The Hays County Sheriff’s Department in Texas recently adopted Clearview AI’s facial recognition technology, following its approval by the county commissioners in December 2023. The software assists law enforcement by […]

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: EU Officials Mull Remote Biometric Registration […]

The General Services Administration (GSA) has officially announced the general availability of facial recognition technology for Login.gov, its single sign-on service for accessing various federal services. Following a successful pilot, […]

The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has announced plans to introduce a digital passport renewal system that includes contactless fingerprint and facial biometrics, allowing applicants to complete the process entirely online. […]

HID Global is making the case for biometrics in the healthcare sector’s fight against fraud. In a recent blog post, HID’s Chris Neely highlights how biometric technologies can provide robust […]

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: European Commission Proposes Digital Passport App […]

A recent study has revealed that OpenAI’s GPT-4 can perform facial recognition tasks with accuracy comparable to specialized biometric algorithms, despite not being explicitly trained for such functions. Conducted by […]

A class action lawsuit has been filed against the dating app Victoria Milan by plaintiff Michael Massel, alleging violations of the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA). The lawsuit claims […]

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: OMB Guidance on AI Procurement Stresses […]

With sports-related travel surging, biometric security technology will play an increasingly important role from the border to the stadium gates. As Travel and Tour World notes, this summer’s Copa America […]