TechUK is fed up with the British government’s plodding digital ID efforts
A large and diverse association of UK technology companies is fed up with their government when it comes to the…
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UK police plan to introduce controversial biometric technology despite growing chorus of concern
An independent review of the use of face biometrics by UK police by the Ada Lovelace Institute will draw heavily…
Biometric banking services introduced for Pakistan expats, Ukraine payments, and crypto traders
A remote biometric registration and onboarding process is being introduced to allow Pakistani citizens overseas to directly open bank accounts…
NY, UK politicians demand reform of biometric facial recognition use in law enforcement
The Security Industry Association (SIA), which includes biometric technology developers NEC, Clearview AI, Idemia and Ayonix corp. among others, has…
SenseTime drops plans for UK HQ to expand international face biometrics operations
Chinese biometric facial recognition provider SenseTime is not moving forward with its plans of setting up an office in the…
Government digital ID programs launched in UK, coming to New Zealand and worth waiting for in Australia
A new stand-alone version of a Document Checking Service is being piloted by the UK’s Government Digital Service to verify…
Regula launches new office in Ukraine to develop document security forensics
Regula has expanded its team by opening a new forensics office in Kyiv, Ukraine, the company announced. The team includes…
Mvine, iProov release privacy compliant biometric digital health credential prototype in UK
A digital health credential for COVID-19 status secured with iProov biometrics may be available soon. London-based Mvine has released an…
Lack of digital identity policy progress, errors spark frustration in UK, Australia
UK tech sector representative TechUK has sent an urgent request to DCMS secretary of state Oliver Dowden, drawing attention to…
UK Commissioner discusses biometrics among year’s privacy and data protection achievements
UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office has released its 2019-20 annual report, describing discussions around biometric facial recognition among “transformative” highlights for…
