Hackers target biometric selfie and ID document check popularity with new phishing attacks
The rapid rise in popularity of identity verification services based on biometric selfie and ID document checks has given rise…
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Selfie biometrics extended by Veriff, GetID, VaultID as Facebook intros video face and motion detection
Based on feedback from the end-users of its customers, Veriff has expanded its language support to make its customer verification…
Social mobility’s identity dilemma
This is a guest post by Rene Hendrikse, vice president and managing director for Europe at Mitek. As the sharing…
Office Depot to offer biometric identity and background check services from Telos ID
Office Depot, Inc. has announced an alliance with Telos Identity Management Solutions (Telos ID) to offer identification and background check…
Valid to provide biometric ID cards as part of award-winning smart city initiative in Brazil
São Caetano do Sul has received an InovaCidade award from Smart Business Brazil for a smart city project managed by…
Taking biometric ID from rumors to government service delivery in Kenya
Kenya’s national ID project Huduma Namba was a topic of much discussion at ID4Africa 2019 in Johannesburg, South Africa. The…
New rules for biometric EU identity and residence cards given final approval
The European Union’s Council has approved new rules for biometric fingerprint and photo security features of identity and residence cards,…
DPS rolls out encrypted photo service in Ireland for online biometric passport renewals
Biometric photo ID company DPS has rolled out an encrypted photo ID technology across Ireland in partnership with the Irish…
IOM to raise awareness of ECOWAS biometric ID card for regional travel
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) has launched a cross-border public education program to raise awareness of the ECOWAS National…
Nigeria moves to implement biometric ECOWAS card with $41M MoU
A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has been signed by the Nigerian government’s Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission (ICRC) and Euphoria Press…
