| Daily Biometrics News : Jan 29, 2025 |
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| New plan, but same name for UK’s ‘digital centre of government’ |
| The UK’s “digital centre of government” will be known as the Government Digital Service (GDS), continuing the use of the…Read More |
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| Deadline extended for Benin digital government transformation tender |
| A tender to support digital government transformation in Benin has been extended by two weeks.… |
| Belgian digital identity app Itsme becomes free for Flemish public sector |
| Belgian digital identity app Itsme will be free for Flemish municipalities, government services and schools… |
| Synthetic identities drive need for enhanced fraud prevention in Africa |
| A comprehensive new report from identity verification vendor Smile ID digs into critical digital identity… |
| BioCatch puts spotlight on money mule problem, biometric solution |
| Money mules move money, knowingly or not, for criminal enterprise. They can be students, or… |
| DIF works toward standardized data scheme for age assurance credentials |
| Legislation and discussion on age assurance has exploded globally, with major regulatory shifts ongoing in… |
| Idemia PS launches comprehensive latent fingerprint biometrics cloud software |
| Idemia Public Security North America has introduced software for latent fingerprint biometrics that the company… |
| Quanergy’s LiDAR tools offer 3D security monitoring for complex data centers |
| Data centers are the ground level for masses of computational data, and require advanced security… |
| Russia building terminal with end-to-end biometrics at Sochi airport |
| Russian authorities say they will build the country’s first fully biometric terminal at Sochi international… |
| Belize to install 1,000 surveillance cameras with facial recognition from March |
| In Belize, tracking crime suspects and crowd trouble incidents will soon become easier with the… |
| Québec Privacy Act sets ‘high legal threshold’ for biometric data collection |
| Québec could end up becoming the Illinois of Canada – at least in terms of… |
| Court judgement paves way for national ID issuance to over 40k ‘persecuted’ Kenyans |
| A High Court in Kenya recently delivered a judgement which could end years of ordeal… |
| Quantum authentication firm Wultra raises US$3m |
| Quantum authentication technology is drawing the interest of European investors. Banking security vendor Wultra has… |
| UK age assurance shift driven by mDLs, regulation, public safety |
| Age assurance for online retail purchases is becoming increasingly common in the UK, as merchants… |
| Eurostar’s SmartCheck shutting down, new EES e-gates coming to London |
| Rail service Eurostar will stop offering its SmartCheck biometric check-in at the London St Pancras… |
| Thailand rolling out AI surveillance system after high-profile kidnapping of Chinese actor |
| Thailand is boosting security in its tourism centers with a smart city system with AI-powered… |
| ConnectID, Visa, ID.me illustrate central place digital ID plays in digital economy |
| Convenience is king, even in identity verification. Customers want to be able to prove their… |
| New Visa certification, Japanese distributor for biometric payment cards |
| The SECORA Pay Bio payment card solution from Fingerprint Cards and Infineon has been certified… |
| Expect shift in US border strategy to pay dividends for biometrics, surveillance tech providers |
| The expansion of technological tools in immigration enforcement represents a dramatic shift in how the… |
| Datasonic scores extensions for Malaysian biometric passport supply contracts |
| Malaysia’s Ministry of Home Affairs (KDN) has extended a contract for Datasonic to supply the… |
