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IBIA weighs in on biometrics use in answer to US government request
The IBIA has laid out the industry perspective in a response to the RFI from the White House OSTP that contrasts with some civil society groups, though notably less so with industry experts .. continue reading this report

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FacePhi expands face biometrics and passive liveness detection to ridesharing
Spain’s FacePhi is extending its selfie biometrics to the shared mobility industry with the announcement that carsharing service WiBLE is using...
 
California BIPA copy proposed as biometric data privacy proposals proliferate
State legislators in California are proposing copycat legislation modeled on the regulation which has proven most punitive for businesses using...
The need for identity trust — what successful Trust Frameworks must encompass
By Nick Mothershaw, Chief Identity Strategist at the Open Identity Exchange (OIX) A shared digital future has to work well for...
 
ITIF, former DHS exec push back on criticisms of facial recognition use by US agency
The Internal Revenue Agency (IRS) should have taken a more measured response to the controversy around its use of identity...
Indian justice proposes police loophole for Aadhaar biometrics access
Pressure is growing for increased access to and sharing of Indians’ personal data and even biometrics. A series of legal cases...
 
Okta, OIX, Ambiq, Telaeris, Integrated Biometrics add new talent
A number of companies in the biometrics space and adjacent industries have announced new hires, with Okta adding a new...
UK government selects Deloitte to produce One Login digital identity app
The UK’s Government Digital Service (GDS) has selected professional services firm Deloitte to develop a smartphone app to check individuals’...
 
Creating digital infrastructure is essential, but why is no one measuring the results?
Digitization is good for individuals and societies around the globe. It is lifting people out of poverty and bolstering economies....
Many Irish skeptical about responsible facial recognition use, poll shows
A recent study by market research and data analysis outfit Ireland Thinks suggests 42 percent of Irish nationals still entertain...
 
Ghana telcos trying to facilitate biometric SIM registrations as diverse concerns grow
The ongoing process in Ghana for phone users to re-register their SIM cards using biometrics has continued to resuscitate concerns...
Progress on international digital ID interoperability: DGX report
Singapore’s Digital Government Exchange (DGX) Digital Identity Working Group (DIWG) has published a new report highlighting the efforts of eight...
 
Pimloc CEO on meeting the highest privacy denominator and adding biometrics features
Multiple factors will increase demand for AI and software that can both obscure biometrics and personal information in video surveillance...
Biometrics R&D leads to product updates, published patents, advancing digital wallets
Biometrics are recommended to deal with SIM swaps separately by the FBI and Veridas, while digital identity programs are advancing...
 
IBIA weighs in on biometrics use in answer to US government request
The International Biometrics and Identity Association (IBIA) has laid out the industry perspective on a response to the Request for...
 
 
 
 
 
 
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