Just days after setting up facial recognition for biometric authentication of international travelers, authorities catch a man traveling under an assumed identity. The arrest came as biometrics are used for more border ID checks.

The FIDO Alliance launched its Biometric Component Certification Program – calling it the first industry-defined program to validate performance claims of accuracy and reliability of biometric solutions. Accredited independent labs will certify that biometric subcomponents meet globally recognized performance standards for recognition and Presentation Attack Detection (PAD). Until now, enterprise customers had to do their […]

The primary Australian digital ID initiative known as “Digital iD” may be in question, according to an article in InnovationAus. Funding has apparently been reduced and key team leaders have left the project. Digital iD rolled out early in 2018, and it has been piloted at 13 organizations – including Queensland Police, CUA and Airtasker […]

A Philippines biometric national ID card is in the works to give undocumented individuals the credentials they need to obtain jobs, bank accounts and other services. For Filipinos without birth records or other legal documentation, obtaining the current national identity card is difficult, but the new biometric system will ease the path for millions. The […]

This year’s installment of the prestigious awards program launched back in 2015 is now open. Biometrics industry and end user representatives are encouraged to nominate deserving women for the program. It only takes a few minutes to recognize someone for their contributions via the simple online form.

After successful trials in the earlier primary elections, West Virginia will rollout mobile voting for overseas military personnel in the November federal election. The system relies on the user’s smartphone, facial recognition and the blockchain.

The NIST National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (NCCoE) released a second draft of its Cybersecurity Practice Guide SP 1800-12 detailing use cases for Derived Personal Identity Verification (PIV) Credentials. They are soliciting public feedback through October, 1, 2018.