Age estimation at the shop, age verification online: France laws tested with questions
In France, age assurance tools are showing up online and at retail vendors selling age restricted products, prompting questions from…
Year: 2025
Think Digital Identity and Cybersecurity for Government
Think Digital Identity and Cybersecurity for Government London, UK September 30, 2025 Think Digital Identity and Cybersecurity for Government will…
Ofcom planning more safety measures to tackle addictive design
It has been noted previously in these pages that the UK is looking to be taken seriously in pursuing its…
OFIQ community reviews early results of biometric quality assessment tool
The standardization of image quality for face biometrics is a major step towards making population-scale biometric systems functional, and as…
New binocular iris scanner from IriTech designed for high volume use cases
Iris recognition provider IriTech, Inc. has announced the launch of the IriAegis-BK, a binocular iris scanner designed for high-throughput biometric…
Laos begins integrating digital ID cards into public agencies
Government agencies in Laos have received the order to begin integrating the country’s chip-enabled identity cards and citizen databases. Ministries,…
Okta and Palo Alto Networks integrate enterprise digital identity, cybersecurity tools
Digital identity security tools from Okta have been integrated with cybersecurity software from Palo Alto Networks to protect corporate networks…
Pimeyes’ new tool will be able to search billions of faces through videos
Face image search engine Pimeyes has stirred controversy over its ability to pinpoint exactly where exactly on the vast internet…
Kazakhstan sees dramatic growth in digital government use
Kazakhstan is building out a tech ecosystem and digital government ranks among its priorities. In the first half of 2025,…
Bhutan upgrades digital identity wallet, including liveness and P2P chat
Bhutan has rolled out four major upgrades to its National Digital Identity (NDI) wallet with the enhancements aimed at strengthening…
Biometric Market Analysis and Buyer's Guides
- Biometric Physical Access Control
- Digital Identity Verification
- Deepfake Detection
- Online Age Assurance
- Facial Liveness Detection