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Yoti provides face biometrics and liveness detection to UK Post Office for on and offline services
The UK Post Office is planning to extend its digital identity services through a new contract with Yoti, under which it will provide a suite of biometric identity verification solutions for online and in-person ID checks .. Read the full report here.

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Daily Biometrics News
Biometric body temperature scanners being adopted from main street to DHS
Integrated Operations and Altada have each formed new partnerships to meet the demand for biometric solutions with body temperature scanning...
 
Mauritius’ digital ID system success story showcased in ID4Africa livecast
The island Republic of Mauritius has had significant success in implementing a digital ID system for its citizens, and how...
Estonia selects secunet biometric border control gates, Greece plans port system
Two of Estonia’s main air and land border checkpoints will operate the new generation of biometric automated secunet easygates, which...
 
Biometric data privacy suit against Google to wait for answers from IBM proceedings
A proposed class action alleging biometric data privacy regulation violations by Google should wait until a set of facts in...
Yoti provides face biometrics and liveness detection to UK Post Office for on and offline services
The UK Post Office is planning to extend its digital identity services through a new contract with Yoti, under which...
 
Minneapolis passes restrictions on facial recognition use by local police
Minneapolis has passed legislation blocking the use of face biometrics by city police, the Star Tribune reports. The ordinance passed...
GM files for trademark of biometric vehicle access control system in Mexico
General Motors (GM) has filed to trademark a “Modus Biometric System” for automobiles in Mexico, GM Authority reports. The new...
 
Smartmatic wins Albania biometric voter registration contract with lone bid
Smartmatic will implement biometric identification technology in Albania’s April elections this year via a US$20 million contract with the Central...
Here come the health passports. If only they were standardized
Biometric COVID-19 passport apps are popping up as governments starved of travel-dependent revenue realize they cannot afford to wait for...
 
India struggles with digital health ID issuance and biometric vaccine management system
The CoWIN biometric vaccination management system being used in India is glitching, raising fears that it could hamper the country’s...
Google and Microsoft introduce new biometric password security tools
Google has announced a new feature in its Chrome browser for iOS allowing users to lock incognito tabs using Face...
 
The promise of blockchain for sustainable digital identity solutions
With the fallout from the pandemic accelerating digital transformation at a pace that would have never been anticipated, it is...
Research paper reveals deepfake technique that can deceive presentation attack detection tools
A new paper presented at the WACV 2021 online conference describes a new technique capable of deceiving presentation attack detection...
 
Contactless biometrics momentum builds for access control in airports, digital wallets and workplaces
The range of opportunities arising from the need to secure digital IDs with biometric authentication are on display in this...
 
 
 
 
 
 
Events and Webinars
ID4Africa LiveCast: Infant identity management and the legal identity agenda
  February 24, 2021 - February 24, 2021
ID4Africa LiveCast: Infant identity management and the legal identity agenda Online Feb 24: 13:30 – 15:30 GMT Join ID4Africa to...
Acuant’s “Mind the Gap” Webinar
  February 24, 2021 - February 24, 2021
Acuant’s “Mind the Gap” Webinar Online February 24, 2021, 11:00am ET The gap between physical and digital identity has been...
The Thoughtful Biometrics Workshop
  March 8, 2021 - March 12, 2021
The Thoughtful Biometrics Workshop Online March 8, 10 and 12, 2021, 9:00am-1:00 pm PST This new event intends to bring...
Demographic fairness in biometric systems
  March 9, 2021 - March 30, 2021
Demographic fairness in biometric systems EAB Online Seminar March 9 to March 30, 2021 The European Association for Biometrics (EAB)...
2nd Annual Facial Recognition Summit
  April 7, 2021 - April 8, 2021
2nd Annual Facial Recognition Summit Goodwood Park Hotel, Singapore April 7 – 8, 2021 Facial recognition technology is riding high...