Government facial recognition policies updated in Canada, Sweden and China
Canada, Sweden and China have all made changes this week in their approaches to national use of face biometric technologies.... The post Government facial recognition policies updated in Canada, Sweden...
View ArticleResearch suggests 3 in 4 Swedes want biometrics on next card
A new report compiled by software provider TietoEVRY and biometric technology company Zwipe has revealed an increasing demand for biometric... The post Research suggests 3 in 4 Swedes want biometrics...
View ArticleSwedish challenger bank to launch biometric payment cards with partners...
Idemia has partnered with Swedish fintech and challenger bank Rocker to issue F.CODE biometric payment cards to the bank’s customers in... The post Swedish challenger bank to launch biometric payment...
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Chip implants from Swedish developer support digital health pass storage...
Several thousand people in Sweden have implanted microchips under their skin to give them closer-than-close access to their digital information, including digital ID credentials. Now, Tech Xplore...
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Sweden’s digital ID infrastructure should be centralized: DN Debate
Digital ID infrastructure should have higher security levels and is a "core government task" that Sweden should focus on. The claims come from the Swedish government's special investigator Anna...
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Swedish government launches inquiry to provide more secure, national digital ID
Sweden’s government has appointed an inquiry into increasing the security of the country’s online identity options, by developing an additional, government-issued digital ID to accompany the existing...
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National digital identity is ‘extremely urgent,’ says Swedish government inquiry
A Swedish government inquiry into the digitalization of payments issued a report, recommending that the state launches its own digital identity as soon as possible. The report argues that...
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Sweden’s BankID launching new digital ID card
Sweden's most popular digital identity provider BankID is launching a new digital ID card that will serve a similar function and contain the same information and portrait photo as ID documents. The...
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Gang violence pushes Sweden to consider face biometrics as surveillance...
The Swedish government is rushing to prepare the public for expanded police use of biometric systems including those monitoring from traffic stanchions and drones. Gang violence that includes firearms...
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Sweden reintroduces ID checks for border control
Sweden's government has extended temporary identity document checks at its borders and proposed a law to make transport companies ensure those entering the country by bus, train or ship have valid...
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