Australian age assurance law prompts removal of 4.7M underage accounts
Australian regulators have released initial results from the country’s social media age restriction, showing that major social media companies removed…
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Thailand introduces face biometrics verification to fight health sector fraud
The government of Thailand is adding facial scans to the patient verification process within the framework of the country’s Universal…
KYA emerges as essential tool to ensure agentic AI is trustworthy
It’s 2026; do you know who your agents are? This is the question of the moment, as the agentic AI…
UNHCR lauds role of Fayda digital ID in facilitating life for Ethiopia refugees
Thanks to the Fayda digital ID, access to services for refugees hosted by Ethiopia has become much easier, a development…
A New Year’s resolution for AI – don’t blame the bot
By Professor Fraser Sampson, former UK Biometrics & Surveillance Camera Commissioner According to the old saying, blaming our tools is a…
Digital identity’s role in IATA’s ecosystem grows with NDC, Macau’s One ID launch
The International Air Transport Association’s plan to upgrade air travel infrastructure to make the sector more efficient for the hundreds…
Lawmakers move to rein in ICE’s use of mobile facial recognition
U.S. Rep. Bennie G. Thompson, the top Democrat on the House Committee on Homeland Security, introduced legislation aimed at sharply…
Inetum installing biometric scanners at 2 Spanish ports for EES rollout
Biometrics and passport scanners are being installed at Cadiz, Spain’s two major ports by Inetum España as part of the…
SmartSearch completes acquisition of Credas to boost compliance capabilities
UK AML compliance firm SmartSearch has completed its acquisition of Cardiff-based legal and property sector identity verification provider Credas Technologies…
NetChoice keeps fighting Arkansas’ efforts to regulate youth access to social media
The legal lobby for Silicon Valley’s biggest companies has filed a request for a preliminary injunction to stop Arkansas’ Act…
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