Success of age estimation, digital ID trials in UK lead to pressure for changes to the law
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Success of age estimation, digital ID trials in UK lead to pressure for changes to the law

February 7, 2023

The influential British Retail Consortium (BRC) is calling for a change to the law to…

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Mixed bag for biometrics firms reporting financial performance

February 7, 2023

Zwipe, maker of biometric payment and access card hardware and software, is reporting financials for…

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Protecting our children from the Wild West Web

February 7, 2023

By Fergal Parkinson, Co-founder and Director, TMT Analysis With 2.5 quintillion bytes of data created…

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Thailand approves mobile digital ID for domestic air travel

February 7, 2023

Passengers boarding domestic flights in Thailand can now identify themselves using digital ID on a…

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Netherlands’ face biometrics database for non-EU individuals comes under scrutiny

February 7, 2023

Privacy advocates in the Netherlands have criticized the use of a biometric database by the…

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Mixed reactions as Australia’s NSW politicians eye facial recognition for gaming industry

February 7, 2023

Both Liberal and Labor party politicians in the Australian State of New South Wales (NSW)…

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Mantra unveils new optical FAP30 fingerprint scanner with liveness detection

February 7, 2023

Mantra Softech has developed a new optical FAP30 biometric fingerprint scanner, called the MELO31, to…

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Kenya to clear backlog of biometric passports, new ‘smart and digital ID’ system coming

February 7, 2023

Kenya’s government has taken delivery of 50,000 booklets which will enable it expedite the issuance…

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UK government to subsidize private digital ID schemes

February 7, 2023

Private digital identity providers are set to benefit as the Department for Culture, Media and…

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AI risk management evolves. Now it has to interoperate

February 7, 2023

Consensus about AI risk management is growing among the governments of developed economies. That does…