Congressional briefing renews concerns over security holes in Visa Waiver Program
With Qatar having become the first Gulf State to be admitted into the US Visa Waiver Program (VWP) in September,…
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Biometric authentication invaluable, set to further enhance security in Africa
A webinar held during the Digital ID Hackathon for Africa organized by Upanzi Network and Microsave Consulting in partnership with…
China releases draft case for national digital ID, raising fears of tighter social control
China is planning the launch of a national digital ID, and in a sense it is surprising that it has…
US Social Security transition to Login.gov authentication already past 5M accounts
The U.S. Social Security Administration is transitioning to Login.gov as its user authentication system to provide safe access control and…
Digital identity resurfaces in updated US cybersecurity plan, but not much is new
The U.S. government has released the second version of its National Cybersecurity Strategy Implementation Plan (NCSIP), and digital ID has…
Clear accelerates growth in travel; expands into health, social media
Clear has already seen success in the travel sector with its biometric authentication being used to streamline check-ins and security…
Nigeria’s Abuja, Lagos airports to pilot facial recognition from NEC to boost security
The federal Ministry of Finance of Nigeria has disclosed that talks are underway for the conclusion of agreements with Japan…
White House 2023 cybersecurity plan calls for investment in digital ID
Privacy occupies surprisingly little real estate in the just-released U.S. cybersecurity strategy and President Joe Biden namedrops biometrics just once….
Biometrics partnerships extend multimodal workplace security, digital health systems
New partnerships and successes from established collaborations make up the most read biometrics news this week. Deals between Jumio and…
Converging data security and digital ID concerns lead week’s biometrics news
Securing data with biometrics and the security of biometric data itself are the main themes for the week in digital…
