NIST updates organization of Scientific Area Committees for forensics guidelines
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has updated the structure of the Organization of Scientific Area Committees for…
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DHS proposed biometrics collection expansion comment period ends with wave of criticism
The World Privacy Forum and the American Civil Liberties Union are among groups calling on the U.S. Department of Homeland…
Understanding single frame passive facial liveness
Facial biometric liveness detection ensures that fraudsters cannot use high resolution print outs, masks or video to spoof face recognition…
Chinese draft data protection law specifies biometrics as sensitive private data
A draft of China’s proposed personal data law has reached the first review stage in the country’s legislature, Global Times reports,…
Saving trust in digital identity will take transparency and decentralization
This is a guest post by Ivar Wiersma, Head of Venture Development at R3 Throughout recent years, we’ve seen organisations…
Some fever cam makers reportedly scamming buyers with poor biometric tools
A video surveillance publication is putting makers of questionable biometric fever cameras on notice. It alleges that it has dug…
Nigeria prospecting for electronic voting technology provider
Africa’s largest democracy, Nigeria, says it is in search of a voting technology supplier in order to take a step…
Papua New Guinea mobile biometric voter enrollment trial with Credence ID successful
Papua New Guinea is set to employ an upgraded biometric voter registration system as the country looks forward to its…
Pakistan deploys facial recognition to secure borders, biometric prisoner identification ordered
Pakistan Customs will put in place a National Targeting Centre (NTC) using biometrics to identify and profile risky goods and…
Universities to research behavioral biometrics as passive authentication layer
The University of Louisville (UofL) in Kentucky will conduct research into the use of behavioral and typing biometrics as a…
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