Online identity checks criticized as UK trials government services access system
The UK’s incoming “porn block” is a test of a system of digital identity checks which could soon restrict everything…
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UK convenience store industry group approves Yoti biometric age verification
Yoti has been approved as a digital ID for age-restricted purchases such as energy drinks, lottery tickets, and tobacco products…
Is the UK ready to go cashless?
This is a guest post by David Orme, Senior Vice President at IDEX Biometrics. With the UK’s free-to-use ATMs rapidly…
UK government considering options for regulating biometrics use
UK Immigration Minister Caroline Nokes says the government is considering options for regulating the use of facial recognition and other…
UK Home Office rumored to push AWS as host of combined biometrics database
The UK Home Office is considering bids from several companies for its combined database of biometrics from police and immigration…
Mobile payments with biometric authentication now available for UK government services
The UK government has announced the approval of Apple Pay and Google Pay to authenticate mobile payments for four government…
“Biggest ever deletion of biometric IDs from a state-held database” to be carried out by UK tax authority
The UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has ruled the collection of voice biometric data from roughly five million people by…
Government IT Security Conference & Exhibition 2019
Government IT Security Conference & Exhibition 2019 (GOVSEC 2019) May 9, 2019 London, UK Government IT Security Conference & Exhibition…
UK challenger bank Monzo extends biometric identity verification partnership with Jumio
Challenger bank Monzo and Jumio have extended their partnership with a new multi-year agreement that will see Jumio continue to…
Heathrow curb-to-gate biometrics said to be world’s biggest single deployment
London’s Heathrow Airport is deploying biometric facial recognition technology to allow travelers to check in and board their flights without…
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