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The demise of passwords has been greatly exaggerated
Passwords are not dead so more needs to be done to ensure proper access
White House doubles down on PIV, PKI, strong citizen ID
Fall 2016 Regarding ID
19 Feb, 2019Ban on facial recognition considered in San Francisco
Facial recognition is increasingly being deployed to tighten security, improve authentication, and streamline payment and retail transactions. But an ordinance in San Francisco — the first of its kind — would ban its use by city government, potentially restricting police from using evidence gained from the biometric tool.
06 Feb, 2019Florida digital driver’s license could get legislative consideration
Louisiana has already approved them, and other states are considering them, and now digital driver’s licenses could soon see lawmaker debate in Florida. A bill is ready, and it goes beyond digital ID — it seeks to boost blockchain and could help lead to the creation of a real-time insurance database.
27 Jan, 2019Better Identity Coalition to fight ID fraud by bringing banks and DMVs together
Governments and business face similar challenges when it comes to identity fraud and authentication. Now major banks are pushing forward with a new proposal to enlist state DMVs in the fight against ID thieves and other digitally-minded criminals.
22 Jan, 2019Gemalto: Biometrics on the verge of ‘silent authentication’
Biometric authentication has pushed into the mainstream to become an increasingly important part of digital ID. But beyond fingerprints, facial recognition and the like there is “silent authentication,” an emerging trend that Gemalto breaks down in detail.
18 Dec, 2018Digital ID in Thailand entering test phase
A program that involves blockchain and facial recognition could help reduce financial fraud as Thailand embraces more digital payments and modernizes its economy. A successful public launch of this program also could encourage more consumer trust of digital IDs and associated biometrics.
14 Dec, 2018UK post-Brexit digital ID program hampered by bugs
As the Brexit debate rages, UK officials are testing a digital ID app meant to make it easy for EU citizens to continue to live in that country. But bugs have popped up and Apple has, so far, declined to open its NFC chip to outside development.
04 Dec, 2018Mastercard and Microsoft digital ID offering in the works
A new Mastercard and Microsoft digital ID collaboration hopes to improve the way people authenticate identity for both online and physical transactions. The goal is to decentralize the management of identities. Instead of hundreds of identity providers managing individual databases of users, a federated identity system would enable people to verify their digital identity with […]
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