Onfido Shares Lessons from WEF White Paper on Passwordless Authentication
Onfido has listed some of the key takeaways from the World Economic Forum’s new white paper on passwordless authentication. Onfido was one of the organizations…
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FPC Module Appears in Aran’s New Biometric Padlock
Fingerprint Cards has placed one of its sensors in a new biometric padlock from Aran Tecnovation. The Aran Lock is built with FPC’s BM-Lite fingerprint module,…
US Citizen and Immigration Services Clarifies Biometric Collection Policies
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has updated some of its policies relating to the collection of biometric information. The organization notes…
India’s Election Commission Wants to Tie Aadhaar to Voter Registration
India’s Election Commission is pitching new legislation that would link a citizen’s voter ID card with their Aadhaar number. The legislation would amend the…
Pakistan Launches Biometric Cash Transfer Program for Impoverished Women
Pakistan Prime Minster, Imran Khan, announced the latest addition to his national anti-poverty program — known as Ehsaas Kafaalat — which will see seven…
Kenya’s National Biometric ID Program Delayed by High Court
A new nation-wide biometric identification program in Kenya was suspended by the country’s high court until new laws are enacted that protect the data…
Touch ID Will Return in 2021 iPhone Power Button: Report
A report from TF International Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo predicts that Apple will re-introduce Touch ID in a coming iPhone to be released in 2021. The…
Fingerprints Help Police Crack Cold Case from 1975
Fingerprint recognition has helped the police make an arrest in an unsolved murder case from 1975. The crime took place in a San Diego apartment on New Year’s…
Russian Activists Challenge Moscow’s New Facial Recognition Network
The city of Moscow is already facing its first major legal challenge after launching a city-wide surveillance network on January 1. The network is managed by…
EU Abandons Temporary Facial Recognition Ban: Report
The European Union is walking back from a temporary ban on the public use of facial recognition, according to a Reuters report. The possibility of a ban was…