Chinese official says facial recognition in hotels is hurting tourism
A top Chinese tourism official wants the country’s hospitality industry to pull back on facial recognition and prioritize the privacy…
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Major upgrade for identity verification API from ID Analyzer to increase speed, accuracy
ID Analyzer, a Taiwan-based digital identity verification web API provider, has issued a press release announcing upgrades to its API…
SITA cements Indicio relationship and digital ID focus with series A funding
SITA is renewing its financial stake in Indicio, with the announcement that it is participating as the lead investor in…
Deepfakes proliferate across Asia during busy election year
An editorial in South Korea’s Chosun Daily shows the scale of illegal deepfake activity ahead of April elections in the…
Biometric chip passports launching in Malta and Jordan this year
Biometric passports are seeing uptake across continents, with new nations implementing a model that has seen significant success in countries…
Paravision facial recognition added to IdentityE2E’s public sector managed services
Paravision’s facial recognition tool has been picked up by IdentityE2E, a UK firm specializing in complex public sector projects, to…
South Korea privacy regulator to investigate Worldcoin’s biometrics handling
Another government is raising an eyebrow at Worldcoin’s iris biometrics bonanza. The Republic of Korea’s Personal Information Protection Committee (PIPC)…
Nepal to assign unique ID number at birth as part of digital ID program
Digital identity for individuals will soon start at birth or shortly thereafter in Nepal, where the government has begun issuing…
France runs AI surveillance tests at concerts ahead of Olympic deployment
The games have not yet begun, but AI-assisted video surveillance is already being tested by police in Paris, as organizers…
Auto industry in a position to make the car a digital identity hub to rival the smartphone
For many, certain key life relationships have a core of trust that is beyond question – a bond of the…
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