SITA scales up airport biometrics portfolio with Collins Aerospace deal
Collins Aerospace Airport Solutions has reached a deal to become part of SITA. The planned merger adds popular passenger processing,…
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Prove sues KYXStart over patent infringement, alleged contract interference
Identity verification provider Prove has sued startup KYXStart in U.S. District Court in Delaware, alleging that former employees built a…
Inside DHS’s RIVR: How identity document verification is put to the test
Even under controlled conditions, identity document verification software can struggle to distinguish genuine credentials from convincing counterfeits. The U.S. Department…
NIST sets new accuracy threshold for entry into 1:N face recognition evaluation
The U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is introducing an explicit accuracy threshold for developers seeking to enter…
Italian bank loses $108M to AI messaging fraud, as identifAI warns of deepfake threat
Deepfake financial fraud arguably has its defining crime: the 2024 case in which an employee of Hong Kong firm Arup…
Florida can continue to enforce age-based restrictions on social media
Efforts to scupper Florida’s social media age assurance law appear to be floundering, with a federal appeals court panel ruling…
DHS audit exposes TSA access control failures amid biometric expansion
A new Department of Homeland Security (DHS) inspector general (IG) audit identified serious weaknesses in the Transportation Security Administration’s (TSA)…
DHS rejects automatic activation of ICE body cameras despite GAO warning
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has rejected a federal watchdog’s recommendation that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) implement technology…
DPI systems connect, but grievance redress remains fragmented
Research from a team including David Porteous, founder of digital government firm Integral, suggests that interoperable digital public infrastructure (DPI)…
Can Africa’s new CRVS decade close the death registration gap?
Only about one in ten deaths in Africa is officially registered, leaving governments without reliable records needed for public health…
