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ID4Africa returns to in-person – and augmented – event in Marrakesh, June 2022
The meeting will be an “augmented” annual general meeting, and not a hybrid event, the movement’s executive chair, Dr. Joseph Atick tells Biometric Update. .. Keep reading this exclusive interview

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UK Surveillance Camera and Biometrics Commissioner pans proposed role changes
That the right to life and freedom from degrading treatment are related to police uses of biometrics, but not protected...
 
Digital ID challenges reflected in UN group’s principles for responsible digital payments
A UN-affiliated group is calling on organizations involved in digital payments to adopt a set of principles to increase trust...
HID Global introduces biometric MFA platform for banks, targets LATAM region
Latin American banks can drive customer loyalty in a competitive market by using biometrics to provide the widest-reaching omnichannel experience...
 
Smart Engines launches faster credit card scanning with automated OCR
Smart Engines has launched a new credit card scanner for mobile and web applications, which uses the company’s optical character recognition...
Spanish police, Europol seize thousands of counterfeit digital ID cards, passports in raid
Almost 2,000 counterfeit passports and ID cards for 56 nationalities and supplies of digital ID card chips were seized in...
 
Microsoft and Nvidia partner up on speech recognition model training
Microsoft and Nvidia have announced a new collaboration focusing on the training of artificial intelligence (AI)-powered natural language processing (NLP)...
Circular AI firing squad: Fighting AI bias with fake faces may pose real privacy risks
The problems with fake faces are so complex that some solutions just create more problems. Researchers in Switzerland, for example,...
 
New voices shame US government, tech leaders for muffing AI lead
Has China, which one generation ago was laughed off as a manufacturing threat to the West, already beat the United...
Bringing biometric 2FA to the desktop
The continued rise of two-factor authentication (2FA) has been a product of the increase in digital customer engagement due to...
 
ID4Africa returns to in-person – and augmented – event in Marrakesh, June 2022
The ID4Africa movement will meet again in person in Marrakesh, Morocco on 15 and 16 June 2022. The meeting will be...
Identité and KAL partner on passwordless authentication to combat ATM fraud
ATM software company KAL and digital solutions provider Identité have recently announced a new partnership to replace passwords with biometric...
 
Samsung, Google renew mobile face and fingerprint biometrics efforts
Samsung recently filed a new patent application with the World Intellectual Property Office (WIPO) for a foldable phone with a...
UK pitches less oversight for Surveillance, who-knows-what for Biometrics Commissioner role
Tucked away on page 141 of 146, questions number 409 and 410 of the UK government’s data reform consultation document...
 
Mobile app friction report – Login authentication and password reset
Time spent on mobile financial apps in the US has grown more than 90% in 2020. A frictionless mobile app...
 
 
 
 
 
 
Events and Webinars
Biometrics Institute Congress
  October 6, 2021 - October 26, 2021
Biometrics Institute Congress Online October 6th, 13th, 20th and 26th 2021 The Biometrics Institute Congress is the industry gathering for...
Authenticate 2021 Conference
  October 18, 2021 - October 20, 2021
Authenticate 2021 Conference Seattle, WA or Virtually October 18-20, 2021 Relying on passwords is passé. Modern authentication systems and standards...
Biometrics, Facial Recognition and the Fundamental Rights of Migrants – EAB virtual lunch talk
  October 19, 2021 - October 19, 2021
Biometrics, Facial Recognition and the Fundamental Rights of Migrants – EAB virtual lunch talk Online October 19, 2021 (12:30 CEST)...
Money20/20 USA
  October 24, 2021 - October 27, 2021
Money20/20 USA Las Vegas October 24 – 27,2021 Money20/20 USA is the premier show for the fintech industry where C-level executives,...
Identity India 2021
  October 28, 2021 - October 29, 2021
Identity India 2021 New Delhi, India October 28 – 29, 2021 The IDENTITY India conference and exhibition is an in-depth...