US govt targets standards harmonization in digital ID; New York wants its own
A pair of new developments could give digital IDs a nudge forward in the United States. The National Institute of…
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Idemia earns trustworthiness and reliability certifications from Kantara Initiative
Identity and security technology provider Idemia Identity & Security North America has announced that its Identity and Verification service complies…
Facial recognition algorithms hit new accuracy highs in latest NIST test
Idemia correctly matched 99.88 percent of 12 million faces in the mugshot category of the latest 1:N test by the…
Startup Omnigarde passes full set of NIST fingerprint interoperability tests
California-based Omnigarde has passed a U.S. government fingerprint template interoperability test, for both the generation and matching of biometric templates….
Lobbyists want digital ID tech assurance from DC. NIST considers granular guidance
Washington’s approach to civilian technology has never been as important as it is at the moment. It is so crucial…
Adera’s face biometrics rises through the ranks in NIST visa border testing
Singaporean biometric provider Adera Global Smart Tech (AGST) has achieved high levels of precision and performance in the latest Face…
NIST pushes framework to foster trusted AI
The U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has published new guidance to aid organizations in…
USAF considers adding face biometrics to plate reading at base
The U.S. Air Force wants to add facial recognition in a proof of concept to an already partially automated entry…
Rank One fingerprint biometric algorithm shines in NIST PFT test
Rank One Computing says the biometric performance and accuracy of its first fingerprint algorithm submitted to the National Institute of…
NIST updates Digital Identity Guidelines with biometrics requirements, alternatives
The U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology has released revised guidelines for digital identification in federal government systems. The…
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