Legislation has been introduced in Canada to require healthcare IT companies to adopt common technical standards to enable privacy-protecting exchanges…
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ROC facial recognition integrated by US retail loss prevention platform
California-based retail loss prevention specialist Gatekeeper Systems has integrated ROC’s facial recognition with its FaceFirst platform through a new strategic…
Reimagining online value can enable digital privacy, MyTerms co-founder argues
The status quo, with personal data as the default currency for value exchange, underpins the free online services that are…
Mitek bullish after digital ID verification, fraud checks boost top and bottom line
Mitek is raising its outlook after a strong first fiscal quarter of 2026, driven by 30 percent growth in revenue…
Biometrics deployments at scale need transparency to help businesses, gain trust
The importance of biometrics testing and transparency are a recurring theme in this week’s top news stories on Biometric Update….
Milwaukee police sink efforts to contract facial recognition with unsanctioned use
A meeting on whether and how Milwaukee police should use facial recognition in criminal investigations took an unexpected turn Thursday…
UK digital ID providers fear govt plans conflict with data protection act aims
The mechanism within the UK’s Data (Use and Access) Act that allows businesses certified under the government’s Digital Identity and…
Kneron’s access control biometrics pass Fime performance and PAD assessments
Kneron’s has passed assessments for biometric presentation attack detection and performance in a month-long evaluation of its access control technology…
Entreprises d’identité, unissez-vous! French MoU unites EUDI Wallet stakeholders
Dozens of firms and public authorities have agreed to work together on the launch of France’s implementation of the European…
Veriff acquires Estonian KYB firm Vespia to transition from IDV to full trust platform
Veriff has acquired know your business (KYB) provider Vespia, a fellow Estonia-based company, as part of a strategy to expand…
