Banning won’t give facial recognition a conscience, but research and informed regulation might
Attempts to tame biometric facial recognition systems by banning them will only result in new problems, according to a global…
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Corruption imposes additional barrier to digital identity in South Africa
This is a guest post by Tshepo Magoma, a Yoti Digital Identity Fellow. The level of corruption is the biggest stumbling block…
Vision for effective face biometrics regulation presented in World Privacy Forum paper
The way to mitigate risks to privacy and other rights from biometric facial recognition systems is to enact regulator-approved codes…
Digital ID moving forward in Barbados as UK, Australia and Sri Lanka consider next steps
Digital identity, usually backed by biometrics, is currently a hot topic in several countries around the world. Governments in Australia…
Indian government urged to listen to more voices on data protection, ministry requests surveillance funds
India’s government is considering legislation for protecting personal data, including biometric information, but a civil society group says its consultations…
Biometric airport checks, border security and digital ID for travel increasing around the world
Biometrics for travel documents, airport processes and border security made up four of the top ten news items in the…
E&Y sees troubling ethics priority gap between execs and pols on facial recognition
Biometric facial recognition, viewed through an ethics lens, looks markedly different to policy makers and business executives, according to a…
Aratek upgrades biometric fingerprint devices to boost security, deployments
Aratek has upgraded two of its top-selling biometric fingerprint devices, the A600 fingerprint scanner and the A600-M fingerprint module for…
Trim the regulation, guide slowpokes, and EU eID might yet rise — think tank
A European tech think tank says there are some things to like in each of several digital identity proposals the…
How SMBs can use EyeLock’s high-accuracy biometrics and temperature screening for safe reopening
Businesses resuming operation after COVID-19 lockdown face unprecedented challenges to keep their employees and customers safe. To deal with these…
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