Regula rolls out digital ID resource
Digital identity projects have been popping up across the world with governments and private organizations exploring different approaches and identity…
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Corsight AI strikes new partnership for retail facial recognition in the Philippines
Corsight AI will offer its facial recognition software to retailers in the Philippines through a new partnership with Roxas Management…
Rights groups concerned over UK’s plan to use biometric age estimation on migrants
Rights groups and social work experts are expressing concerns about the UK’s plans to introduce biometric facial age estimation for…
Scottish Biometrics Commissioner backs regulating LFR with primary legislation
The UK has been debating its lack of unified regulation for facial recognition use over the past several years. In…
Colombia orders World shut-down, citing biometrics compliance failures
The competition regulator of Colombia has ordered an “immediate and permanent” closure of digital identity project World over data protection…
Namirial launches sandbox for digital ID wallet platform
European trust services company Namirial is launching a sandbox for its digital identity wallet platform. The Namirial Wallet Platform is…
France alters process at EES biometric kiosks in UK to speed up registrations
The Entry-Exit System (EES) kiosks at London’s St Pancras railway station have temporarily removed certain questions in order to speed…
IOTA adds post-quantum cryptography to its identity framework
The IOTA Foundation has released a new beta version of its decentralized identity framework, introducing post-quantum cryptography to protect digital…
Mobai wins Norwegian Research Council grant for user-controlled shareable biometrics
Facial biometrics company Mobai has won a 12.3 million Norwegian kroner (US$1.2 million) grant from the Research Council of Norway…
EU’s EES launched with slowdowns and rule violations
Two minutes and 26 seconds — this was the time it took English travel journalist Simon Calder to register for…
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