In anticipation of Faraday Future's launch of its first intelligent electric car, Gemalto today announced it is providing the data security and encryption technology that will help protect the software that powers the car and data collected from everyday use of its cars. Connected and autonomous cars have been in the works for years, but…
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Gemalto brings secure, multi-factor authentication to Belgium’s Mobile Identity scheme itsme®
Gemalto has enabled Belgian mobile ID scheme itsme® to enroll 350,000 users and securely process one million transactions per month for both private and public online services – making it one of the most successful mobile ID applications in Europe within one year of launch. As well as bringing greater convenience to consumers, itsme® provides…
Gemalto’s biometric authentication technology revolutionizes automated border control in Colombia
Gemalto and INCOMELEC SAS, a Colombian partner, are transforming the immigration and border crossing in Colombia through biometric iris verification implemented by Migración Colombia, the country's border control agency. This innovative solution was launched in February with a pilot program at Bogota's El Dorado International Airport. The Automated Border Control (ABC), known locally as "BIOMIG", is benefiting…
De La Rue to challenge UK Government decision to award Gemalto passport contract
The post-Brexit passport will not be produced by the British company De La Rue, who currently hold the contract for UK passport production version, its chief executive confirmed. It is understood that Gemalto won the tender for the £490m printing job. Speaking to BBC Radio 4’s Today programme, the chief executive of De La Rue,…
Telefónica Deutschland selects Gemalto solution to deliver identity verification service
Gemalto is supplying Telefónica Deutschland, Germany's leading mobile communication provider, with an identity verification service. It will complement the existing verification solutions and enable prepaid customers to easily confirm their identity through all sales channels, including in-store, online and via their mobile. Gemalto's service confirms the authenticity of a vast range of identity documents in real-time, these…
Gemalto enables swift and secure creation of Trusted Digital Identities
Gemalto at this years Mobile World Congress has showcased its ability to enable Trusted Digital Identities that will unlock a new generation of secure and convenient digital services. Leveraging the company's unrivalled experience across fields such as identity verification, biometrics and mobile services, Gemalto integrates all the technologies needed to seamlessly capture biometrics and verify user identities, and then…
Big gaps emerge between countries on attitudes towards data protection in the cloud
Gemalto has released a study that reveals that while the vast majority of global companies (95%) have adopted cloud services, there is a wide gap in the level of security precautions applied by companies in different markets. Organizations admitted that on average, only two-fifths (40%) of the data stored in the cloud is secured with…
Court rejects current ID card manufacturer’s appeal against Estonia
Tallinn Administrative Court at the end of last year rejected an appeal by ID card manufacturer Gemalto AG against Estonia's Police and Border Guard Board (PPA), which will allow the latter to continue with preparations for the manufacture of new electronic ID cards. "Today's decision by Tallinn Administrative Court not to satisfy the complaint of…