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New California Agency to Enforce Biometric Privacy Protections

November 5, 2020

California voters are likely to pass a ballot initiative that will both expand the scope of the state’s privacy laws, and create a new regulatory agency to enforce them. Proposition […]

Nokia’s Cellular Tech Could Support NASA’s Biometrics Needs on the Moon

October 20, 2020

“The lunar network system will include an LTE Base Station featuring, among other things, RF antennas and Operations and Maintenance control software.” Cellular technology from Nokia could have biometric applications […]

Purdue, PhysIQ to Study Whether Biometric Wearables Can Detect COVID-19

September 30, 2020

Digital medicine company PhysIQ and Purdue University have announced a partnership to jointly develop an algorithm that can detect early signs of COVID-19 from data gleaned from a biometric smartwatch. […]

MLB’s Seattle Mariners are Latest Sports Team to Use Biometric Oura Ring

September 29, 2020

The Seattle Mariners have announced a partnership with smart ring maker Oura Health to use the biometric sensor-laden Oura ring for the team’s players and staff. Using a number of […]

Amid Lawsuits and Controversy, Clearview AI Raised $8.6 Million in Funding

September 28, 2020

Contentious facial recognition startup Clearview AI is in the news once again after financial documents filed this week reveal the firm recently raised $8.6 million in a fundraising round. Though […]

DHS Report Blames Poor CBP Security Practices for 2019 Biometric Data Breach

September 24, 2020

According to a report from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Inspector General, poor security practices on behalf of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) were at fault for a […]

U.S. Military Turns to Biometric Wearables for Predictive COVID-19 Diagnosis

September 23, 2020

The United States military has announced that it has been trialing a new system set up by the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) in partnership with Philips Healthcare and the Defense […]

Trump Administration Looks to Expand Collection of Biometric Data from Immigrants

September 2, 2020

The United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has confirmed that a proposal has been submitted by the Trump administration to dramatically expand the U.S. government’s collection of biometric information […]

Facebook Biometric Privacy Case Settlement Do-over Gets Preliminary Approval

August 20, 2020

Social media giant Facebook has received preliminary approval from a California federal court to settle its Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) lawsuit for $650 million. Under BIPA, companies are […]

G42 Healthcare Brings Biometric WHOOP Bands Into COVID-19 Vaccine Trial

August 17, 2020

G42 Healthcare has announced a partnership with Boston-based wearable tech firm WHOOP that will result in volunteers participating in Phase III trials of an inactivated COVID-19 vaccine having the option […]

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FaceTec’s patented, industry-leading 3D Face Verification and Reverification software anchors digital identity, creating a chain of trust from user onboarding to ongoing authentication on all modern smart devices and webcams. FaceTec’s 3D FaceMaps™ finally make trusted, remote identity verification possible. As the only technology backed by a persistent spoof bounty program and NIST/iBeta Certified Liveness Detection, FaceTec is the global standard for 3D Liveness and Face Matching with millions of users on six continents in financial services, border security, transportation, blockchain, e-voting, social networks, online dating and more. www.facetec.com

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Anonybit is a privacy-focused technology platform that provides decentralized solutions for securing personal data, particularly biometric information. Rather than storing sensitive data in centralized repositories, which are vulnerable to breaches, Anonybit uses a distributed architecture that breaks data into smaller encrypted bits and stores them across a network of decentralized nodes. This approach ensures that no single entity has access to the full dataset, enhancing privacy and security, even preventing insider threats. Anonybit is used by leading banks, fintechs and other enterprises for critical biometric identity functions like deduplication and blocklist checks, step up authentication, passwordless login and account recovery https://anonybit.io/

Identity Week aims to be a significant identity industry catalyst. It’s our mission is to help accelerate the move towards a world where trusted identity solutions enable governments and commercial organisations to provide citizens, employees, customers and consumers with a multitude of opportunities to transact in a seamless, yet secure manner. All the while preventing the efforts of those intent on doing harm. https://identityweek.net/

The Biometric Digital Identity Prism is a market landscape framework designed to help influencers and decision makers understand, innovate, and implement digital identity technologies and solutions. This innovative framework for understanding and evaluating the rapidly evolving biometric digital identity marketplace is the only market model that is truly biometric-centric based on the foundational conviction that in the age of digital transformation the only true, reliable link between humans and their digital data is biometrics. https://www.the-prism-project.com

ID R&D is an innovator of biometric facial liveness, document liveness, and voice biometrics. Ranked #1 by NIST, our patented passive approach to liveness, and specialized detection of voice clones, injection attacks and deepfakes, empowers KYC and authentication systems with fast, accurate and secure biometric verification technologies. Over 140 partners in more than 70 countries are collectively processing hundreds of millions of identity checks per year. ID R&D solutions easily integrate with mobile, web, messaging, smart speakers, set-top boxes, and IoT devices. Learn more: www.idrnd.ai

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