Conversational AI and voice biometric firm Gnani.ai seeks $100M in fundraising
Gnani.ai, a conversational AI and voice biometrics provider supported by Samsung Ventures, is looking to secure $100 million in in... The post Conversational AI and voice biometric firm Gnani.ai seeks...
View ArticleIndia allays privacy fears as bill to link Aadhaar with voter IDs passed by...
There will be no interference with or access to citizens’ data either by government authorities or any third parties when... The post India allays privacy fears as bill to link Aadhaar with voter IDs...
View ArticleIndia to sign MoU to bring Sri Lanka its own digital identity system
Sri Lanka and India are to sign a memorandum of understanding where India will provide a grant to fund the... The post India to sign MoU to bring Sri Lanka its own digital identity system first...
View Article3-year prison term for providing false biometrics under new Aadhaar penalties
The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has increased the penalties for hacking, sharing, or using Aadhaar data without authorization,... The post 3-year prison term for providing false...
View ArticleIndian justice proposes police loophole for Aadhaar biometrics access
Pressure is growing for increased access to and sharing of Indians’ personal data and even biometrics. A series of legal cases... The post Indian justice proposes police loophole for Aadhaar biometrics...
View ArticleIndian state court to consider unblocking biometrics to allow Aadhaar...
The High Court of Assam, India in Gauhati will consider whether the biometrics of a father-son pair who petitioned the... The post Indian state court to consider unblocking biometrics to allow Aadhaar...
View ArticleJamaica plans biometric ID card issuance pilot, Pakistan and Vietnam upgrade...
Jamaica has announced that it will begin issuing national ID cards through the National Identification System (NIDS) as from the... The post Jamaica plans biometric ID card issuance pilot, Pakistan and...
View ArticleFMI identifies biometric passport trends as U.S. announces new document design
A new report from Future Market Insights (FMI) has suggested the global electronic passport market may increase from a valuation... The post FMI identifies biometric passport trends as U.S. announces...
View ArticleNational initiatives for digital ID, forensic biometrics advanced in Asia,...
A number of governments located in Asia and one in the Middle East have unveiled new updates regarding the state... The post National initiatives for digital ID, forensic biometrics advanced in Asia,...
View ArticleAadhaar exclusion from biometrics block to be lifted for 2.7M in Assam
A state government decision in Assam, India has been made to issue Aadhaar digital identity accounts and the associated ID... The post Aadhaar exclusion from biometrics block to be lifted for 2.7M in...
View ArticleIndian law proposed to allow biometric data collection on arrest or detention
The Lok Sabha, the lower house of India’s bicameral Parliament, has recently passed the Criminal Procedure (Identification) Bill 2022 which... The post Indian law proposed to allow biometric data...
View ArticleSri Lanka seals deal with India for national digital ID support, opposition...
The implementation of Sri Lanka’s Unique Digital Identity program, dubbed SL-UDI, is set to advance with grant assistance expected from... The post Sri Lanka seals deal with India for national digital...
View ArticleDigital ID link deadline for SIMs extended by Nigeria
A March 31 deadline for linking national digital ID numbers with SIM cards in Nigeria has been pushed back by... The post Digital ID link deadline for SIMs extended by Nigeria first appeared on...
View ArticleBiometrics delivering faster traveler journeys amid new deployments in India,...
India’s Digi Yatra face biometrics program is expected to reach several more of the country’s largest airports by next year,... The post Biometrics delivering faster traveler journeys amid new...
View ArticleAadhaar user verification integrations for Indian social media, Cashfree...
Users of India’s Twitter-like platform Koo can now voluntarily verify themselves via their Aadhaar number and fellow Bengaluru-based firm Cashfree Payments... The post Aadhaar user verification...
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Experimental scanner collects novel palmprints and vein biometric dataset
Researchers in India have created a unique database of 8,000 hand vein and palmprint images using newly created hardware that captures four biometrics from each hand scanned. According to a paper from...
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Mantra releases new handheld biometric point-of-sale devices
Mantra Softech is debuting a series of handheld biometric point-of-sale (POS) devices for Android, according to The Times of India. The Indian company has launched its MEREPOS A90F and A75F devices...
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Panel recommends non-intrusive airport biometrics for India
Biometrics deployments in airports are continuing to expand, but so are concerns about the intrusiveness of checks on passengers. An Indian parliamentary panel recommends non-intrusive biometric...
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Stronger security requested for Aadhaar cards; fake digital ID producer in...
The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) may have to enhance security features on the Aadhaar card as terrorists are said to be using the biometrics-backed ID document for nefarious...
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More Indian states launch facial recognition tenders for public security...
Despite lingering concerns from rights advocates about the use of facial recognition in public places, the use of the technology for surveillance purposes seems to be gaining traction in India as two...
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