Visa and Mastercard Are Using Biometric Tech Sourced From a Sanctioned Chinese Firm
Mastercard and Visa are using facial recognition technology whose algorithm is sourced from SenseTime, one of the Chinese AI firms that have been blacklisted…
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Lawmakers Warn End of Roe v. Wade Poses Threat to Biometric Data Privacy
US lawmakers are suggesting that there is an even greater need for a biometric data protection bill in the wake of the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe…
Mitek Verified Identity Platform Delivers Versatile, Easy Onboarding
Mitek is looking to make customer onboarding as safe and secure as possible with its newly announced Mitek Verified Identity Platform, or MiVIP. The solution…
Long Beach Commission Doubles Down on Police Facial Recognition Ban
The Technology and Innovation Commission in Long Beach, California, has formalized its request for a police facial recognition ban. The Commission has been…
Indian Railways Announces Massive Biometric Surveillance Network
Indian Railways is getting ready to deploy a massive surveillance network at the country’s railway stations. The first phase of the project will be completed…
Russia’s Lower House Passes Bill Authorizing ‘Nonconsensual’ Transfer of Biometric Data
Just weeks after ordering state-controlled banks to hand over their customers’ biometric data, Russia’s government is now working to pass a law allowing them…
ID Talk Podcast: Mitek’s Chris Briggs on Major Biometrics Acquisitions and the Launch of MiVIP
Recorded live at Identiverse 2022— Chris Briggs, Vice President of Product for Mitek showcases the company’s latest advancement: a consolidated platform made…
Torche Africa Working to Bring Biometric Payments to Nigeria
A start-up called Torche Africa is trying to revolutionize the payment infrastructure in Nigeria. To that end, the company is trying to replace the current…
Chinese Researchers Use Emotion Detection to Measure Party Loyalty
A Chinese research facility is coming under fire for developing an extremely invasive social profiling tool. The Hefei Comprehensive National Science Center…
Biometrics Commissioner Looks at Facial Recognition in Scottish Prisons
Scotland’s Biometrics Data Commissioner is asking the Criminal Justice Committee for more oversight over the country’s prisons. Commissioner Brian Plastow is…