Australia renews efforts to extend digital identity use to private sector
The Digital Transformation Agency (DTA) is working on a new bill to extend its myGovID digital identity service use to…
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Governments in Australia and Canada investing in digital ID
Both the Australian and a Canadian provincial government are amping up development of digital identity systems. The province of Ontario…
Global facial recognition market to grow by over $3.3B in next five years
The global market for facial recognition is forecast to reach $7.75 billion by 2024 following a 12 percent CAGR from…
VinCSS launches cloud service for passwordless authentication to complete FIDO2 ecosystem
VinCSS has launched a cloud-based passwordless authentication service compliant with FIDO Alliance protocols for enterprises in Vietnam, and eventually worldwide. The authentication-as-a-service…
Passwordless authentication rising with FIDO and biometrics tackling security risks, report says
Passwordless authentication technologies, and particularly physical tokens, some of which are secured with biometrics, are on the rise, according to…
Could COVID-19 accelerate the adoption of a national digital ID in the US?
By Shai Cohen, Head of Global Fraud Solutions at TransUnion COVID-19 has created a new level of anxiety for consumers…
New Hong Kong biometric digital ID app provides access to 20 public services
The city of Hong Kong released a new biometric smartphone app last week providing residents with access to 20 different…
Top five FIDO Korea hackathon projects unveiled as Microsoft reviews strides in passwordless digital ID
The top five winners of the 2020 FIDO Hackathon – Goodbye Password Challenge have been announced, and organizers have published…
Biometric authentication for video calls developed by Nuance and Korean bank
The Industrial Bank of Korea (IBK) first launched its voice biometrics authentication of its customers in June 2020. Now, IBK…
Passwordless digital identity solution launched to Australia’s myGov platform
It is now possible to log on to Australia’s myGov platform using digital identity credential myGovID, which is expected to…
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