As governments around the world consider easing lockdown restrictions, digital identity verification company Onfido is in talks with the U.K. government regarding its plans to issue COVID-19 immunity passports as a way of indicating whether a person … [Read more...] about Onfido Working with U.K. Government on Biometric ‘Immunity Passport’
NextgenID Releases Biometric Remote Enrollment Solution for Government Agencies
NextgenID has unveiled a new remote identity proofing service to help government agencies meet their credentialing requirements during the COVID-19 pandemic. To that end, the Supervised Remote In-person Proofing (SRIP) solution utilizes NextgenID’s … [Read more...] about NextgenID Releases Biometric Remote Enrollment Solution for Government Agencies
SuperCom Lands Monitoring Contract with Canadian Government Agency
SuperCom has found another customer for its PureSecurity Offender Tracking Suite. This time around, the company will be providing the solution for a government agency in Canada, as part of a deal that was reached through SuperCom’s partnership with a … [Read more...] about SuperCom Lands Monitoring Contract with Canadian Government Agency
Jamaican Government Aims to Fast-Track National Identification System to Help with COVID-19 Aid
The Jamaican Government has expressed its desire to fast-track the creation and implementation of a national identification system (NIDS) to help it with its aid and benefit distribution in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic that has swept across the … [Read more...] about Jamaican Government Aims to Fast-Track National Identification System to Help with COVID-19 Aid
EFF Quiz Asks: Which Government Agencies Have Access to Your Face
The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) is trying to make Americans more aware of the encroaching reach of facial recognition, inviting people to take a quiz to find out which state and federal agencies have access to their biometric data. The Who … [Read more...] about EFF Quiz Asks: Which Government Agencies Have Access to Your Face
ACLU Sues Government Agencies Over Use of Facial Recognition at Airports
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) is suing the United States government over its use of facial recognition technology at airports across the country. The lawsuit was filed under the Freedom of Information Act and asks a federal court to … [Read more...] about ACLU Sues Government Agencies Over Use of Facial Recognition at Airports
Ghanaian Think-tank IMANI Denounces Government Effort to Acquire New Biometric Voter Registration System
Ghanaian policy think-tank IMANI Africa has accused Ghana's Electoral Commission (EC) of misleading the public regarding the need for the acquire a new biometric voter management system ahead of the 2020 National Elections. According to IMANI, the … [Read more...] about Ghanaian Think-tank IMANI Denounces Government Effort to Acquire New Biometric Voter Registration System
Hyderabad, Punjab Join List of Indian Governments Restricting Biometrics Use Due to COVID-19
Governments in India's Hyderabad and Punjab regions have joined a growing list of authorities in India and neighbouring Pakistan in restricting the use of fingerprint-based biometric systems amid fears of the spread of COVID-19. The Punjab … [Read more...] about Hyderabad, Punjab Join List of Indian Governments Restricting Biometrics Use Due to COVID-19
Malaysian Government to Implement National Biometric Registration System
Malaysia's National Registration Department (JPN) is looking to implement a biometric registration system for all official identifying documents in an attempt to boost national security. According to Rusline Jusoh, director-general of national … [Read more...] about Malaysian Government to Implement National Biometric Registration System
ID Talk Podcast: Iris ID’s Year in Review, Healthcare Biometrics, and Government Applications
FindBiometrics is celebrating its 17th annual Year in Review, so throughout January on ID Talk we will be interviewing biometrics and identity industry leaders about the major milestones not just of the year, but also the previous decade. In this … [Read more...] about ID Talk Podcast: Iris ID’s Year in Review, Healthcare Biometrics, and Government Applications
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