Louisiana bill would bring biometric age checks to bars
Louisiana state Sen. Beth Mizell has introduced legislation, SB 499, that would create a new biometric age verification system for…
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SLC Digital patents multi-signal fingerprint biometric sensor array for smart cards
Multifactor authentication and multi-modal biometrics are both well established as robust identification methods, but now SLC Digital is introducing multi-signal…
OSD, Euphoria revealed as tech suppliers for ECOWAS biometric ID in Nigeria
A personalization platform from the Austrian State Printing Company (OSD International) has been deployed for the production of regional biometric…
The Gambia upgrades police forensics capacity with biometric system launch
The Gambia has launched an Automated Fingerprint Identification System (AFIS) to strengthen criminal investigations in the country with forensic biometrics….
Bank of Ghana governor backs biometric digital ID for financial trust
The Governor of the Bank of Ghana, Dr. Johnson Pandit Asiama, has asserted that robust biometric digital ID systems are…
Will Scotland be the first nation to pass primary legislation covering live FRT?
The Scottish privacy commissioner continues to express consternation over the potential use of live facial recognition by Police Scotland. Meanwhile,…
Digital ID success at scale hinges on tech, governance, adoption: IN Groupe
A study by French identity provider IN Groupe has established that digital identity systems succeed at scale only when countries…
Agentic AI pushes financial sector toward continuous identity
Agentic AI is forcing a rethink of identity and authentication in payments, as systems designed for human approval struggle to…
Mobai face biometrics, liveness selected for Norway’s public sector digital ID
Mobai has won a contract to provide face biometrics for Norway’s national digital ID, in partnership with Commfides Norge AS….
New York proposes biometric checks for sports betting apps
New York officials are considering new sports betting safeguards that could require biometric confirmation from users before they place online…
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