India will not force smartphone makers to preinstall Aadhaar app
Following pushback from smartphone manufacturers such as Apple and Samsung, the Indian government has abandoned its plans to pre-install the…
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Finland moves to centralize passport, id issuance at foreign missions
The government of Finland has proposed amendments to the country’s legislation on passport and identity card services that would improve…
Anthropic adds limited biometric ID verification from Persona to Claude
Anthropic is introducing identity verification on its AI chatbot platform Claude for a “small number of cases.” For its verification…
Google investing $5M into LatAM DPI projects through Co-Develop
Google has pledged $5 million in support for Latin American governments adopting digital public infrastructure (DPI), including digital IDs and…
KYC bypass tools sold on Telegram to defeat biometric checks
Illegal hacking services designed to bypass Know Your Customer (KYC) facial biometric scans are being sold on Telegram channels to…
Nearly 40% of Gen Z report fraud losses as scams shift online: TransUnion
Gen Z is increasingly being targeted by online scammers: Nearly 40 percent of Gen Z consumers reported losing money to…
UK social engineering scams jump 62% as fraud tactics shift: BioCatch
While the United States is battling with credit card fraud and identity theft, UK consumers are being targeted by increased…
UK to deploy biometric ID in prisons after 179 released in error
The UK government has announced the digitalization of the prison system, with a new biometric ID system aimed at preventing…
Philippines plans ID verification for healthcare with PhilSys integration
The Philippines is planning to modernize its healthcare delivery system with an integration of the Philippine Identification System (PhilSys). An…
Innovatrics’ VC backs biometric driver monitoring startup Mettis AI
Biometric Ventures, the venture capital arm of biometrics company Innovatrics, has invested in Mettis AI, a Spanish startup developing AI-based driver monitoring…
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