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Articles By Joel R. McConvey

Joel McConvey is a creative content producer and digital specialist who helps people and organizations tell their story across platforms, and meet the challenges of a digital culture that changes quickly and often. Reach him on Twitter @jrmcconvey.

 

Deepfake ring in Hong Kong busted for US$4.37M in romance investment scams

Deepfakes are expected to make mainstream headlines in 2025, as deepfake detection and AI-based fraud prevention firms line up to…

 

SuperCom contracts in Kentucky, South Dakota continue recent success in US

SuperCom is continuing its rapid U.S. expansion, with newly secured public safety contracts to deploy its PureOne monitoring technology for…

 

World caps landmark year as it aims to define ‘human’ in the context of AI

Proof of Personhood (PoP) is a concept that’s set to enter the mainstream in 2025. Several firms, including Civic, Humanity…

 

Age assurance debate in US runs circles around tech providers looking to help

With the incoming Republican government likely to kickstart an orgy of political turmoil in the U.S., the question of age…

 

Veterans Affairs begins move to secure sign-in with Login.gov or ID.me

A post from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) breaks down how the agency is transitioning to digital ID…

 

APAAR digital student ID issued to more than 65% of students in Maharashtra

The government of India’s Maharashtra state has issued 16,500,000 students with the country’s Automated Permanent Academic Account Registry (APAAR) digital…

 

Biometric ticketing for sports and live events set to explode in 2025

2024 was arguably the year in which sports finally became a major market for biometrics. While experiments with biometric ticketing…

 

Meet the regulators of Australia’s Digital ID Act

Australia’s Digital ID Act 2024 went live on December 1, introducing an updated voluntary accreditation scheme for providers of Digital…

 

Know Your Customer? Don’t be so sure, says iProov

Customers aren’t what they once were, with more and more transactions happening digitally and via mobile devices. As such, Know…

 

Social media platforms to feel global regulatory crunch in 2025

2025 is shaping up to be a tough year for social media platforms, as the world trends toward stronger age…

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