Over 1M in Kuwait Register Fingerprints as Biometric Database Project Progresses
By Ayang Macdonald Kuwaiti authorities say more than one million persons have now submitted their fingerprint biometrics as the project to set up a central…
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Wells Fargo Accused of Scam Involving Racketeering, Synthetic Identity Fraud
By Bianca Gonzalez Wells Fargo has been hit with a putative class action alleging that they worked with a credit reporting agency that they co-own…
US Ambulance Company Adopts Face Biometrics for Patient Identification
By Beverly Crawford-Westre Duality Health, a face biometrics patient identification software provider, and Acadian Ambulance, one of America’s largest privately held medical transportation companies, have…
Battle Over Age Verification Heats Up In Increasingly Censorious US
By Jim Nash Depending on the point of view, online life in the United States is either marching toward safety for children or sliding into…
1Password, Microsoft Move to Biometric Authentication
By Bianca Gonzalez 1Password and Microsoft are among vendors moving to passwordless login, switching to phishing-resistant biometric passkeys. In a blog post, 1Password announced a…
Generative AI Raises Questions About Biometric Security
By Joel R. McConvey Yet another sector is raising red flags about the potential harms of artificial intelligence, this time with regard to biometric security….
London Food Bank Rolling Out Face Biometrics App for Store Purchases
By Chris Burt A London food bank is expanding its use of face biometrics to facilitate the distribution of food to its customers through local…
Biometrics Growth Draws Investment in Online ID, Credentials and Law Enforcement
By Chris Burt Huge investments in biometrics for identity verification and ID documents dominated the headlines on Biometric Update this week, with ID.me claiming the…
Clear Biometrics, Microsoft Entra Verifiable Credentials Integrated with LinkedIn
By Larisa Redins LinkedIn has announced the launch of a new partnership with Clear to provide free identity verification for nearly 200 million U.S. users…
Biometrics Power Major Public, Private Sector Digital ID Projects
By Chris Burt Biometrics are playing a prominent role in the passwordless movement, digital wallets and national ID programs making headlines this week. Both Thales…
Wanna Fly? TSA Now Wants to Scan Your Face at Security
By Jesse Smith What began as a limited facial recognition pilot at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Washington, DC during the COVID-19 “pandemic” has…
Pakistan is Making Disbursement of Aid to Flood Victims Contingent on Biometric Verification
By Didi Rankovic In August, Pakistan was hit by severe flooding that caused extensive damage to large rural areas in the country, and yet, to…
European Commission Wants to Allow Real-time Biometric Identification Surveillance in Some Circumstances
By Didi Rankovic EU’s proposed Artificial Intelligence (AI) Act, drafted by the European Commission, was under the spotlight for the first time last week in…
Starburst Is Pushing Biometric ID to Access its Candy
By Nicole Rodrigues Starburst wants you to put your needs above anything else with a biometric safe that keeps your candied treasures literally under lock…