Applied Recognition brings biometric binding to Sovrin Foundation credentials
A partnership with Applied Recognition will allow the Sovrin Foundation to deliver biometric binding to enhance the privacy and security…
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Health passes shake up digital identity landscape as Walmart chooses Clear biometrics
Digital credentials being advanced for proof of COVID-19 testing or vaccination are continuing to spark concern, but also moving rapidly…
Evernym webinar charts path to digital ID privacy for verifiable health credentials
Evernym recently hosted a webinar on the role of self-sovereign identity (SSI) privacy in verifiable health credentials. The pandemic has…
DHS gives nod to Dignari for its digital wallet design
Department of Homeland Security officials have chosen a winning user interface design for its digital wallet challenge. Dignari, a small…
Biometrics and user control, maybe a piece of paper; Gruener and Cavoukian on Good Health Passes
The Good Health Pass initiative is ID2020’s most ambitious project yet. In a sense, it could be considered a culmination…
Biometric digital ID providers partner with Microsoft on decentralized ID, passwordless pilot
Microsoft is launching its decentralized identity credentials for public preview this spring, and partnered up with many leading device-based biometrics…
Biometric health pass standardization races against implementation clock
A new COVID-test app with biometric security has been developed, and the trial of another is expanding, but fears of…
SSI firm selects Acuant for biometric identity verification and compliance
Acuant has announced that self-sovereign identity (SSI) solutions provider Northern Block will deploy its biometric Identity Proofing and Compliance technology…
Digital ID-based immunity passports roll out amid lack of info, uncertain mandates
Immunity passports and digital health credentials, based on digital ID and frequently secured with biometrics, seem to be becoming an…
MOSIP enhances digital ID platform features, announces webinar
Modular open-source platform for biometrics-backed digital identity, MOSIP, will be offering a detailed explanation of some of the new and…
