The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has reversed its plans for mandatory facial recognition scans of Americans arriving and departing the country, TechCrunch reported on Thursday (Dec. 5). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...
Biometric authentication is one of the hottest trends in the digital ID space. Users demand both ironclad security and seamless login experiences, and biometrics are being incorporated into hardware solutions to meet these desires. Apple’s latest iPhone offerings employ biometric unlock features, for example, with...
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Digital driver’s licenses are currently being developed or implemented in several states, with Colorado the latest to jump on board in October. Yet, the implementation of digital government-issued IDs brings privacy and security challenges. In the latest Digital Identity Tracker, Russell Castagnaro, director of digital...
For the better part of the last decade, “frictionless” has been the gold standard when it comes to consumers’ interactions with merchants at checkout. In a world that is moving rapidly to mobile, the conventional wisdom is that the fewer stutter steps introduced to the checkout...
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The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) wants to update a current law requiring non-U.S. citizens to be subject to facial recognition scans while entering and leaving the country to include U.S. citizens, according to a report by TechCrunch. Get the Full Story Complete the form...
China has implemented a new policy requiring citizens who want new phone service to scan their faces to verify identities instead of simply presenting ID cards, according to a report in The Wall Street Journal. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...
Technology firms in China are framing facial recognition policies at the United Nations (UN), The Financial Times (FT) reported on Sunday (Dec. 1), citing leaked documents. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...
