Rwanda Plans Biometric Digital ID Program With $40M Backing From World Bank
Rwanda is set to issue digital identity cards within the next three years to replace the current physical IDs, according to the Minister of ICT and Innovation,…
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In Pursuit of Digital ID: 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: KTDI Lives…
Transport Canada Insists Biometric Traveler ID Project Is Ongoing
Reports of the death of the Known Traveller Digital Identity project are greatly exaggerated, according to Transport Canada. First announced back in 2018, the…
Canadian Bankers Association Calls for Biometric Digital ID Program
The Canadian Bankers Association (CBA) is advocating for the creation of a federated digital identity scheme in Canada. The organization is trying to answer…
New WEF Alliance to Offer Ethical Guidance for AI Development
The World Economic Forum (WEF) is putting together a Global AI Action Alliance to facilitate the development of ethical AI technologies that improve the lives…
WEF Provides Ethical Framework for Biometric Facial Recognition in Air Travel Industry
The World Economic Forum (WEF) is trying to encourage the ethical use of facial recognition technology in the air travel industry. To that end, the…
WEF: Biometric Authentication Should Replace Passwords in Wake of COVID-19 Pandemic
In a recent post on its blog, the World Economic Forum (WEF) argues that in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic that is sweeping across the globe, now is the […]
Onfido Shares Lessons from WEF White Paper on Passwordless Authentication
Onfido has listed some of the key takeaways from the World Economic Forum’s new white paper on passwordless authentication. Onfido was one of the organizations…
FIDO Authentication Spotlighted at World Economic Forum
The World Economic Forum (WEF) is encouraging organizations to adopt the FIDO Alliance’s passwordless authentication standards with a new paper that was…
Mastercard Announces $510 Million Cybersecurity and Tech Innovation Facility in Vancouver
Mastercard and the Government of Canada have announced a new $510 million facility for the city of Vancouver that will focus on cybersecurity and tech…