Potentially devastating digital ID hack in Argentina could have many ripples
Demonstrating just how hard it is going to be to engender trust in public or private biometric systems, a hacker…
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Nigeria collects biometrics of elementary school children for meal program
Nigeria is creating a database of children’s biometrics ostensibly to increase transparency in a school meals scheme. The National Home…
Turkey scans photos for the faces of disloyal citizens
The authoritarian leaders of Turkey reportedly are using facial recognition algorithms to identify anti-government protestors. According to news publisher Nordic…
A win for spotting synthetic faces but deepfake blue videos get easier to make
For everyone worried about detecting AI-born faces, it is reassuring to know that generative adversary networks still have a problem…
Idemia IdentoGO tablet enables remote digital ID enrollment for DMVs
Idemia has deployed its IdentoGO tablets to enable U.S. Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) agencies to provide digital ID enrollments…
Police, border guards’ face-matching test updated for first time in a decade
A human examiner face matching test, (GFMT2) used to select staff for police and government roles has been updated for the…
Biometric selfies and forged passports: identities for sale on the dark web
With the rapid growth of personal information for sale on the dark web, Privacy Affairs has published its 2021 Dark…
New facial recognition tools and defences for data and privacy protection
Several new tools have been developed to help consumers protect their privacy or data, either from or with facial recognition…
Cognitec unveils new camera for ISO-compliant biometrics capture at borders
Cognitec has developed a specialized camera for fast capturing of ISO-compliant images for face biometrics matching at border crossing in…
France’s new biometric ID cards from IN Groupe actually fit in people’s wallets, enable EU travel
The rollout of France’s new national digital identity card with embedded fingerprint biometrics, supplied by IN Groupe, began this week…
