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Digital identity for all push in Africa now has clarity and political will: ID4Africa Executive Director
The importance of identity for all, and specifically functional digital identity that can connect people remotely, has become clear in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. ID4Africa Executive Director Joseph Atick discusses the drive's new clarity and what stakeholders can do to keep society functioning and increase inclusivity .... Read the whole story here.

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WTTC calls for biometrics and integrated strategy to support safe air travel in ‘new normal’
The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) has outlined a systematic approach to using biometrics for verified identification throughout all...
 
Digital identity for all push in Africa now has clarity and political will: ID4Africa Executive Director
Several major developments in the push for universal identification have come out of the global pandemic, raising hopes that biometrics...
Contactless biometrics and temperature screening solutions launched as early deployments announced
A range of new temperature monitoring products with biometrics have been launched to the market as businesses plan and implement...
 
Human rights advocates criticize biometric surveillance systems in Belgrade, São Paulo
Belgrade-based human rights non-profit SHARE Foundation has investigated the 2019 partnership between the Serbian government and tech giant Huawei, which...
Zero Knowledge and biometric solutions launched by Journey and Acqueon to improve contact center trust
Journey has introduced a Trusted Identity platform based on its award-winning and patent-pending Zero Knowledge network-based approach, according to a company...
 
B-Secur partners with LifeQ to bring high-accuracy heart-rate biometrics and monitoring to wearables
A collaboration to produce superior heartbeat biometric and health monitoring capabilities for wearables has been agreed to by B-Secur and LifeQ....
GOP uses Voatz biometric mobile app in South Dakota during virtual convention
The Voatz blockchain biometric voting app has been successfully used during the third virtual convention held by the Republican Party...
 
Lines hardening in the battle for facial recognition’s use by law enforcement
A moratorium on use of biometrics for surveillance by all federal agencies was proposed last week by two U.S. Senators...
Acronis reports critical flaws in GeoVision biometric devices, man-in-the-middle attack risks
During a network security audit in 2019, cybersecurity company Acronis detected critical vulnerabilities in devices manufactured by biometrics company GeoVision,...
 
Requirements for India’s national law enforcement face biometrics system updated to help domestic bids
The tender for a national biometric facial recognition system in India has been revised by the National Crime Records Bureau...
Hyosung upgrades ATMs with Fujitsu’s palm vein biometric technology for high security
Hyosung has integrated its self-service ATMs with Fujitsu palm vein biometric authentication technology to increase security, the company announced. A...
 
Biometrics emerges as key mobile payments trend, Huawei launches digital wallet for retail POS sales in Thailand
Mobile POS systems will be used by 23 percent of people globally by 2024, with biometrics among significant new trends...
Africans assess national biometric projects as Thales enters digital ID talks with DRC
There is a sense of reflection in Nigeria over the country’s ambitions to provide ID to all, with multiple reports...
 
Biometrics at the network edge grow in prominence for smart city and healthcare applications
Biometrics at the network edge accounted for two of our top stories this week on Biometric Update, with Nvidia launching a...
  Biometrics-backed mobile money and facial recognition markets to grow as everything goes contactless
  Contactless biometrics with temperature screening pitched by FlowCentric and Eldir, NEC
  Fintech, investment companies choose remote biometrics for digital identity onboarding
  ImageWare updates progress in transition towards cloud biometric services and hires VP of Engineering
  Bringing order to biometrics purchases and use by police to be a tough fight
  ID.me raises $8.3M in new capital amid demand surge for selfie biometrics and ID checks
Online Events and Webinars
TypingDNA webinar: Seamless authentication with typing biometrics
  June 30, 2020 - June 30, 2020
Seamless authentication with typing biometrics Webinar June 30, 2020 at 10am PDT During this webinar, TypingDNA, and Microsoft will share...
Nethone live session: Know Your Users to resolve fraud
  July 9, 2020 - July 9, 2020
Nethone live session: Know Your Users to resolve fraud Online July 9, 2020 at 10.00-10.40 am Eastern time, and 4.00-4.40...
Cyber Security & Privacy Summit 2020
  July 16, 2020 - July 16, 2020
Cyber Security & Privacy Summit 2020 Online July 16, 2020 Opal’s Cyber Security and Privacy Summit brings together professionals with...
Launch workshop: The Biometrics Institute Good Practice Framework
  July 16, 2020 - July 16, 2020
Launch workshop: The Biometrics Institute Good Practice Framework Online July 16, 12:00-14:30 BST Biometrics Institute members are invited to join...
8th Border Security & Intelligence Summit
  July 29, 2020 - July 30, 2020
8th Border Security & Intelligence Summit Alexandria, VA July 29 – 30, 2020 DSI’s Border Security and Intelligence Summit will...
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