Kids Code bills prompt epic showdown between regulators, activists and big tech firms
The latest craze sweeping the United States – legislation to protect kids’ data and overall online safety – has its…
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Zoloz enters the war on deepfakes with biometric detection software
Zoloz has released an update to its biometric deepfake detection software, which features upgraded defenses against evolving infiltration tactics, including…
Rumors of liveness detection’s defeat have been greatly exaggerated
Photo and video face filters are perhaps the most mainstream use case for augmented reality – and an illustrative test…
Companies House takes new measures to fraud fight, but not biometric IDV
Companies House, the UK’s business registry, has begun rolling out new tools to fight fraud and help cleanse the register…
Worldcoin reaches 10 million users, could face $1m fine in Argentina
It is the best of times and the worst of times for Worldcoin. The iris biometrics, digital ID and cryptocurrency…
U.S. academic institutions get biometric upgrades with new partnerships
A press release says ROC (formerly Rank One Computing), which provides U.S.-made biometrics and computer vision for military, law enforcement…
Maryland bill on police use of facial recognition is ‘strongest law in the nation’
Maryland has passed one of the more stringent laws governing the use of facial recognition technology by law enforcement in…
Shohei Ohtahi interpreter scandal just one pitch in global game of bank ID fraud
Many will see the story of baseball superstar Shohei Ohtani and the interpreter who embezzled millions from him to pay…
Xperix biometric ID document reader chosen by Akiyama for Brazil border control
South Korea-based biometrics provider Xperix Inc. has announced the successful integration of its RealPass-N document reader, Optical Character Recognition (OCR)…
EU data protection bodies bring the gavel down on biometric privacy violations
Fines and warnings are flying in the EU, as national data privacy watchdogs dole out disciplinary action for violations of…
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