The US government has released the second edition of the National Cybersecurity Strategy Implementation Plan (NCSIP), bringing digital identity back into people’s sight, albeit only briefly. A White House press release stated that the updated roadmap outlines actions to improve the national cybersecurity situation in the United States, including “high-impact federal initiatives, each aimed at […]
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According to a statement from Singapore’s technology agency HTX, Mobile Identification (IOTM) is a prototype airport biometrics system that can authenticate users without the need to stand, easing stop-and-go bottlenecks when travellers submit biometric scans to pass through checkpoints. The prototype was designed by HTX’s Biometric and Analytical Technology Center and uses NEC’s biometric technology. […]
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The demand for biometrics to reduce retail crime continues to rise, but the risk of flawed deployment of the technology can also be seen in an unfortunate incident and allegations of a massive invasion of privacy. According to Retail Week, the British Retail Consortium is urging the authorities to allocate more resources to reduce retail […]
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Paravision has partnered with Hailo to integrate its advanced facial recognition technology into dedicated devices such as the Hailo-8 AI accelerator and the Hailo-15 series AI vision processors. With Paravision’s comprehensive suite of facial recognition products, developers can create and implement biometric and authentication solutions for a variety of edge applications. The collaboration between the […]
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Government biometrics programs and the approval of digital identity technology have made up most of the headlines in biometrics updates over the past week. National biometric registration campaigns in Ethiopia and Nigeria have borne fruit, Idemia Public Safety and its partners have won a large US contract, and Australia is limiting the number of companies […]
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Fans brought biometrics into several stadiums on the opening day of the 2024 Major League Baseball (MLB) season, and the league has high hopes for the contactless entry program. The Washington Nationals added biometric tickets to their opening day lineup through MLB’s Go-Ahead Entry. The introduction of “Go-Ahead Entry” allows fans attending Nationals games to […]
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Artificial Intelligence (AI), is revolutionizing the banking sector and presents unprecedented options for proficiency and innovation. The adoption of AI in the banking sector has stimulated globally, and it can potentially bring huge value to business. Academic research published by MDPI in 2023, however, indicates that this technological gyration has not secured Pakistan’s banking sector, […]
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A security assessment by Trail of Bits says Worldcoin’s software for biometrics collection with its orb devices is sound from a data protection and privacy perspective. Trail of Bits also provided the third-party security analysis of biometric digital voting platform Voatz back in 2020. The Worldcoin security audit report found the orb collects little personally […]
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Lawmakers in the U.S. state of Illinois finally are debating a viable way to save businesses using biometric scanners mountainous fines when they violate local data privacy law. But pols think they have a way to also protect people’s identifiers from being misused in ways that would disadvantage them for life. Ever since the first […]
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