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Health passes shake up digital identity landscape as Walmart choses Clear biometrics
Digital credentials being advanced for proof of COVID-19 testing or vaccination are continuing to spark concern, but also moving rapidly towards adoption, with governments and businesses staking positions and partnering up .. Read the full report here.

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Biometrics providers FaceTec and ImageWare announce appointments, Idiap hiring researchers
The Idiap Research Institute in Switzerland is looking to fill several senior researcher positions for cross-disciplinary projects, having grown and...
 
Use bug bounty to tackle biometric algorithm bias, Algorithmic Justice League researcher argues
Deborah Raji, a research fellow in algorithmic harms for the Mozilla Foundation has suggested bug bounty could be used to...
NEC revealed as biometrics provider for US base amid public relations moves, award
NEC and its national subsidiaries have been busy, with a biometrics deployment, marketing campaigns in the U.S. and India, an...
 
Biometrics considered for mobile payment in Central Africa, rolled out at FCMB ATMs in Nigeria
The Bank of Central African States (BEAC) is considering implementing biometrics for mobile payment account holders, in partnership with local...
Pindrop acquires Next Caller to boost voice biometrics security, Trust Stamp picks up PixelPin
Pindrop has acquired call center fraud detection and call verification technology provider Next Caller Inc. to boost its voice biometric...
 
New Cachengo computer vision solution supports edge facial recognition deployments
Computer vision solutions provider Cachengo has announced a new on-premise optimized edge service with a proprietary content delivery network (CDN)...
Health passes shake up digital identity landscape as Walmart choses Clear biometrics
Digital credentials being advanced for proof of COVID-19 testing or vaccination are continuing to spark concern, but also moving rapidly...
 
Scotland, UK governments tackle biometrics ethics with new Commissioners, report
The Scottish Parliament has nominated Dr. Brian Plastow as the country’s first Biometrics Commissioner. A former police Chief Superintendent and...
NYC proposes regulations for sale of biometrics by businesses
New York City has joined the list of jurisdictions nationwide creating roadblocks to facial recognition and other biometrics. Lawmakers agreed...
 
iProov face biometrics deployed in OCBC ATMs in Singapore pilot
Singaporean Bank OCBC has introduced face biometrics to eight of its ATMs to trial the authentication method for a larger...
Evernym webinar charts path to digital ID privacy for verifiable health credentials
Evernym recently hosted a webinar on the role of self-sovereign identity (SSI) privacy in verifiable health credentials. The pandemic has...
 
Airport biometrics launched for contactless boarding, bag drop, lounge access and border checks
Biometrics implementations by Idemia in Brazil, American Airlines at DFW, NEC in Japan and Romania’s Border Police are rolling out...
  FIDO case studies showcase biometric logins to eBay and NHS App, first 2021 virtual event announced
  Digital identity for online govt services expanding with launches and new plans on four continents
  Yoti, Onfido, Sumsub and ID.me step up biometric, digital ID onboarding efforts to tackle online fraud
  Biometric training data privacy suit to go ahead, but Microsoft and Amazon win partial dismissal
  Heartbeat biometrics startup Taliware exits stealth with SDK launch for wearables
  Acuant biometrics integrated into child social development app for secure ID verification
Events and Webinars
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)...
Many new kids on the block. Explaining and comparing the latest fingerprint technologies
  March 23, 2021 - March 23, 2021
Many new kids on the block. Explaining and comparing the latest fingerprint technologies EAB Online Seminar Tuesday March 23, 2021,...
Reimagining Digital Identity During and After COVID 19 for DI 6.0
  March 24, 2021 - March 24, 2021
Reimagining Digital Identity During and After COVID 19 for DI 6.0 Online March 24, 2021 10:00 EST/15:00 GMT Group Futurista will...
2nd Annual Facial Recognition Summit
  April 7, 2021 - April 8, 2021
2nd Annual Facial Recognition Summit Online April 7 – 8, 2021 Facial recognition technology is riding high on a new...
ID4Africa Livecast – Vaccination Certificates & Identity Management
  April 8, 2021 - April 8, 2021
ID4Africa Livecast – Vaccination Certificates & Identity Management Online April 8, 2021 12:30-14:30 GMT   Among governments and those in...
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