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FIDO Alliance launches habit change authentication barometer, certification
The new Online Authentication Barometer, launched at the Authenticate 2021 conference, is tracking what security measures people take online, to determine any trends in use of secure authentication technologies .. Keep reading this report

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CSIR offers contactless fingerprint biometric software to partners in South Africa
South Africa’s Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) is bringing a contactless fingerprint biometric software enabling template creation and...
 
Consumers prefer biometrics to passwords, think less of brands with bad authentication
A far greater number of consumers would choose to use biometrics for authentication than passwords, if given the choice, according...
B-Secur brings ECG biometrics to STMicroelectronics partnership for wearables development
Companies developing wearable devices which use a person’s unique heartbeat biometrics for encrypted health data collection or authentication will be...
 
Yoti accredited as private digital ID provider by Australian government
Yoti has received approval for accreditation to enable Australians to carry out digital identity transactions and verify individuals using its...
Scottish schools serving up fresh privacy debate for lunch with facial recognition payment
Pupils at nine schools in Scotland have started paying for school lunches via facial recognition, thought to be the first...
 
Jumio reports strong growth in government, healthcare, AML and channel
Jumio reports a 130 percent increase in new business in its fiscal third quarter of 2021, compared the same period a...
Microsoft rights review of public contracts to include surveillance technology
Microsoft has agreed to a shareholder proposal to have about 16 of its current contracts with the U.S. government, law...
 
BioCatch COO takes CEO role to continue behavioral biometrics expansion
BioCatch Chief Operating Officer Gadi Mazor has been promoted to the company’s chief executive officer role, under the behavioral biometrics...
Facial recognition market to surpass $10B by 2028 – report
The global facial recognition market size is projected to reach $10.2 billion by 2028, according to new data from Verified...
 
ID4Africa looks to expand ranks of digital ID Ambassadors
ID4Africa has announced commencement of the application process for its 2022 class of Ambassadors, with a disclosure that the digital...
Patients not anti-face biometrics, but won’t tolerate privacy missteps — research
A U.S. study probing the acceptability of using face biometrics for medical research shows that participants are worried about identification...
 
Pakistan blocks 732K SIMs issued without biometrics, Nigeria registers 180M
Pakistan says it has blocked 732,000 SIM cards that were registered without the owners going through the required biometric verification...
Businesses need verification devices for digital health passes
Much of the world has largely returned to normal business operations, with some measures taken to prevent the spread of...
 
Mobile app friction report – Device change
This edition of Incognia‘s Mobile App Friction Report contains data and analysis of the friction for changing devices and authenticating...
 
 
 
 
 
 
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...
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,...
i-On-Africa LiveCast: The CGD, Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire Reports
  October 27, 2021 - October 27, 2021
i-On-Africa LiveCast: The CGD, Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire Reports Date: October 27, 2021, 12:30 GMT Join ID4Africa for another LiveCast...
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...