Argentinian Regulator Adds to Pile of Worldcoin Investigations
The Argentine Agency for Access to Public Information (AAIP) has launched an investigation into Worldcoin, a startup focused on a global digital identity…
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Facial Recognition Under Scrutiny in New York, Detroit… and China – Identity News Digest
Welcome to FindBiometrics’ digest of identity industry news. Here’s what you need to know about the world of digital identity and biometrics today: China…
Amid Overwhelming Demand, Kenya Suspends Worldcoin Registrations
The Kenyan government has suspended the activities of web3 startup Worldcoin, known for its biometric registration efforts, following overwhelming demand from…
AI Update: A Look at the Shifting Business Landscape for Identity Tech
ChatGPT and DALL-E have helped to stoke remarkable excitement about artificial intelligence technologies in recent months, and this has helped to transform the…
Does LFR Have a Racial Bias? The UK’s National Physical Lab Weighs In
“Now, the NPL study on NEC’s technology offers further evidence that the racial bias problem can be ameliorated, and even eliminated.” After years of intense…
Facephi’s Rocketship Award Delivers New Opportunities
An important industry award is starting to pay off for Facephi, with the company announcing that it has led to a couple dozen business meetings lined up in the…
Mitek’s Vetting.com Partnership Shows Growing Role of Biometric Background Check in UK
London-based background screening specialist Vetting.com has partnered with Mitek to facilitate background checks under the United Kingdom’s new framework for…
UK Home Office to Outfit Migrant Criminals With Face-scanning Smartwatches
The United Kingdom’s Home Office plans to use biometric smartwatches to track migrants who have been convicted of criminal offences. The wearables devices will…
UK Plans Face-based Border Screening as Part of ‘Permission to Travel’ Scheme
“The system will be based on facial recognition, and is aimed at enabling contactless border screening.” The United Kingdom is getting ready to implement a…
UK Lawmakers Call for Ban on Hikvision and Dahua Tech
A multi-partisan group of British lawmakers is pushing the government to blacklist camera equipment from Hikvision and Dahua. The group is made up of 67 MPs…