ID Tech Digest – October 15, 2024
Welcome to ID Tech’s digest of identity industry news. Here’s what you need to know about the world of digital identity and biometrics today: Neglected ‘Alpha’…
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House Science Committee Wants Answers from NIST on Facial Recognition Concerns
In a letter addressed to National Institute of Standards and Technology Director Laurie Locascio, three House Republicans have raised concerns regarding the…
Mastercard Enters Age Verification Arena
Mastercard is getting into the age verification business, announcing a new “Identity Attribute Verification” service. In a blog post, the financial giant…
Dubai Cuts Cruise Ship Immigration Screening by 20 Mins with Facial Recognition Tech
Dubai has implemented a facial recognition system for cruise ship arrivals that reduces immigration processing time to approximately 20 minutes. This new…
No Bias Found in New Zealand’s Biometric Identity Check System, Clearing Path for Wider use
New Zealand’s government has cleared the Identity Check facial recognition system of significant racial bias, following extensive testing that represents the…
ID Talk: eu-LISA R&D Engineer Javier Galbally Talks Biometrics, Privacy, and the EES
This week, the ID Talk podcast is very fortunate to welcome Javier Galbally, a Capability Building Officer in Research and Development for eu-LISA, the…
TSA Brings CAT-2 Kiosks to Montana
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has announced the deployment of its latest Credential Authentication Technology (CAT-2) at five major airports…
iDenfy Extends Reach in Crypto Market with GlolinkOTC Partnership
iDenfy has announced a partnership with GlolinkOTC, a Czech-based fiat-to-crypto exchange platform. The collaboration aims to integrate iDenfy’s suite of…
Neglected ‘Alpha’ Channel Opens Door to Attacks on Computer Vision Systems: UTSA Researchers
Recent research from the University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) has uncovered a significant vulnerability in artificial intelligence image recognition…
ID.me Share Sales May Point to IPO: Report
ID.me is enabling its employees and early investors to sell shares in a new deal that values the company at approximately $1.8 billion, reports Bloomberg. The…