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ID for All - digital identity in developing nations
The global push for good, legal, universal identification is on, and Biometric Update has responded to this new ID-ecosystem dynamic with an in-depth focus on developments, innovations, and perspectives in the field of digital ID for All. Featuring special coverage of the upcoming ID4Africa 2019, ID for All will actively support information sharing between stakeholders ... Check it out here.

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ID4Africa 2019 participants preview biometrics news to come from leading global event
Biometrics companies are revealing details of their participation in the 5th Annual Meeting of the ID4Africa movement, hosted by the...
 
UN panel praises financial inclusion gains from India’s biometric digital ID system
A United Nations high-level panel on digital cooperation has lauded India’s financial inclusion efforts, including its Aadhaar national biometric system...
U.S. House Democrats urge pause on expansion of Biometric Exit facial recognition use
A letter has been sent to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security by 20 House Democrats expressing concerns about the...
 
Digital identity in Africa this week: fluctuating govt spending and biometric travel
Governments across Africa are spending more on digital ID and biometrics, including new digital service centers this week in Nigeria...
UNECA Africa report: digital ID to unlock growth, increase tax base
Bringing in digital ID across Africa and registering the continent’s 500 million undocumented citizens would bring about significant benefits to...
 
Researchers develop new technique for matching DNA to faces
A team of Belgian and American researchers have developed an algorithm that matches DNA to potentially-matching facial images, which they...
Annual national ID issuances forecasted to grow by 50M through 2023
The number of National IDs shipped will grow from 440 million units in 2018 to 490 million units in 2023,...
 
Federal law trumps state biometric privacy law as BIPA appeal thrown out
Airlines are exempt from Illinois state law requiring explicit informed consent from employees to use their biometrics for time and...
Gradiant places eighth in CVPR 2019 facial recognition anti-spoofing challenge
Gradiant has finished in the top 10 of the CVPR (Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition) 2019 international competition for biometric...
 
Digital rights declaration signed by Sydney could limit public facial recognition
Sydney has signed the Cities Coalition for Digital Rights declaration, ZDNet reports, which could have significant ramifications for the deployment...
Mastercard biometric card trial in Mexico shows early success with seniors
Senior citizens included in Mastercard’s trial of fingerprint biometrics-enabled cards for social benefits in Sonora, Mexico have responded positively to...
 
Crédit Agricole launches biometric card trial with Fingerprint Cards sensors
Crédit Agricole has announced the launch of a trial of biometric payment cards embedded with sensors from Fingerprint Cards at...
 
 
 
 
 
 
Upcoming Events
ID4Africa 2019
  June 18, 2019 - June 20, 2019
ID4Africa – The 5th Annual Meeting of the ID4Africa Movement June 18 – 20, 2019 Johannesburg, South Africa ID4Africa 2019...
IFSEC International
  June 18, 2019 - June 20, 2019
IFSEC International London, UK June 18 – 20, 2019 IFSEC International is Europe’s leading integrated security event. The annual global...
Identity Management Symposium
  June 18, 2019 - June 19, 2019
Identity Management Symposium Alexandria, VA June 18-19, 2019 As technology advances, new methods of personal identification have been developed. The...
AI & Big Data Expo Europe 2019
  June 19, 2019 - June 20, 2019
AI & Big Data Expo Europe 2019 June 19-20, 2019 RAI, Amsterdam The AI & Big Data Expo Europe, the...
Cyber Security & Cloud Expo Europe
  June 19, 2019 - June 20, 2019
Cyber Security & Cloud Expo Europe June 19 – 20, 2019 Amsterdam, NL Presented in a series of top-level keynotes,...