India is pursuing the transformation of public finance using digital IDs and biometrics. Scotland updates its guidance on the use of biometrics in schools. Russia’s largest bank is leading the way in a new financial system which uses a biometric payment service. Canada launches a biometric border management tool. Israel extends its wartime emergency biometric measures.
In Europe, digital wallets are gaining traction. In the UK, there are warnings of Christmas gifts, smart devices, being used for state-sponsored hacking, particularly from China.
Meanwhile in the USA, concerns are being raised about the FDA and DEA deploying artificial intelligence (“AI”) and personal electronic data being compromised. Also in the USA, mobile driver’s licenses are expected to become mainstream next year.
To demonstrate that the digital control agenda is marching steadily forwards, globally, the following are articles published by Biometric Update over the last week. Biometric Update frequently promotes the Globalist agenda and as such it uses language that encourages the uptake of digital “solutions.”
Biometric Update is published by the Canadian company Biometrics Research Group, Inc., a leading market research supplier and consultancy to the global biometrics industry. “Our global audience of 3,500,000 readers each year includes governments, law enforcement agencies, financial institutions and many other vertical industries along with OEMs [Original Equipment Manufacturers], service providers, system integrators, enterprise and industry professionals,” its website states. In other words, its business depends on the success of widely adopted digital “solutions” and so its articles are biased to promote rather than provide the negatives of the agenda in which they are involved with.
While we may refer to their articles, we do not always endorse their stance. When reading their articles bear in mind that they frequently contain language that tries to sell the notion that the plan to control and enslave the world using digital “solutions” is a good thing. We call this language “Globalese,” the language used by Globalists and proponents of the global agenda when they are attempting to hoodwink us into accepting their sinister agenda for “our own good” or for the “common good” while it is anything but. When an article contains Globalese, look past the psychobabble and focus on the progress of the digital “solutions” it is highlighting.
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India transforming public finance with digital identity and biometrics
India has implemented digital initiatives, such as the digital life certificate system and Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) programme, to streamline pension verification and welfare benefit distribution using digital identity and biometrics.
The DBT system, integrated with the Public Financial Management System (PFMS), has transferred over $450 billion in the last eight years.
According to Globalese, the use of biometric technologies and digital identities has established a global standard for transparency and effective fund administration in India, increasing trust in government services and promoting financial inclusion.
Networks aim to make digital identity truly reusable in 2025
The CEOs of Select ID, Trinsic, and Yoti believe 2024 was a precursor to the break-out year of reusable digital identity, with 2025 expected to be the year it becomes truly reusable.
London-based analyst and consultancy company Goode Intelligence identified the trend towards reusable identity in an October 2023 report, citing the influence of covid on how people access services. [“influence of covid,” surprised?]
The key to success lies in achieving scale, with a sufficient number of consumer users and relying parties needed to provide value, and networks like Trinsic’s and Select ID’s market model aiming to facilitate this.
The CEOs predict that reusable digital identity will expand rapidly over the next 2-3 years, driven by policy changes, popular opinion [Really?] and the increasing ease of use, with those who fail to execute on their strategy risking being left behind.
Biometrics and digital identity M&A in 2024
By Alan Goode, CEO and Chief Analyst at Goode Intelligence
2024 has seen a significant increase in mergers and acquisitions (“M&A”) activity in the biometrics and digital identity industries, driven by consolidation and the need for real business solutions.
The market is expected to see further consolidation and an uptick in investment in 2025, with a focus on biometric-powered digital platforms, digital wallets, and Verifiable Credentials (“VCs”).
Scotland updates guidance on biometrics in schools
Scotland has updated its guidance on the use of biometric technology systems in schools, emphasising the need to balance potential benefits with significant privacy and civil rights concerns.
The guidance highlights the importance of transparency, fairness and proportionality in implementing biometric systems, and stresses that schools must justify their use and assess whether less invasive alternatives are available.
Key considerations include obtaining informed consent, providing opt-out provisions, and ensuring that biometric systems do not discriminate against students with disabilities or other characteristics.
Sberbank aims to lead Russia’s biometrics sector in years to come
Sberbank, Russia’s largest bank, aims to lead the country’s biometrics sector with new financial services, including its “Pay with a smile” biometric payment service.
The bank plans to introduce a single targeted solution for biometric payments for all Russian banks, allowing clients of any bank to make face biometric payments. Sberbank’s goal is to make biometric payments routine, with the technology expected to reach a new level of adoption in the next 3-4 years.
ReportIn and CBP One: A tale of two biometric border apps (Canada)
The Canada Border Services Agency (“CBSA”) has launched the ReportIn app, a biometric border management tool, similar to the US Customs and Border Protection’s (“CBP”) CBP One app, to enhance efficiency in immigration processes and border security.
Both apps raise concerns about biometric, biographic and location data collection, storage, security and their implications for individual freedoms and equity.
Key issues with the apps include lack of transparency, data security risks, mandatory use undermining informed consent, civil rights concerns, algorithmic bias, accessibility barriers and potential impacts on freedom of movement.
Chinese spycams back under the tree?
Former UK Biometrics and Surveillance Camera Commissioner Professor Fraser Sampson warns of the risks associated with smart devices and state-sponsored hacking, particularly from China.
The increasing number of smart devices in homes creates vulnerabilities that can be exploited by hostile entities, allowing them to disrupt daily life and compromise personal data.
The future of surveillance may involve smaller, integrated devices that can be used for discreet surveillance, potentially leading to a loss of privacy as we know it.
FBI, DEA deployment of AI raises privacy, civil rights concerns (USA)
The US Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI”) and Drug Enforcement Administration’s (“DEA’s”) integration of AI, including biometric facial recognition, raises significant privacy and civil rights concerns due to a lack of transparency, regulatory inadequacies and potential impacts on individual liberties.
The agencies face challenges such as the lack of transparency in commercially available AI products, inadequate governance and insufficient resources, which exacerbate concerns about ensuring the ethical use of AI.
The Department of Justice’s Inspector General recommends actions such as evaluating AI integration, strengthening ethics councils, mandating software bills of materials and implementing routine assessments to evaluate the potential impact of AI tools on civil liberties.
Concerns over the security of electronic personal health information intensifies (USA)
A ransomware attack on Ascension Health in May compromised the electronic personal health information of nearly 5.6 million people, including patients and employees.
The attack was the latest in a series of cyber-attacks targeting the healthcare sector, which is particularly vulnerable due to the sensitive nature of patient data and the critical importance of uninterrupted medical services.
The incident highlights the need for robust privacy protections and stronger cybersecurity regulations, as the current framework, including Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (“HIPAA”), faces scrutiny for its limited reach and efficacy in addressing modern cybersecurity challenges.
Israel keeps emergency biometrics measures in place, more than a year into Gaza war
Israel’s government has extended emergency measures allowing security forces access to the National Biometric Database, containing fingerprint and facial data of approximately 7 million Israelis, despite criticism from regulators, experts and rights organisations.
The Biometric Commissioner, Naama Ben Zvi, argues that the data is not indispensable and that citizens should have a choice when submitting biometric data, citing concerns over privacy violations.
The extension of the temporary order has been met with resistance from human rights groups and legal experts, who propose introducing supervision of the biometric database and shortening the temporary order.
Biometric authentication, mDLs, digital wallets and passkeys on the cusp (Global)
Mobile driver’s licenses (“mDLs”) are expected to become mainstream in the US with half of America’s states issuing them next year.
Digital wallets are gaining traction in Europe, with Signicat introducing a feature to add data to digital wallets and the Swiss Bankers Association promoting wallet adoption.
Biometric authentication, digital wallets, AI and passkeys are predicted to be major trends in digital payments for 2025, with Mastercard, Deloitte and Visa expecting increased adoption.
Source: https://expose-news.com/2024/12/29/digital-surveillance-agenda-marches-on/
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