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Biometrics in Africa: digital ID for humanitarian responses in Ethiopia and registration priorities in Nigeria
In Ethiopia a pilot to establish traceable, digital identities for development and humanitarian assistance could help the country’s response to the estimated 6.5 million who will require food aid in 2020 and the UN will be reviewing Kenya’s human rights situation ... Read the full story here.

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Megvii gets green light for $500 million Hong Kong IPO
Chinese artificial intelligence unicorn Megvii received a green light from the stock exchange for $500 million Hong Kong IPO, Reuters...
 
Infineon demos 3D image depth sensors for biometric authentication at CES 2020
Infineon is showcasing at CES 2020 its 3D depth sensors for biometric facial authentication and enhanced photo capabilities on smart...
Biometrics in Africa: digital ID for humanitarian responses in Ethiopia and registration priorities in Nigeria
The use of biometrics by electoral commissions is once again at the fore in digital ID news in Africa. The...
 
Consumers prefer biometric authentication to traditional passwords, Visa says
Almost 70 percent of U.S. shoppers did not go through with an online purchase because they either forgot the password,...
AuthenTrend presents biometric passwordless authentication solution at CES 2020
With passwords reported as the main cause for compromise, passwordless authentication is gaining momentum. AuthenTrend is one of the 80...
 
India’s National Crime Records Bureau pushes back facial recognition bid deadline again
After pushing the deadline back five times, the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) in India is still accepting bids for...
Worldline presents biometric facial recognition payment solution at NRF 2020
Worldline has developed in partnership with OneVisage, winners of Worldline’s e-Payments Challenge, a biometric facial recognition payment solution which will...
 
NY state Assembly Member wants moratorium on biometric technology in grade schools
In the upcoming legislative session, New York state Assembly Member Monica Wallace wants to focus all 2020 efforts on a...
Biometric scanners track police officers at work in the Philippines, Canada
Police officers in Manila will from now on be monitored with a biometric fingerprint system for attendance to prevent repeated...
 
Deepfake technology to manipulate videos found in TikTok, Douyin apps
ByteDance and TikTok have quietly created Face Swap, a feature that leverages deepfake technology to let users manipulate videos by...
Half of Brits OK with police using DNA supplied for ancestry analysis for crime investigations
More than half of British adults (55%) believe DNA databases collected by private companies to analyze ancestry should be used...
 
Biometrics research notes: surveillance and security drive 3D sensors, image and facial recognition markets
Biometric facial recognition generated $4.51 billion in 2018, and will grow at a 12.5 percent CAGR to reach a market...
Typing biometrics gets a boost as Gradient Ventures leads $7M funding round for TypingDNA
TypingDNA has announced a $7 million Series A funding round led by Google’s AI-focused venture fund Gradient Ventures. Prior investors,...
 
Yitu wins Shanghai government contract and considers IPO on city’s new exchange
Yitu Technology has reached a deal with municipal authorities in Shanghai as part of a campaign to increase artificial intelligence...
 
 
 
 
 
 
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