Across Africa, governments are introducing digital systems that use individuals’ unique physical measurements to identify them. These systems collect citizens’…
Browsing: Biometrics
In a bid to strengthen security at MTN stores and improve efficiency while it’s at it, the telecoms company announced…
One of the most frequently cited statistics regarding firearm ownership is that you’re more likely to be killed by a…
You might recall, last year, that Google made it possible for Android users to use biometric security to protect (“protect”)…
Mastercard’s “smile to pay” system, announced last week, is supposed to save time for customers at checkouts. It is being trialled in…
In future, you might well have to provide your biometric data to mobile service providers when obtaining a new cellphone…
Any social media platform worth its salt (and even many that aren’t) is often infected by droves of fake, spam,…
If we’ve learned anything from sci-fi flicks, it’s that AI-driven law-enforcement comes in two flavours: Robocop and ED-209. The former…
The online retail giant Amazon has moved from our screens to our streets, with the introduction of Amazon grocery and…
The first time I opened a bank account it was in a grand branch of Barclays Bank in an era when the bank…