Digital ID in Africa this week: International Identity Day, biometric electoral rolls on display in Ghana
The International Identity Day concept which was born of the ID4Africa movement gains significant ground as Nigeria becomes the first…
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Privacy concerns raised with Vision-Box biometric cloud service for India’s Digi Yatra
The involvement of Vision-Box in India’s trials of biometrics for aviation identity checks under Digi Yatra is facing scrutiny over…
Morocco places moratorium on facial recognition, California limits police use
Morocco has placed the regulation of biometric facial recognition in the country in the hands of the National Commission for…
Almost 70 percent of adults worldwide want regulated government use of facial recognition, AI
A new survey from market research company Ipsos found that the general adult population under the age of 75 is…
Facial recognition at music festivals targeted, California police ban softens and school district pauses
Fight for the Future has taken its stand against facial recognition to the musical festival circuit, calling on fans and…
BIPA suit brought against Home Depot for loss prevention biometrics
Home Depot is the latest company to be hit by a potential class action suit for alleged unlawful biometrics use…
Facial recognition backlash grows in China
Media and high-ranking officials in China are warning the public about the risks of unconstrained artificial intelligence and facial recognition…
Digital ID in Africa this week: Nigeria’s expanding biometric web, pros and cons of national ID
Developments this week highlight the divide between African nations in terms of the level of maturity of their digital ID…
School district to trial face biometrics with no students in database
The Lockport School Board will trial a facial recognition system in an implementation that may not identify anyone, after announcing…
Airside Mobile introduces digital ID for seamless travel
Airside Mobile has launched a new digital identity service for the travel industry that leverages ‘private’ biometric authentication to authorize…
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