IJCB’s facial recognition adversarial attack challenge kicks off
This Monday saw the official kick-off of the 2025 Adversarial Attack Challenge (AAC), a competition aimed at strengthening biometric authentication…
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Iran rolls out AI platform prototype amid facial recognition surveillance accusations
Iran has presented a prototype of its national AI platform, designed to address both the country’s lagging technological development and…
Sweden issues RFI for new ABIS, Moldova issues biometric hardware tender
Sweden is considering purchasing a new biometric system that will help the country collect fingerprints and facial images of asylum…
Email service Kivra acquires digital ID firm Truid
Nordic email service Kivra, which handles official communication between citizens, companies and government agencies, has taken a step towards developing…
Brunei to launch digital ID trials ‘soon’
Brunei has announced that its national digital identity system, BruneiID, will soon enter a six-month trial phase. During the trial,…
Civil liberties network calls for radical transparency in police use of facial recognition
Rights groups say UK’s new policing bill opens door to biometric matching with drivers database. Georgia’s privacy watchdog launches probe…
EWC provides update on EU’s business wallets
The European Business Wallet has entered the focus of attention since it was named a part of the European Union’s…
Thales wins $21m contract for Switzerland’s AFIS
Thales has won an 18.9 million Swiss francs (US$21.3 million) contract for modernizing the Automated Fingerprint Identification System (AFIS) used…
New Zealand police say NEC AFIS contract expiring soon
New Zealand’s police are warning that the contract for its fingerprinting system, supplied by biometric firm NEC, will expire soon…
Belgians can apply for digital national ID cards in 2026
Belgian citizens will be able to apply for a digital version of the national identity card from November 2026. The…
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