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Africa digital ID update: biometrics for voter ID in Niger, SIM registration in Liberia and pot farm security in Lesotho
Beyond deals for biometrics suppliers, there is much discussion this week of the impact of policies spanning from the integrity of democracy to the treatment of pensioners, plus a philosophical look at whether biometric ID could help remove the borders imposed by colonial rule ... Read the whole story here.

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Idex Biometrics raises $10 million to serve scaling smart card market
Idex Biometrics has privately placed 120 million new shares at NOK 0.75 per share (US$0.08), raising NOK 90.0 million ($9.9...
 
Yoti wins social purpose award for digital identity initiatives
Yoti has won an award for its ‘Digital Identity for All’ project in the Best in Brand Purpose category at...
Kyrgyzstan and Dominican tap Chinese biometric surveillance tech as concern grows in Scotland
The role of Chinese businesses in facial recognition systems in other countries is drawing attention, with a report on Kyrgyzstan’s...
 
AWS sued under Illinois biometric privacy rules for providing third-party storage
Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the latest biometrics vendor to be targeted by potential class action litigation under Illinois’ biometric...
HHS, DISA Assured Identity pilot aims to protect healthcare data with biometrics and behavior authentication
The U.S. government’s Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is developing biometric and behavior-based authentication for employees in partnership...
 
Infineon launches Secora ID security platform for electronic identification documents
Infineon has introduced a new ID security solution, dubbed Secora ID, to ease the execution of electronic identification (eID) document...
French regulator clarifies facial recognition position
France’s National Commission on Computing and Liberties (CNIL) has issued new guidance on the appropriate use of biometric facial recognition...
 
UNHCR to hire Interoperability Coordinator for biometric programs
Biometrics and digital identity play a key role in programs developed by the UN Refugee Agency UNHCR. In September the...
FacePhi receives backing to expand facial biometric offerings to South Korea
FacePhi is receiving financial support from Spanish business investment body COFIDES to support the implementation of its facial recognition software...
 
Biometric registration keeps Brazilian voters in line for hours
Voters in the Brazilian city of Fortaleza waited for hours in mile-long lines on Saturday at the Ceará Event Center...
Ubisecure launches new version of flagship identity and access management platform
Ubisecure has updated its Identity Platform with a host of new features and improvements, including an Accounting Service to gather...
 
A layered approach to maintaining trust with biometrics in the wake of natural disasters
This is a guest post by Zac Cohen, General Manager at Trulioo. Last year, 282 globally reported natural disaster events...
Africa digital ID update: biometrics for voter ID in Niger, SIM registration in Liberia and pot farm security in Lesotho
This week sets a good example of the broadening impact of biometrics and digital ID across Africa. Beyond deals for...
 
Former U.S. Attorney General to audit AnyVision for possible violations of Microsoft facial recognition principles
Following reports of a facial recognition surveillance implementation inside the West Bank and an erratic response to a media inquiry,...
  X One electric bike with facial recognition, in-built touchscreen computer available for pre-order
  Automotive biometrics and new facial recognition projects top most read identity news this week
  BIO-key still waiting, Precise Biometrics shifting and Fingerprint Cards reaches 400 mobile devices in Q3 results
  Huge potential for biometric face verification to secure databases and data centers: Colocation America
  U.S. Navy to save millions in paper costs with biometric signatures for recruitment forms
  Singapore commits to AI innovation, biometric technology deployment in top priority sectors
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