Firefox Focus adds biometric account security, privacy options
Mozilla has updated its Firefox Focus mobile browser with new biometric privacy features and visual effects. The new version of…
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Liquid Avatar digital wallet app rolls out, approved for convenience store age verification
Liquid Avatar Technologies has released a new version of its mobile app designed to enable users with biometrics-backed verifiable digital…
European Parliament wants to keep option for biometrics surveillance ban
A German member of the European Parliament is reporting that that body has acted to keep the recommendation of a…
User-centric digital ID, biometric KYC policy model proposed by financial inclusion group
The Alliance for Global Financial Inclusion (AFI-Global), a policy leadership alliance led by member central banks and financial regulatory institutions,…
Malaysia’s biometric registry project faces sharp criticism
The Malaysian government says it is planning to introduce the National Digital Identification (NDI) system – a biometric registry database…
Imageware claims to be ‘first provider’ to include biometrics in SSI
Imageware has announced that it is entering the self-sovereign identity (SSI) market with what the company says is the first biometrically-enabled…
‘You cannot trust a vendor’: understanding biometrics in the humanitarian sector
Biometrics were the theme of the month for September in the ICRC’s Digital Dilemmas series of talks and debates on aspects…
ByteDance/TikTok biometric data privacy lawsuit closer to closure?
A federal judge in Illinois last week tentatively approved a proposed $92 million settlement in the class action filed against…
Australia drafts legislation to establish digital identity oversight body
The government of Australia has made public a draft text which it says will build on the already existing safeguards…
Keyless patents privacy-focused, cross-platform biometric authentication method
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has granted cybersecurity firm Keyless a new patent describing a privacy-focused technology designed…
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