Will EU digital identity drop the unique identifier?
The European Commission may be changing its mind about its proposed requirement for all European Union member states to incorporate…
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SenseTime researcher presents progress on AI syncing faces with audio
The digital manipulation of faces can be used to spoof biometric systems or sow misinformation, but technology to coordinate face…
Biometrics Institute members say linked databases threaten public trust
The main public concern around biometrics is that linked databases could lead to mass surveillance, more than 70 percent of…
Philippines pilots new capabilities for civil registry, QR codes galore
The Philippines Statistics Authority (PSA) is piloting the country’s new civil registry system ahead of national rollout. The system gives…
OIX promotes ‘digital vouching’ to reduce exclusion from government services worldwide
More people could access digital services via a process of “digital vouching,” according to the latest paper from the Open…
NIST goes with algorithm co-developed by Thales for post-quantum digital signatures
An algorithm co-developed by Thales has been selected as a post-quantum cryptography standard for digital signatures specifically for its ability…
Innovatrics launches biometric identity verification platform to prevent onboarding fraud
A new comprehensive digital identity verification platform has been launched by Innovatrics to provide the tools and services for cost-effective…
FTC fires a shot across the bow of anyone wanting to sell personal reproductive data
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission says it will go after any business that illegally monitor or handle information related to…
Biometrics launched for consumer cloud storage, may expand for Chrome password management
Biometrics continue to slowly penetrate the consumer computing market in the face of a barrage of warnings about fraud, identity…
Juniper forecasts online payment fraud jump despite widespread digital identity verification
The high levels of fraud that have plagued online payment systems are not about to let up. Far from it,…
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