Second OPM hack sees 1.1M fingerprint records stolen
Office of Personnel Management officials have confirmed that a data breach involving security clearance files has impacted some 21.5 million…
identity theft
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Nigeria’s Central bank extends biometric identification deadline
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has implemented a four-month extension to the Bank Verification Number (BVN) program, giving Nigerians…
IOM donates biometric recognition technology to Philippine Bureau of Immigration
The Philippine Bureau of Immigration (BI) has been provided with new anti-fraud detection equipment from the International Organization for Migration…
Banking on biometrics
This is a guest post by Steve Cook, Director of Business Development at Facebanx. The world of banking is changing…
IOM deploys biometric verification project to help displaced people in Congo
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) recently began its biometric verification exercise of internally displaced people (IDPs) during food assistance…
ID360 forum to focus on economic matters related to identity, cybersecurity and personal information
The Center for Identity at The University of Texas announced it will host the fifth annual ID360: The Global Forum…
Enacomm, VoiceVault to discuss voice biometrics at PAYMENTS 2015 conference
Enacomm, Inc. announced that it will join identity verification solutions firm VoiceVault in a panel discussion at the PAYMENTS 2015…
TT Services executive shares insights about biometrics
TT Services’ announced that global projects coordinator Bill Sillery shared his insights into the current and future state of biometrics…
Facebook lawsuit calls collection of biometrics data illegal
A new class action suit against Facebook alleges that the social media giant violated its users’ privacy rights to acquire…
Hypatia Research Group publishes customer identity authentication guide
Hypatia Research Group published a new primary research study entitled “Customer Identity Authentication: A Practitioner’s Guide to Best Practices in…
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