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State Names Laura Williams Deputy Chief Information Officer For Foreign Operations (FedScoop, Mar 23, 2023)
At the start of the year, State launched a new Office of the Special Envoy for Critical and Emerging Technology, which is dedicated to the intersection of technology and diplomacy. The new office is being led by Deputy Envoy Seth Center, who reports to Deputy Secretary Wendy Sherman through Ambassador at Large for Cyberspace and Digital Policy Nate Fick. 
 

JPMorgan Taps Into Consumer Wish for Biometric Payments (PYMNTS, Mar 23, 2023)
The pilot program, announced Thursday (March 23) includes palm and face identification to approve in-store transactions and comes at a time when consumers are increasingly embracing biometrics for authentication. 
 

Amazon Gets Ready to Go to Court Over Its Biometric Data Collection (RetailWire, Mar 23, 2023)
Amazon said the information that it collects does not constitute biometric data. It said claims of the use of facial recognition technology are outright false and that palm print data is only collected by those voluntarily using the Amazon One identification solution. 
 

Open-source, Homegrown Tech and Systems Reform Can Put Birth Registration on Track (Biometric Update , Mar 23, 2023)
The broad move towards digital governance and public service delivery has made identity, and therefore the birth certificates that serve as breeder documents for national identity systems, more important than ever, Williams says. 
 

NZ Researchers' 3d-printed Face Fools Phone Facial Recognition (https://tinyurl.com/2h5a4jyd, Mar 23, 2023)
“We are kind of entering this matrix element of how can I guarantee what I'm seeing on a screen or what someone is showing me is actually [what it claims to be],” Schutte said.

 

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