Biometrics companies serving the Global South and a new ID2020 partner step up as world market changes
The week’s top headlines in biometrics and digital ID are largely split between two different market dynamics. Work towards extending…
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Technical advisor resigns from ID2020 Alliance criticizing direction and immunity passports stance
ID2020 Alliance Technical Advisory Committee Member Elizabeth Renieris has resigned from the organization due to a difference of opinion on the…
Mastercard joins ID2020 Alliance to advance digital identity as a fundamental human right
Mastercard has joined the ID2020 Alliance to further the organizations’ collaborative efforts on user-managed, privacy-protected and portable digital identity solutions. The…
Biometrics companies Plurilock and Augentic announce appointments, new chair for ID2020
Plurilock has appointed veteran software executive Ed Hammersla to its board of directors to lend his expertise in virtual desktop infrastructure…
Immunity certificates should leverage biometrics to alleviate privacy concerns, says ID2020’s executive director
Immunity certificates, if they are to be implemented, should be secured to protect privacy, ideally with biometrics, according to a…
Kiva and Gravity.Earth granted first ID2020 certifications for empowering users of digital ID technology
The inaugural class of ID2020-certified digital ID solutions has been announced by the organization, which holds up the Kiva Protocol…
Executives and board members appointed by ID2020, Zwipe, Socure, ForgeRock, VerifyMe, Ping Identity
A number of new senior appointments and new board members have recently been announced by organizations in biometrics and digital…
CITRIS Policy Lab publishes digital ID and facial recognition reports to support ID2020 and Good ID
The Center for Information Technology Research in the Interest of Society (CITRIS) Policy Lab has published a pair of white…
ID2020 and partners launch program to provide digital ID with vaccines
The ID2020 Alliance has launched a new digital identity program at its annual summit in New York, in collaboration with…
Caribou Digital and ID2020 identify barriers to digital identity for women
Barriers of information, access, ownership, societal expectations, and intersectionality must be overcome by women who struggle to acquire ID in…
