Planet Biometrics
Aaron Painter, CEO, Nametag: The benefits of using ‘Sign in with ID’ over password authentication
Aaron Painter is CEO at Nametag who participated in Identity Week America in October. It was great catching up with him between his sessions to learn where Nametag fits in the identity ecosystem and quiz him on the secure benefits...
Harder rules over police biometrics come into effect in Scotland
Stricter rules introduced in Scotland will now govern the police's use of facial recognition technologies to carry out stop searches and arrests, which often lead to bias and discriminatory behaviour. The new guidelines restrict the police's power to conduct...
TECH5 integrates IDVoice speaker recognition technology of ID R&D with T5-Digital ID
TECH5, a leading innovator in the field of biometrics and digital identity management, today announced the integration of their T5-Digital ID with IDVoice®, the AI-based speaker recognition product from ID R&D. With the addition of IDVoice, T5-Digital ID now...
AuthenticID integrates with Ping Identity’s DaVinci
AuthenticID announced a new integration with Ping Identity, the intelligent identity solution for the enterprise, leveraging PingOne DaVinci, a no-code identity orchestration service. The partnership will allow users of DaVinci to integrate AuthenticID’s...
ID Week Europe 2023: First 50 speaker drop!
Each year we gather a stellar line-up of identity thought leaders, many with decades of experience in the industry, to pave the future for faster and more seamless identity services. Our sessions, including panels, keynotes, roundtables and presentations, are designed...
Emirates signs landmark biometric data agreement
In collaboration with the General Directorate of Residency and Foreigners Affairs in Dubai (GDRFA), Emirates airline is now offering international travellers the opportunity to speed up their airport experience by consenting to the use of biometric data. The agreement...
Italy bans facial recognition until new law introduced
Italy’s Data Protection Agency issued a blanket ban on all uses of facial recognition on Monday, but exempting its use to manage crime and prosecute or exonerate suspects. Facial biometrics will not be permitted until a new law is passed or at the earliest, the end of...
British Airways trials face biometrics, physical passports are secondary ID
The UK’s number #1 trusted airline, British Airways has begun a pilot trial of facial biometric systems, making physical passports a secondary ID requirement. Physical documents are expected to continue being used in years to come as proof of identity, while...
Removing police power to use LFR surveillance
One failing of biometric technology can be attributed to algorithm bias, which can commonly occur due to the immaturity of technologies. This can cause varying match results across different demographic groups. Whilst the infancy of biometric technologies is one...
IDEMIA outperforms competition in latest NIST latent fingerprint benchmark test for forensic applications
Global Identity technologies leader IDEMIA once again is the proven leader offering the most accurate algorithms on both fingerprint and palm datasets in the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)’s latest Evaluation of Latent Fingerprint Technologies....
TECH5’s fingerprint and iris matching algorithms become fastest in the world, according to the latest NIST evaluation reports
Fingerprint and iris matching algorithms of TECH5, an innovator in the field of biometrics and digital identity management, are the fastest in the world, according to the NIST PFT III and NIST IREX 10 evaluations. NIST Proprietary Fingerprint Template (PFT) III is a...
Biometric deployment begins at Bahrain International Airport
The implementation of biometrics is due to start at Bahrain International Airport, the latest in a succession of airports worldwide to onboard faster and more secure passenger experiences. The programme is set to get underway after leading IT provider, SITA, was...
CBP Commissioner hands in resignation
Customs and Border Protection Commissioner (CBP), Chris Magnus has stepped down from the role. The new was announced by the White House on Saturday evening, which will take effect immediately. It has been reported that Chris Magnus was asked to resign or fired...
Mandatory facial biometrics for Northern Ireland entry
The Nationality and Borders Bill was introduced by the House of Commons in July 2021, taking a new strategic direction to deal with immigration in the UK. The legislation after it was passed in April of this year emboldens the Home Office's plans for immigration, the...
Sterling announces partnership with Yoti, expands digital identity offering for recruitment
The thorough process of checking a candidate is trusted and suitable is pathing the way for identity providers to expand their offering in the recruitment sector, with secure platforms to exchange career credentials and pre-employment ID verification software. To...
Children’s digital privacy act could market more intrusive age verification technologies
Governments and agencies have a duty to renew safeguarding measures that protect children online. The internet is flooded more than ever with content deemed inappropriate for younger audiences, thanks to the continuous advances of the World Wide Web. In September, The...
Abu Dhabi International Airport to trial new facial recognition technology in place of passport checks
Article contributed by Molly Taylor-Fagan. Abu Dhabi Airport (AUH) has announced the launch of trials for a new facial recognition technology at border control, to replace the repetitive use of physical passports and to increase efficiency in the passenger onboarding...
IATA survey reveals passengers desire convenience above all else
The 2022 Global Passenger Survey, conducted by the International Air Transport Association (IATA), has confirmed that convenience is a top concern for the majority of passengers. The survey findings revealed that most customers were satisfied with their experience...
Yoti and Meta to announce UK facial age verification rollout
Today, Yoti and Instagram plan to announce a UK-wide facial age verification rollout. A statement from Meta read: "We’ve required people to provide their date of birth when they sign up for Instagram for several years - and last year we prompted people who hadn’t...
UAE bank launches biometric payment card with IDEMIA’s IDEX biometrics sensor technology
IDEX Biometrics ASA has announced that one of the largest banks in the Middle East has deployed a full-scale biometric payment card launch with the IDEX Biometrics partner IDEMIA, powered by IDEX Biometrics sensor technology. This launch is the first volume deployment...
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