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Does what we call AI change how we govern it? On the Biometric Update Podcast, Joel McConvey looks at how terms like “AI agent” shape expectations of autonomy, responsibility and governance.
#AIAgents #AIGovernance #podcast
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The UK has published a draft code on how public authorities can share personal data with registered digital verification services under the Data (Use and Access) Act. Biometric data needs an extra legal condition.
#DigitalID #DataProtection
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Facewatch says it supports tighter UK regulation of facial recognition as Big Brother Watch campaigns against its use in stores. SAI has also partnered with the Retail Trust on retail worker safety.
#FacialRecognition #Retail
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French police are using facial recognition, social media images and footage from 80,000 Paris cameras to identify suspects after last weekend's riots. A dozen specialist officers are running the face searches.
#FacialRecognition #LawEnforcement
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Switzerland will offer an optional biometric ID card from November 2, with a chip storing a facial image and two fingerprints. Citizens can still choose the non-biometric card, and the fee stays at CHF 65 for adults.
#DigitalID #Biometrics
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Namirial has agreed to acquire Madrid-based ZeroComa, an e-invoicing and e-notification provider with more than 650 customers, ahead of Spain's planned mandatory e-invoicing. The deal is subject to closing conditions.
#DigitalTrust #eInvoicing
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Somalia's NIRA has begun issuing biometric national ID cards to citizens returning from Yemen, with the national refugee commission. About two million people are enrolled so far, toward a 15 million target by 2029.
#DigitalID #Somalia
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Uganda is moving to use its National Identification Number as the tax ID for individuals, and URA has deployed 80 biometric fingerprint scanners to link records. An opposition MP asks how it will cover people without a NIN.
#DigitalID #Uganda
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Persona has launched an open research grant program offering up to $100,000 per award for university projects on data privacy, fraud intelligence and accessible identity. There's no cap on awards.
#FraudPrevention #DigitalIdentity
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Police & Sheriffs Press is adding FaceTec's biometric UR Codes to its secure ID cards. FaceTec expects them to reach 6,000 law enforcement agencies within 24 months.
#LawEnforcement #Biometrics
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Identy's latest fingerprint algorithm cut its error rate 19% from its February debut in NIST's FRIF benchmark. NEC, Hisign, Algorithms Inc., Miaxis and Griaule also submitted new algorithms.
#Fingerprint #Biometrics
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Ondato has partnered with Trinsic so businesses can verify customers with EU Digital Identity Wallets as they launch. Hopae has added Germany's d-you and Denmark's AltID wallets to its sandbox.
#EUDIWallet #DigitalIdentity
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Can your helpdesk tell whether a caller is the real account owner? Seventh Sense says SenseCrypt IdP pairs passkeys with live-face verification, without storing face images or templates.
#Passkeys #Biometrics
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Sumsub's Liveness solution has passed iBeta Level 3 PAD testing under ISO/IEC 30107-3, with none of 900 presentation attacks succeeding on Android or iOS. Buyers should check how test conditions match their deployment.
#LivenessDetection #Biometrics
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OCR Studio's ID scanning SDKs for Android, iOS and browsers have received a security certificate from auditor SC2labs. Testing observed no transmission of document images or personal data.
#IdentityVerification #DataPrivacy
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ICE has expanded a Booz Allen Hamilton analytics contract by about $5.9M for an intelligence operation targeting overseas scam networks. The sole-source award cited a need for a working solution within two weeks.
#FraudPrevention #ICE
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HID's Jean-Baptiste Milan, Head of Commercial Sales for North America, explains how ISO standards make mobile driver's licenses secure and interoperable. An mDL can share only the data a transaction needs.
#mDL #DigitalIdentity
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Incognia's new scam prevention tool checks the real-world relationship between payment senders and recipients. In its data from three banks, 65% of scams were between people with no connection within three degrees.
#FraudPrevention #Payments
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African Union ministers meet in Libreville October 26 to 29 to review progress on digital ID, data governance and an integrated African digital market. Governance and service delivery remain key questions.
#DigitalID #Africa
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Paravision has promoted Joey Pritikin to president, while BIO-key names Stephen Morrow PortalGuard president and Kyckr and Proof add new product and marketing leaders.
#Biometrics #DigitalIdentity
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