| Daily Biometrics News : Jan 21, 2025 |
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| Women in Identity prepares ID Code of Conduct phase 3, on costs of ID exclusion |
| Identity and ID documents aren’t the same thing – but, in administrative terms, they might as well be. Without identification,…Read More |
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| Somalia officially launches printing process of new national ID card |
| The government of Somalia says the printing of its new generation national ID cards is… |
| Facial recognition for borders and travel: 2025 trends and insights |
| By Vito Fabbrizio Managing Director, Biometrics Business Unit, HID The world of biometrics is constantly evolving,… |
| Azerbaijan president approves 2025-2027 digital ID, govt strategy |
| President Ilham Aliyev of Azerbaijan has issued a decree activating the “Digital Development Concept of… |
| Mobile driver’s licenses coming to the UK this year |
| The UK government is planning to issue digital driver’s licenses this year with legal backing… |
| Guyana national digital ID project gets $4.8M in 2025 budget |
| The government of Guyana has allocated $1 billion (US$4.8M) for national e-ID cards, as part… |
| Oosto bought for $125M, far less than $352M raised but 6x annual revenues |
| Israeli real-time facial recognition company Oosto has been acquired by AI-based parking lot operator Metropolis… |
| Sri Lanka procures 350 biometric devices for national digital ID |
| The Sri Lankan government has procured 350 units of biometric hardware, including high-resolution cameras and… |
| FTC, Texas AG take action against surveillance, sale of drivers’ data |
| The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has taken a significant step toward safeguarding consumer privacy by… |
| Brazil’s Infant.ID sees bump in biometric birth registration, national rollout expected |
| Infant.ID has surpassed 10,000 infant biometric registrations in Brazil’s state of Mato Grosso as the… |
| Russia’s banks work to boost Unified Biometric System |
| Russia’s largest bank Sberbank and the National Payment Card System (NSPK), operator of the Mir… |
| ASEAN countries discuss digital fraud prevention in Bangkok |
| Countries within the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) have signed a declaration pledging to… |
| Police use of experimental biometrics needs oversight, guidance: report |
| Law enforcement in the United Kingdom is interested in understanding the legality and potential of… |
| Biometric information management service from KFTC coming for commercial use |
| Korean biometrics firms have partnered with financial organizations to advance secure identity data management, simplify… |
| Emerging biometrics markets draw a crowd |
| Biometrics startups and giant multinationals collide as each tries to navigate emerging markets in the… |
| Laxton to supply hundreds of biometric kits to Honduras under $1.9M UNDP contract |
| The United Nations Development Programme has selected Laxton to provide hundreds of Biometric Citizen Registration… |
| Leadership change at IBIA follows layoffs at Thales |
| A major leadership change has been kicked off at Thales Digital Identity & Security and… |
| Reusable ID for AML acquired by global fintech as compliance costs rise |
| Global fintech platform iCapital has entered a definitive agreement to acquire U.S.-based Parallel Markets, which… |
| Services Australia to run Trust Exchange pilot with largest Australian bank |
| A pilot with Commonwealth Bank will test the Australian government’s digital identity exchange scheme, Trust… |
| COPPA changes specify children’s biometrics and government IDs for protection |
| The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Thursday issued notice that it finalized substantial changes to the… |
