Priorities of identity for development in Africa to be debated at ID4Africa 2020
Details on the agenda for the upcoming ID4Africa 2020 annual meeting in Marrakesh, Morocco are being shared in a series…
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DOJ asks: How should biometrics be added to Con Air?
The U.S. Department of Justice is considering the addition of biometric verification to two mobile apps used by the government…
Acuant adds passive liveness to face biometrics system for omnichannel identity verification
Acuant has added advanced passive liveness testing to the biometric facial recognition capabilities of its FaceID and WebID offerings for…
New restrictions placed on facial recognition payments in Beijing to prevent coronavirus spread
China’s central bank is urging payment services organizations in Beijing to introduce measures to reduce chances for coronavirus infections, including…
Ensurity Technologies adds FIDO2 biometric authentication to encrypted storage device
Ensurity Technologies has upgraded its encrypted storage solution with FIDO2 authentication to provide users with convenient and secure passwordless device…
Apple patent application for biometric authentication system to unlock multiple devices published
A patent application from Apple that describes a system to authenticate multiple user devices using authenticated device assisted user authentication…
Fashion and makeup designed to throw off biometric algorithms
Surveillance Technology Oversight Project (STOP), Executive Director Albert Fox Cahn believes creative cosmetics and facial make-up can “throw off many…
Mozilla white paper urges open approach to national biometric ID
The Mozilla Foundation has some strong opinions and recommendations for national biometric ID projects. The 36-page white paper, “From Openness…
Lawmakers need schooling on face recognition, say subject-matter experts
Governments around the world do not understand how biometric facial recognition works, and that is leading to ill-informed or needlessly…
Biometrics market reports: digital identity, smart tickets, computer vision and China
The market for digital identity solutions around the world will grow from $13.7 billion dollars in 2019 to $30.5 billion…
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