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UNDP identity roundtable: does the bill payer set the standards for private ID firms?
Who are identity systems being built for? What standards do and should private sector firms adhere to when contracted by governments? How will self-asserted identity changes be handled by organizations? These are some of the topics explored in a recent UNDP roundtable on the interplay between public and private sectors for identity schemes .. continue reading this report

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Biometric Update Daily News
Trust Stamp secures funding for QR code medical records with biometric security
Malta Enterprise has committed funding to support the development of Trust Stamp’s Medical-Record QR Code, which will implement the company’s...
 
Oosto reveals seaport logistics deployment of facial recognition, explores video AI use cases
Leading Israeli logistics company Group 207 is using Oosto’s facial recognition among its video surveillance tools at the Post of...
US House asks what happens to face biometrics of 7M already registered with ID.me
The Chairwoman of the influential House Committee on Oversight and Reform has written a letter to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS)...
 
Live facial recognition deployed by London Met as law enforcement seeks wider use
The appeal of biometrics and facial recognition in particular to law enforcement around the world is getting ever clearer. A...
Humanode raises $2M to further biometric verification on decentralized exchanges
‘Crypto-biometric’ network provider Humanode has raised $2 million in a seed round led by Republic Cash with participation from Tribe...
 
Confusion greets Ghana Card approval by ICAO as biometric passport equivalent
A development this past week suggesting that Ghana’s national biometric ID card dubbed Ghana Card has been okayed by the...
Health care sector always talking, planning digital ID management. Too little ‘do’
Among the most troubling problems facing health care providers, patient identity has not significantly improved since the digitalization of facility...
 
Deal sealed for face biometric boarding at two Brazilian airports
Brazilian airport operator Infraero and state-owned technology firm Serpro have concluded a technical cooperation agreement intended to see the production deployment...
Appgate launches behavioral biometrics service for real-time online fraud prevention
Security solutions provider Appgate has released a new behavioral biometrics service designed to identify and predict fraudulent activity online without...
 
Yoti, 1account bring selfie biometrics to more UK digital ID checks
The UK has witnessed substantial steps forward in the adoption of digital ID based on selfie biometrics to support government...
Telpo joins Chinese facial recognition best practices group
Telpo announced it joined a Chinese industry body that promotes biometric privacy protections, safety, and best practices with facial recognition....
 
Audit of rapid DNA biometric tests at U.S. border light on insights
A U.S. inspector-general review of DNA biometrics used along the nation’s borders to confirm parent-child relationships leaves much to the...
Biometrics innovations and growing startups come with big money rumors, controversy
The prospect of a high stakes deal involving Idemia and potentially also Thales piqued the curiosity of a lot of...
 
Federal research contractor wants a fence between identity and emotion biometrics
The White House continues to push for what could become integrity standards guiding the government’s involvement in biometrics development. Admirable...
 
 
 
 
 
 
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