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Biometrics developments across Africa this week: Huduma Namba halted, Tanzania SIM shutdown and a sea of opinions
Africa’s most emblematic biometric ID scheme has been halted by the High Court. Kenya’s Huduma Namba must wait until adequate data protection is in place to safeguard the private information of Kenyans who have been able to register. Tanzania is dealing with the aftermath of reaching its SIM registration deadline and Nigeria is in a two-steps-backwards phase of its national ID scheme .. Read the full story here.

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Daily Biometrics News
Datasonic secures $1.7M biometrics contract for Malaysia-Singapore border
Datasonic has secured a facial recognition e-gate contract for the Malaysia-Singapore border crossing worth RM6.97 million (US$1.7 million) from Malaysia’s...
 
Gtriip secures Series B funding to scale AI business in Asia-Pacific
Gtriip has finalized its Series B funding round, and plans to use the investment to expand its biometric digital identity...
Legal issues around facial biometrics use examined in U.S., Canada, and UK
The use of biometrics, and facial recognition in particular, will be discussed by representatives of several U.S. government departments at...
 
Idex Biometrics and Fingerprint Cards announce new security deployments
A pair of major fingerprint sensor-makers have reported new partnership details, bringing biometric technology to a global financial and media...
The next battleground for facial recognition: the Pacific Northwest
A regional chain of convenience stores in the Pacific Northwest is expanding its use of facial recognition systems designed to...
 
Jumio provides biometric onboarding technology for Philippines bank
Jumio has entered a partnership with all-digital CIMB Bank Philippines to provide a seamless onboarding experience with biometrics for mobile...
Trulioo adds American Express executive to board
Trulioo has added American Express executive Lisa Stanton to its board of directors, writes Pyments. With over 20 years of...
 
Singapore, New Zealand, Chile finalize digital economy pact negotiations
Singapore, New Zealand, and Chile have finalized negotiations for the Digital Economy Partnership Agreement (DEPA) that addresses e-invoicing, digital identities,...
Surgical facemasks for coronavirus protection prevent facial biometrics from working in China
Facial recognition is failing frequently in China at the moment, having a hard time identifying people wearing surgical masks to...
 
Milestone adds Innovatrics SmartFace facial recognition to video management software
VMS provider, Milestone, has integrated SmartFace biometric facial recognition system from Innovatrics with its XProtect video management software to analyze...
Biometric facial recognition to verify dates, gamblers, voters, car rentals and online exam takers
A range of new services leveraging facial biometrics to verify the identity of people using them are being launched around...
 
Indian government considers linking Aadhaar with voter records as biometrics use expands
India’s government has increased funding to the Unique Identity Authority of India (UIDAI) by 17 percent to 9.85 billion rupees...
Biometrics developments and digital ID across Africa this week: Huduma Namba halted, Tanzania SIM shutdown and a sea of opinions
Africa’s most emblematic biometric ID scheme has been halted by the High Court. Kenya’s Huduma Namba must wait until adequate...
 
Facial recognition datasets and controversies drive biometrics and digital ID news of the week
Facial recognition and controversy around the technology were the theme common to most of the past week’s top stories on...
 
 
 
 
 
 
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