A new solution may strengthen protections for users’ biometric data by utilizing irreversibly transformed identity tokens, Biometric Update reports. Trust Stamp launched “Privtech” which offers four layers of privacy protection for “government-focused” digital identity services. At Level Four, “enrollment and authentication processes take place entirely on the user’s device, with only a one-time identifier leaving the device.” The company said using IT2 tokens allows Privtech to identify the user “without disclosing underlying biometric data.”
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