Crowd control & safety for event venues: The credentialing facial authentication platform from Wicket
https://youtu.be/ZEZGv3UPqro Jeff Boehm, Chief Operating Officer at Wicket talks to our Editor about supplying their physical access management tools to live entertainment and sports venues with biometric matching. NFL Stadium recently became another Wicket...
Four takeaways of Mauritania’s e-ID pilots
Photo: UNDP Mauritania Digital identities are crucial for seamless experiences at the interface when a citizen wants to access a digital public service. It is part of the digital transformation journeys that countries like Mauritania are committed to as they...
Prime Minister Keir Starmer launches national violent disorder programme
Prime Minister Keir Starmer has announced a new initiative to curb criminal and violent disorders, launching the National Violent Disorder Programme. The programme aims to swiftly address violence and unrest on UK streets by leveraging advanced policing capabilities, including intelligence sharing and potential expansion of facial recognition technology. During a meeting with police chiefs at Downing Street, Starmer expressed firm support for...
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Ex Police detective Gavin Burton weighs in on “Reasonable Procedures” being implemented for ID fraud prevention
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India expands biometric border management amid surveillance criticism
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Large NFL stadium integrates credentialing system
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Andrew Bud, iProov Founder: Are businesses adopting biometrics for remote identity verification?
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Madagascar accelerates unique identifier delivery for citizens
In a move set to revolutionise registration practices, Madagascar is significantly expediting the delivery of unique identifiers during its household census. This initiative allows family members to access state services immediately, bypassing the lengthy biometric...
Revolut is finally considered a UK bank as it plans to expand in home market
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TECH5 builds a biometric template protection technology for its multi-biometric matching system
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TikTok fails to provide Ofcom with accurate information about its parental controls
TikTok failed to provide Ofcom, the media regulator in the UK, with accurate information about its parental controls on a freedom for information request. The delay and inaccuracies of the report has delayed the publication of Ofcom’s child safety transparency report,...
Hear from government speakers at America’s largest identity event!
Last chance to save $300! Book before midnight on Friday to save a huge $300 on full conference passes for #IdentityWeekAmerica. So what does this include? Hear from the government speakers below, alongside over 250 other industry pioneers taking front at centre stage...
An update on UNHCR’s biometrics innovation and collection of fingerprints
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Ex Police detective Gavin Burton weighs in on “Reasonable Procedures” being implemented for ID fraud prevention
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WuNbVsunXjM&feature=youtu.be Having specialised in identity fraud throughout his career in the police and as a consultant, we begin by asking Gavin Burton, Director of the UK Identity Fraud Advisory about the most prevalent types of...
Hear from government speakers at America’s largest identity event!
Last chance to save $300! Book before midnight on Friday to save a huge $300 on full conference passes for #IdentityWeekAmerica. So what does this include? Hear from the government speakers below, alongside over 250 other industry pioneers taking front at centre stage...
Get a free pass to Identity Week America 2024
We have a bunch of free passes for Identity Week America 2024 in September. Are you eligible? Open to all end-user institutions. You are welcome to claim your FREE ticket if you work for the public sector, law enforcement, a financial or travel institution. A long...
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ICMPD coordinates complex border management strategies – Interview
https://youtu.be/4shA1qvm3R0 The crimes that governments most want to tackle in their manifestos around illegal migration are enabled by forgeries to identity documents, however, many countries outside the EU haven’t even heard of the term 'morphing' in this context....
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Prime Minister Keir Starmer launches national violent disorder programme
Prime Minister Keir Starmer has announced a new initiative to curb criminal and violent disorders, launching the National Violent Disorder Programme. The programme aims to swiftly address violence and unrest on UK streets by leveraging advanced policing capabilities,...
Crowd control & safety for event venues: The credentialing facial authentication platform from Wicket
https://youtu.be/ZEZGv3UPqro Jeff Boehm, Chief Operating Officer at Wicket talks to our Editor about supplying their physical access management tools to live entertainment and sports venues with biometric matching. NFL Stadium recently became another Wicket...
India expands biometric border management amid surveillance criticism
India is levelling up its digital border standards and infrastructure with more biometric touchpoints to streamline security but attracting criticism of surveillance in a democratic state. The availability of biometric systems doubled across 28 airports last month,...
Large NFL stadium integrates credentialing system
Serving small to large events, Wicket’s new facial recognition credentialing system is coming to the NFL stadium to verify thousands of staff, vendors and media members who come to watch big games. The pilot, rolled out to 6 stadiums in 2023, will expand offering...
Andrew Bud, iProov Founder: Are businesses adopting biometrics for remote identity verification?
https://youtu.be/HJRRQBLbWbM Andrew Bud, Founder of iProov, the fast-growing global technology provider of Genuine Presence Authentication, was present in Amsterdam once again for Identity Week Europe 2024. Our Editor caught up with Andrew to recap the...
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Four takeaways of Mauritania’s e-ID pilots
Photo: UNDP Mauritania Digital identities are crucial for seamless experiences at the interface when a citizen wants to access a digital public service. It is part of the digital transformation journeys that countries like Mauritania are committed to as they...
China’s online users denied privacy again by government monitoring new digital IDs, set to stop companies over-collecting data
A controversial digital ID rollout is being pushed by China’s data watchdog to force companies to protect users’ information in the internet domain. In Beijing, companies have come under fire for overcollecting user data, which the watchdog pledged to take action...
Ex Police detective Gavin Burton weighs in on “Reasonable Procedures” being implemented for ID fraud prevention
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WuNbVsunXjM&feature=youtu.be Having specialised in identity fraud throughout his career in the police and as a consultant, we begin by asking Gavin Burton, Director of the UK Identity Fraud Advisory about the most prevalent types of...
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Madagascar accelerates unique identifier delivery for citizens
In a move set to revolutionise registration practices, Madagascar is significantly expediting the delivery of unique identifiers during its household census. This initiative allows family members to access state services immediately, bypassing the lengthy biometric...
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