Digital ID fraud mostly through web channel in 2021: Shufti Pro report
The overall digital identity and financial fraud rate leapt to 37 percent of attempted transactions in 2021, from only 20…
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Humanitarians are embracing biometrics, but what does that mean for target populations?
By Anne Lauder, M.A. candidate in International Studies at the University of Denver Houthi rebels’ consistent disruption of humanitarian aid…
3-year prison term for providing false biometrics under new Aadhaar penalties
The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has increased the penalties for hacking, sharing, or using Aadhaar data without authorization,…
Appgate launches behavioral biometrics service for real-time online fraud prevention
Security solutions provider Appgate has released a new behavioral biometrics service designed to identify and predict fraudulent activity online without…
Smart card driving licenses in South Africa planned for October 2023
South Africa’s Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula has reiterated plans to introduce a smart card driving license format in the country…
Socure picks government relations VP, shows strong 2021 results and growth
Digital identity and biometrics company Socure names a new vice president of government relations and announced it tripled its valuation…
IDnow enters huge Middle East digital ID verification market, makes new appointment
IDnow has planted its presence in the Middle East region with the opening of an office in the Dubai International…
BioCatch’s behavioral biometrics mule account detection patent approved
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has granted a new patent submitted by behavioral biometrics expert Biocatch. The…
BioSig-ID gesture authentication reveals cheating in mortgage licensing education
Biometric Signature ID says its gesture-based biometric password system BioSig-ID revealed hundreds of cheating cases from mortgage loan officers (MLOs) who…
IRS debuts face biometrics and suddenly everyone is a privacy regulator
It is unclear if the U.S. Internal Revenue Service’s 7 February reversal on the use of face biometrics was caused…
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