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Paz Bernaldo believes that the emergency relief measures that Argentina has enacted in response to COVID-19 could paradoxically increase financial exclusion in the country. In her latest field diary, the Yoti Digital Identity Fellow expressed particular concern about the Emergency Family Income Payment (IFE), a government program that provided low-income citizens with a 10,000ARG payment […]
Yoti will be providing actors with immunity credentials to enable the UK’s first live stage show since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. The cast and crew of Sleepless, A Musical Romance will be tested every single time they show up for work at the Troubadour Wembley Park Theatre, both during rehearsals and when daily […]
The Canadian Federal Government has relaxed its fingerprinting requirements for new hires during the COVID-19 pandemic. In normal circumstances, a fingerprint scan is part of the normal background check process that employees must complete to gain security clearance. However, social distancing protocols have made it more difficult to obtain those prints, so government agencies have […]
SITA has released a new Runway for Future Operations report to help the air travel industry bounce back from its COVID-19 slump. To that end, the report describes some of the safety and security measures that will need to be put in place to restore people’s confidence in the air travel industry in the wake […]
The retail technology provider pdActive has released a new facial recognition solution that can identify people wearing masks. The platform has been dubbed ActiveMatch, and it can be deployed with an existing camera system to monitor a retail outlet or another public space with a high volume of foot traffic. The pdActive engineers who worked […]
COVID-19 has made a comeback in this week’s roundup of FindBiometrics’ most popular stories, appearing in every single headline of the top five. Two of the week’s top stories also pertain to air travel. Thales, for example, got a lot of attention from FindBiometrics visitors with its projections on how COVID-19 will transform the air […]
“The systems is HIPAA and HITECH complaint, and based on GDPR principles, Incode says.” Incode has become the latest biometric identity specialist to adapt its technology to meet COVID-19 challenges, announcing a new enterprise-focused solution called Incode HealthID. The aim is to help businesses to safely reopen in the wake of the pandemic. Incode HealthID […]
Toronto-based Patriot One Technologies has gained entry into a major, government-funded innovation program for technologies that could help to mitigate the COVID-19 pandemic, the company has announced. The Canadian Digital Technology Supercluster COVID-19 Program is funded through the Ministry of Innovation, Science and Economic Development’s Innovation Supercluster Initiative. Its aim is to bring together various […]
The Biometrics Institute has shared the results of its 11th annual Industry Survey, which revealed that the majority of people (60 percent) believe that COVID-19 will fundamentally alter the way in which biometric technology is used and deployed moving forward. The respondents echoed other organizations in predicting that the virus will motivate technology providers to […]
Thales has detailed some of the new health and safety features that are likely to be implemented in the air travel industry to restore consumer trust in the wake of COVID-19. In that regard, the company notes that many people will not feel comfortable traveling even after the virus has passed (at least not right […]
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