Biometrics developers among tech companies criticized for business in risky regions
For surveillance technology, the Middle East and North Africa region is a veritable wild west that is badly in need…
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Criticism of Liberia’s biometric voter registration contract rumored to irk Chinese embassy
The latest twist in an ongoing saga over the contract to support Liberia’s biometric voter registry is a complaint from…
Biometrics contracts for police and immigration in Trinidad and Tobago’s new security budget
Trinidad and Tobago confirmed national security agencies will receive $5.798 billion ($853M USD) for the 2022-2023 fiscal year, a slight…
Trust Stamp launches privacy-centric biometric solution for government customers
Trust Stamp has launched a new solution for privacy-protecting government-focused digital identity that makes use of the company’s irreversibly transformed…
New solution and partnerships unveiled amid flurry of selfie biometrics and KYC activity
Romania-based Qoobiss has launched an anti-money laundering solution for businesses in the financial sector based on the company’s selfie biometric,…
US creeps towards digital ID legislation as election looms
The U.S. Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee has voted to advance the Improving Digital Identity Act, moving one…
Daon adds multi-flight travel capabilities to digital ID app VeriFLY
Daon has added multi-leg travel capabilities to its digital ID and travel app VeriFLY, which uses selfie biometrics. The update,…
CyberLink integrates face biometrics in CAC payment system
Facial recognition expert CyberLink has entered a new collaboration with independent software company CAC. The move saw the integration of…
RecFaces releases biometric KYC solution for queue management
Dubai-based RecFaces has released a new biometric know your customer (KYC) solution to improve queue management systems (QMS) with facial…
Microsoft’s Horvitz says it will take more than code to deal with the deepfake threat
In a development that should surprise few in the facial recognition community, there is more unsettling news about how deepfakes…
