Malaysia to launch national digital ID super-app
Malaysia is launching what it terms a “national digital identity ecosystem” called the MyDigital ID Superapp which builds upon the…
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Masha Borak is a technology journalist. Her work has appeared in Wired, Business Insider, Rest of World, and other media outlets. Previously she reported for the South China Morning Post in Hong Kong. Reach out to her at masha@biometricupdate.com.
Brazil bans TFH from offering compensation for biometric data
Brazil’s data watchdog has banned Tools of Humanity (TFH), the company behind digital identity project World, from offering cryptocurrency or…
Biometric voter registration underway in Iraq, IHEC says FRT to be used on polling day
Iraq has established over 1,000 centers for voter data registration, including biometric enrollment, as it looks toward Parliamentary elections which…
Davos discusses digital wallets, AI economy
This year’s Davos World Economic Forum (WEF) is bringing not only tense trade talks between the U.S. and Europe but…
ASEAN updates guidance on deepfakes
The threat of deepfakes is entering high-level discussions from Southeast Asia to Davos. The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)…
Philippines faces 36 million backlog in ID cards
The Philippines are still facing a 36 million backlog in distributing the country’s national ID cards which will need additional…
Railway companies look to digital IDs, facial biometrics and blockchain for ticketing
Railway companies in France, Japan and Indonesia double down on introducing ticketing technology such as digital identity and facial recognition….
All eyes on AI Act exemptions as ban on high-risk AI systems nears
Despite being celebrated as the world’s first comprehensive AI legislation in the world, the European Union’s AI Act has left…
Increase in cyberattacks setting the stage for identity security’s rapid growth
Digital identity security is rapidly growing in importance as identity infrastructure becomes a target for cyber attackers. Misconfigurations of identity…
Oosto bought for $125M, far less than $352M raised but 6x annual revenues
Israeli real-time facial recognition company Oosto has been acquired by AI-based parking lot operator Metropolis for US$125 million. The figure…
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