takes the accuracy and… |
| Jun 30, 2020 | IBIA Annual Membership Meeting to feature presentation on COVID-19, authoritarianism and biometricsThe annual membership meeting of The International Biometrics + Identity Association (IBIA) will be held on July 17, 2020 through… |
| Jun 15, 2020 | Role of biometrics for safe travel reopening examined by IBIA Executive DirectorBiometrics will play a critical role in the redesign and future success of the aviation industry, but expanded outreach education… |
| Jun 4, 2020 | IBIA says draft bill to block new U.S. federal use of facial recognition would do more harm than goodThe U.S. Congressional Oversight Committee should consider options for developing principles for the use of facial recognition and other biometrics… |
| May 19, 2020 | Role of biometrics in air travel recovery discussed by CBP and Thales execs in new IBIA podcastExecutives from government and the private sector discuss how U.S. Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) biometric partnerships can help to… |
| May 6, 2020 | Biometric software that allegedly predicts criminals based on their face sparks industry controversyA group of academics and a Ph.D. student from Harrisburg University of Science and Technology in Pennsylvania have developed automated… |
