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ID4Africa 2019: Disruption to consensus
Thought leaders in biometrics and identity from across Africa and around the world gathered in Johannesburg, South Africa for the milestone 5th Annual ID4Africa event. A range of critical issues facing the ID and development communities were explored, with shared experiences and perspectives leading to lively debate, and in some cases emerging consensus on ethical, practical, and technological challenges ... Read the whole story here.

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Facial biometrics deployed to more airports as surveys indicate growing support
Public acceptance of biometric facial recognition technology seems to be increasing, and aviation stakeholders are forging ahead with public deployments....
 
Facial recognition needs commercial testing
This is a guest post by Mary Probst, Commercial Markets Manager at Gemalto, a Thales company. Facial recognition technology is...
ID4Africa 2019: Disruption to consensus
The digital ID market in Africa is maturing rapidly. One of the most frequently occurring themes from the conference was...
 
UNHCR reaches 7.2M biometric records but critics express concern
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has reported major gains in biometric registration in 2018, reaching 60 operations...
U.S. may expand biometric and AI benchmarking as national strategy updated
The U.S. has revised its strategy for research and development of artificial intelligence, with an update from the White House...
 
New NEC biometrics and analytics service planned for July North America launch
NEC is launching a biometrics and image analysis service for large-scale facilities such as airports and sports stadiums to North...
Evident ID introducing new AI identity proofing solution at Identiverse 2019
Evident ID has announced the introduction of its new Evident360 verification software with comprehensive artificial intelligence-based identity proofing, which the...
 
Fingerprint and facial biometric bank account openings in Thailand on for Q3
Thailand’s central bank has announced that biometrics can be used by the country’s financial institutions to verify account openings in...
UnionCommunity announces new fingerprint scanner with advanced security features
UnionCommunity has released its new NScan-FMSE biometric fingerprint scanner with a built-in secure chip and a dual encryption system for...
 
Accenture confirms Canada–Netherlands biometric Known Traveler program about to launch
Multinational accounting firm Accenture will soon launch the biometrics and blockchain-based “Known Traveler Digital Identity” service, after signing a formal...
SAFR and MOBOTIX partnership brings facial biometrics to major European museum
SAFR biometric facial recognition from RealNetworks has been deployed to a high-profile museum in Europe on MOBOTIX cameras to provide...
 
Disruption, danger and determination: Africa debates its digital ID future on the final day of ID4Africa
Disruptive new technologies such as blockchain, and disruptive uses of existing technologies such as open-source alternatives, squared up against discussions...
 
 
 
 
 
 
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