Advocacy groups urge US Congress to pass Improving Digital Identity Act
The Better Identity Coalition has joined with the Identity Theft Resource Center and eight other organizations to call on U.S….
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ID.me’s travails are a problem for the biometrics industry
ID.me’s repeated self-congratulations about the intercepting billions in attempted fraud against U.S. state and federal governments do not appear to…
US renews warning about Chinese biometric technology for a world audience
In December 2020, the U.S. Homeland Security Department warned that buying biometric systems from China is “a grave threat.” Almost…
Biometrics for voter ID adopted by Albania, considered by Guyana
A biometric voter identification system is in the process of being set up in Albania after the country’s Central Election…
Biometric detainee monitoring grows in Australia and US
Kiwi custom software maker Optimation has signed a five-year contract with a state prison department in Australia to replace its…
Three steps forward for airport biometrics, one step back
A single-token system for pre-flight checks appears to be a success at Hong Kong International Airport’s departure terminal. Similar biometric…
Austria launches digital driving licenses, its first digital ID, as US states align
Austrians can now create a mobile driving license (mDLs) on their smartphones after the technical infrastructure is finally ready, laying…
Uneven, surprising changes in using digital ID to vote around the world.
The role of biometric identification in voting around the world is ever-evolving, sometimes controversial and sometimes just confusing. Here’s a…
US air transport association renews contract to perform biometrics collection for TSA
The National Air Transportation Association – Compliance Services has signed on for another five-year partnership with the U.S. Transportation Security…
Texas parents to collect students’ biometrics; Sydney school loo-turns on fingerprints
Parents in Texas have been given the option to collect DNA samples of their children using freely distributed test kits,…
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