Türkiye considers social media age checks, restrictions on handling children’s data
Türkiye wants to examine the data processing of major social media platforms, as identity verification and age restrictions are being…
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Corsight facial intelligence earns AI trust mark from independent UK standards body
Facial recognition specialist Corsight has received the AI Performance Mark of Trust from the British Standards Institution (BSI), following an…
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Telaeris integrates its biometric readers with Amadeus 8
Telaeris has announced a partnership with DDS Ltd. to integrate its XPressEntry handheld badge and biometric readers with the Amadeus…
Portugal bringing in age checks to restrict social media for teens and children
Countries in the EU are some of the most enthusiastic in wanting to follow Australia’s lead in barring children from…
Japan issues tender for biometric identification system support
The Ministry of Justice in Tokyo has published a procurement notice for operating support of the Japan Biometric Identification System…
Next Biometrics enters Malaysian fingerprint market, secures new order in India
Next Biometrics has booked its first ever order to supply fingerprint scanners to Malaysia, and received an additional order from…
Identy joins Africa’s push for digital identity in humanitarian healthcare
Across Africa and other regions with large undocumented populations, the lack of official identity papers is a major barrier to…
Google tests Project Toscana face unlock system that could rival Apple’s Face ID
There is a great divide in biometrics deployment between Android and iOS devices. The biometrics battleground in the smartphone race…
