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Fraud, deepfake threats rising as biometric IDV forecast for 4X market growth by 2030
Face biometrics and liveness detection are proving effective against a rising tide of online fraud, in terms of the number of attacks and their sophistication, studies by Veriff and Onfido respectively show ..keep reading this report

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No live facial recognition for New Zealand Police in self-regulation pledge
An independent review of the opportunities and risks associated with facial recognition commissioned by New Zealand Police has made a...
 
Developers attempt to keep edge from compounding biometrics bias, accuracy issues
From advances in chips and sensors to algorithms, biometric authentication systems have undergone a period of rapid development. This is...
Avast stakes SSI position with Evernym acquisition
Consumer cybersecurity giant Avast is acquiring self-sovereign identity pioneer Evernym, and plans to integrate its user-controlled digital identity technology and...
 
US to blacklist SenseTime in time for Hong Kong IPO
The U.S. Treasury is to place Chinese artificial intelligence and biometrics firm SenseTime on the “Chinese military-industrial complex companies” blacklist...
New law enforcement biometrics deal signals ImageWare’s fresh direction, execs say
King County, Washington has selected ImageWare to provide an as-yet unreleased biometrics module for its 700 officers in a $1.5...
 
Police biometrics, surveillance ‘too complex’ to treat as data processing: UK commissioners
A letter from the UK’s biometrics and surveillance camera commissioners which lodges their warnings that police use of biometrics is...
Hiding from AI might not work, but the attempts are at least entertaining
Researchers continue to seek ways to defeat biometric surveillance in public and semi-public places. Unfortunately, each idea involves costumes that...
 
Mastercard launches biometric credit card in Jordan with Thales, FPC technology
Mastercard has partnered with Jordan Kuwait Bank to launch Jordan’s first biometric payment card and the first World Elite brand card...
European Commission suggests adding facial recognition to EU-wide police database
The European Commission has put forward plans for EU police to work together more efficiently in order to fight criminal...
 
Passbase raises $13.5M to improve digital ID security for cryptocurrency
Passbase has announced a $10 million Series A funding round, as well as unveiling a previously unannounced $3.5 million Seed-2...
Herta adds real-time dashboard to video retail analytics
Herta Security has updated its BioMarketing video analysis solution to introduce a control panel to deliver information about the behavior...
 
Crunch time for user-centric digital identity with DID spec fight
‘Identity Woman’ Kaliya Young is optimistic about the near future of user-controlled digital identity, perhaps in the form of self-sovereign...
Fraud, deepfake threats rising as biometric IDV forecast for 4X market growth by 2030
Face biometrics and liveness detection are proving effective against a rising tide of online fraud, in terms of the number...
 
Expertise added in security by Alcatraz, biometrics by Rank One, philanthropy by Simprints
A trio of biometrics providers have announced new appointments, with Alcatraz AI unveiling a new VP, Simprints adding an advisor...
  Disclosure sought on Clearview facial recognition use and by company in separate cases
  Australian police-developed DNA forensics may soon reveal other biometrics
  EU blankets borders with surveillance tech to deter refugees: investigation
  Wicket biometric ticketing lanes extended to all entries for New York Mets fans
  Microsoft-Nuance buyout deal slowed by regulator; GBG-Acuant completed
  SecuGen sees mobile single-finger gap in touchless biometrics market
Events and Webinars
2021 Authenticate Virtual Summit: APAC Innovation
  December 8, 2021 - December 10, 2021
2021 Authenticate Virtual Summit: APAC Innovation Online December 8-10, 2021 Join the FIDO Alliance on December 8-10, 2021 for the 2021...
The Dark Side of Identity: Mitigating the risks
  December 15, 2021 - December 15, 2021
The Dark Side of Identity: Mitigating the risks Online Dec 15, 2021 13:30 GMT Digital ID Systems are generally accepted...
LEAP | Global Tech Event In Saudi Arabia
  February 1, 2022 - February 3, 2022
LEAP | Global Tech Event In Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia February 1-3, 2022 A landmark technology event of national importance...
Idemia’s Biometric Breakfast
  February 2, 2022 - February 2, 2022
Idemia’s Biometric Breakfast February 2, 2022 Vienna, Austria IDEMIA Biometric Devices’ next “Biometric breakfast” session will take place in Vienna,...
Border Security Conference
  February 7, 2022 - February 8, 2022
Border Security Conference February 7 – 8, 2021 London, UK With COVID-19 spreading across the globe, the security and integrity...
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