Vietnam has big digitalization and biometrics ambitions for 2026
Vietnam’s government is pushing hard for digital transformation, seeing digital identity and governance as central to its plans and has…
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The high stakes push to fix America’s broken travel experience
In the final months of 2025, the modernization of the U.S. travel system is no longer a collection of pilot…
FBI director hints at bureau’s quiet expansion of global biometrics reach
When Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director Kash Patel wrote this week on X that the bureau had “undertaken a…
Judge blocks Texas app store age verification law as unconstitutional
The U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas has blocked Texas’ sweeping App Store Accountability Act from taking…
Credence ID joins Identis Group to bridge physical and digital identity
Italy-based Identis Group has made a strategic investment in Credence ID to enable its expansion into high-growth digital identity markets…
More collaboration needed to secure biometrics and digital ID in 2026
There is a general consensus on what the dominant trends in identity are as 2025 draws to a close. How…
UK tackles threat of generative AI with new Deepfake Detection Challenge
The UK Home Office is kicking off a new Deepfake Detection Challenge that will bring together experts from across government,…
AI impersonation attacks against US officials growing more sophisticated, FBI warns
Federal authorities are warning that a years-long impersonation campaign targeting senior U.S. officials has not only continued, but that is…
SpruceID CEO pitches US health records group on verifiable digital credentials
U.S. nonprofit group the National Association of Public Health Statistics and Information Systems (NAPHSIS) recently held its annual conference on…
US House committee signals comprehensive privacy push next spring
House Committee on Energy and Commerce leaders have signaled that, after finishing a push on children’s online safety and teen…
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