Biometrics investment not constrained by privacy concerns
The acquisition of face biometrics and remote identity proofing supplier Acuant by GBG continues the investment trend in the digital…
The acquisition of face biometrics and remote identity proofing supplier Acuant by GBG continues the investment trend in the digital…
Detailed reports into the status quo of digital identity systems of 10 African nations have been released by Research ICT…
The government of South Africa is investigating biometric technologies and policies to introduce biometrics for infants to tackle child trafficking…
Coinciding with events for International ID Day, the Digital Identities Design and Uses project is launching an evaluation of digital…
Members of a ‘stateless’ community in Kenya known as the Shona have received digital ID cards from the Kenyan government,…
Biometric passports and national ID cards are prominent among the top stories on Biometric Update over the past week, with…
Biometric surveillance is facing resistance globally. It is doubtless less successful than opponents would like but the resistance cannot be…
Several biometric and identity verification companies have been awarded or honoured for their technologies. Simprints is included in The 101…
Facial recognition is the common theme of the most widely-read stories on Biometric Update this week, as the technology is…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) of Nigeria — the elections management body of Africa’s largest democracy — says it…