Centralized databases with personal information are a looming threat to mobile ID security
By Kevin Freiburger, Director of Identity Programs, Valid The ID verification market is projected to hit $12.8 billion by 2024….
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Role of biometrics in global decentralized digital ID platform explained by Goode Intelligence white paper
The use of identity tokens bound to users with biometrics through a template-less algorithm and not dependent on smartphone ownership…
DHS turns to a contest to encourage digital ID use with redesign of its digital wallet
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security is challenging designers to create a better user interface for the behemoth organization’s digital…
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…
Twitter wouldn’t be hacked with decentralized identity platforms
This is a guest post by Katie Lu, business development associate at Unum ID. In the afternoon of Wednesday, July…
Digital ID potential shown by Estonia’s €41M windfall, U.S. analyst predicts billions in potential savings from adoption
The e-residency program built into Estonia’s digital ID system has earned the country €31 million (approximately US$35 million) in direct…
Will COVID-19 birth global digital IDs? It’s a nice dream…
It is best not to expect the COVID-19 pandemic to push world governments to create interoperable digital identities, even though…
Digital ID talk in Europe can’t get past centralization question
A roundtable discussion this week sponsored by the European Parliament about digital identities only deviated from boilerplate sentiment about the…
Portable digital identity solution with face biometrics successfully exits FCA regulatory sandbox
A reusable digital identity solution leveraging face biometrics and developed by Onfido, Deloitte, and Evernym has successfully exited a regulatory sandbox…
Tech5 releases digital identity toolkit for touchless biometric digital IDs
Tech5 has introduced the T5 Digital Identity Toolkit for touchless biometric digital ID issuance, management and offline authentication to streamline…
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