"How Smartphones Can Verify Your Identity"

PXL Vision, a spin-off from the ETH Zurich, one of the leading international universities for technology and the natural sciences, offers a more secure and easier solution for verifying the identity of a person. Identity verification is essential in activities such as opening bank accounts or purchasing mobile phone subscriptions. However, current solutions for identity verification pose a risk to the privacy of users as they still need to interact with another person to verify themselves. In India, commercially available solutions still require users to interact with an employee via video chats to verify their identity. PXL Vision's automated technology, called Daego (digital alter ego) requires a user to scan their ID and take a selfie video via an app, which are then scanned and matched to prove their authenticity. The potential applications of Daegoin in the private realm include hiring babysitters and private tutors, as well as online dating. This article continues to discuss the secure digital identity verification solution offered by PXL Vision regarding its process, security, application by companies, and response from customers, as well as how it is an improvement over human interaction-based verification. 

ETH Zurich reports "How Smartphones Can Verify Your Identity"