Monthly Archives: January 2023
OneButtonPIN: Authentication Tool for the Visually Impaired
Academics from University of Waterloo and Rochester Institute of Technology have addressed the limitations of the most common biometric modalities, developing a new authentication...
What are the key features of a modern electronic passport?
Over the last years, more and more countries decided to switch to polycarbonate for the data page of their new electronic passports. The main...
Global Passport Fees in 2023
Passports are a necessity in today's global world, and so are the fees someone has to pay for a travel document. In the best...
Jordan Launches New Banknote Series with 1 Dinar Note
The Central Bank of Jordan (CBJ) is redesigning and upgrading its banknotes for the first time since 2002. In the new (fifth) series, the...
Isorg FAP30 Optical Fingerprint Sensor Certified by FBI
Limoges, France, January 9, 2023 – Isorg, a pioneer in Organic PhotoDetectors (OPDs) and large area image sensors, today announces the FBI certification of...
Physical and Behavioral Biometric Technologies: Part 2
We kicked off this series with an overview of two methods used to verify an individual's identity: physical biometrics and behavioral biometrics. Armed with...
Upgraded $10 Bahamian Banknote Breezes Into Circulation
On December 15, 2022, the Central Bank of the Bahamas (CBB) put into circulation an upgraded version of the $10 banknote, making it the latest...
2023: Year of Europe’s single digital ID wallet
The new year, 2023, has officially begun, so what’s in the pipeline for our partners in identity?
The much-talked-about arrival of a single European ID...
Physical & Behavioral Biometric Technologies: Part 1
Today’s biometric technologies are sophisticated methods of proving the identity of an individual. These technologies fall into two broad categories: physical biometrics and behavioral...
In the News: Cyberattacks on Water Systems Across the US [Updated]
This week CBS reported that American Water Works, a supplier of drinking water and wastewater services to more than 14 million people, said hackers...
Venezuela’s New 200- and 500-Bolívar (Digital) Banknotes
Banco Central de Venezuela (BCV) has added two new denominations to its modern Bolívar (Digital) banknote series: the 200- and 500-bolívar (digital) banknotes were...
Legal Identity and Data Protection in Modern Societies
In advance of United Nations Day (October 24), we bring you the following blog post from the United Nations Development Programme. It was originally...
ADA-Compliant Mobile ID App Raises the Bar on Accessibility
Editor’s note: PR Newswire released the following press release on September 26. 2024.
IDEMIA Public Security, the leading provider of convenient and trusted biometric-based solutions, reinforces...
Advanced Generative AI: The Latent Diffusion Model
To conclude his series on advanced Generative AI topics, Ravi Das explores the Latent Diffusion Model—how it works and the advantages it offers.
The “Latent...