African digital ID systems need better governance by stronger independent bodies: Researchers
Digital ID systems backed by biometrics are being imposed on Africans, preventing millions from receiving essential services they are entitled…
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Age verification without liveness nets Belize porn site operator £1M Ofcom fine
Enforcement of the UK’s Online Safety Act is progressing, with regulator Ofcom announcing a fine of over £1 million for…
More missing children than transparency in UK police live facial recognition watchlists
Police in the UK have included hundreds of minors on its facial recognition surveillance watchlist, including children under the age…
Edmonton police failed to get approval for FRT trial: Alberta privacy commissioner
Whoa there, buds: that’s the message Alberta’s information and privacy commissioner has for Edmonton Police Services (EPS), after the announcement…
FIDO Alliance broadens scope with new digital credentials work, deployments
The FIDO Alliance is leveling up. Several announcements show the passwordless-focused organization evolving, as it expands beyond its initial push…
LexisNexis upgrades IDVerse biometric platform for higher accuracy in fewer steps
Biometric anti-fraud platform IDVerse, acquired by LexisNexis Risk Solutions earlier this year, is getting an upgrade. Its new owner has…
Fingerprint Cards AllKey Ultra FIDO aims to simplify token adoption
Fingerprint Cards AB (FPC) and jNet Secure have launched a new FIDO product, the FPC AllKey Ultra FIDO – a…
France’s national digital ID scaling up after graduating from pilot
France’s national digital identity app, France Identité, has enabled the creation of more than 3.2 million digital IDs, according to…
IBM joins growing verifiable digital credentials marketplace
IBM has launched standards-based software that allows organizations to issue and verify secure, interoperable digital credentials and Turing Space is…
ASEAN plans to roll out digital business ID to boost cross‑border trade
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is preparing to roll out a regionwide digital business identity system aimed at…
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