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Nigeria incorporating contactless fingerprints for online passport ...
2024年10月8日 · The Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, said in an X thread on October 5 that he presided over a meeting in collaboration with the NIS, to make a preview of the new system to be introduced.. Those who took part in the discussions included representatives from government, civil society organizations, the media and actors from the tech space.
Face biometrics development targeting tricky tasks
2024年11月23日 · Face biometrics are a common theme running through the most-read articles of the week on Biometric Update, along with the impact that deepfakes and synthetic data are having on the field’s market and development.New algorithms from Innovatrics and Incode performed well in NIST testing and a new training dataset of synthetic identities seeks to bridge the realism gap.
Age estimation leaders emerge in NIST evaluation
2024年10月11日 · Idemia is likewise on top of the evaluation by demographic group for men and women born in six regions of the world, demonstrating “low variation across columns,” which indicates “equitable accuracy across demographic groups.”
Jamaica begins rolling out national ID | Biometric Update
2024年11月20日 · Jamaica symbolized its adoption of a digital national ID system in a ceremony with the country’s prime minister.. Chairman of the National Identification Registration Authority (NIRA) bishop Conrad Pitkin handed over a national identification card to prime minister Dr. Andrew Holness, at the official launch of the NIRA at the Central Sorting Office in Kingston.
Nigeria’s contactless biometric passport app launches
2024年11月4日 · The mobile application dubbed NIS Contactless Biometrics App, which enables the remote capture of face and fingerprint biometrics for passport renewal applicants, launched in Canada on November 1.
Mastercard launches identity, attribute verification based on …
2024年10月14日 · Mastercard has unveiled an Identity Attribute Verification service for online interactions based on new industry specifications from EMVCo. The service will soon reach a production rollout, at which point it will enable relying parties to verify attributes like age and physical address, according to a company announcement.
Japan supporting identity system upgrades in Vietnam, Laos
2024年11月20日 · Japan’s Ambassador to Vietnam, Ito Naoki, and Vietnam’s deputy Minister of Public Security, Lt Gen Nguyen Van Long, recently signed a diplomatic note in this regard, as reported by Voice of Vietnam.. The funding is a grant which will enable Vietnam get new equipment for its “national population database center” with features including the possibility for interoperable population data ...
Lenso.ai launches facial recognition search engine
2024年9月2日 · Lenso.ai has formed a strategic partnership with EyeMatch.ai to create an online facial recognition search engine for consumers. The objective is to enable users to locate photos of specific individuals, even when the images are dispersed across different websites.
Pakistan introduces chip-based biometric passport and updated …
2024年3月22日 · E-passports, a travel document providing security enhancements over legacy machine-readable documents, are being issued to Pakistani nationals by the Directorate General of Immigration and Passports.A digital signature, a unique identification number, and personal information are just a few of the biometric details covered by an electronic chip integrated into one of the passport pages in ...