US GSA gets caught fibbing about Login.gov identity verification compliance
A U.S. government watchdog claims that the General Services Administration misled the agencies they serve by not telling them about…
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US military group wants weaponized deepfakes, better biometric tools
At least some in the U.S. military have heard enough about deepfakes and they want in. Investigative-news publisher The Intercept…
US allegedly developing domestic biometric surveillance; opposition mounts
Reaction has been swift to news that elements of the U.S. government have been collaborating with academic researchers on biometric…
Zimbabwe endures exercises, campaigns and processes for biometric voter registration
Officials of Zimbabwe are in their final days of preparation for the nation’s first mobile biometric voter registration drive. Beginning…
Aadhaar transaction number jump; deadline nears to link financial accounts
Almost 2 billion Aadhaar authentications were recorded last month, according to the Indian government. In all, 90.3 billion transactions have…
US mulls ban on tech investing in China; past efforts already bruised it
President Biden and the U.S. Congress want another economic paddle to punish China for its internal and external policies, and…
Japanese giants assemble for authentication work on national metaverse
A large group of multinational Japanese companies, led by financial heavyweights and supported by digital ID players, has said it…
Public schools in Denver, Colorado, hit with breach; fingerprint scans grabbed
Employees’ fingerprint biometrics were stolen from the systems of Denver Public Schools. The theft occurred between December 13, 2022, and…
Another idea for biometric authentication – and two threats
A U.S. researcher says he has written an algorithm that uses hand and behavioral biometrics to authenticate identities. The presumed…
Idemia rounds up a new handful of US states for digital fingerprinting
Idemia says it has signed two- to seven-year contracts with several U.S. states to support fingerprint capture. The states were…
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