Trident raises $2.6M to support DR Congo’s digital ID rollout
The Singaporean company Trident which is implementing a national digital ID program in the Democratic Republic of Congo, known as…
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Catching synthetic identities by sifting through clues in public data
Synthetic identities have become an increasing threat over the past years: Constructed by combining authentic and fabricated information, such as…
London police face questions after not deploying LFR at far-right rally
London police are facing questions on why they chose not to deploy live facial recognition (LFR) during last week’s far-right…
ConnectID, k-ID to offer automated age controls based on adult verification
The bulk of the attention on age verification has concerned pornography and social media, both deemed by Australian lawmakers to…
New York’s proposed age assurance rules ‘clearest and smartest’ to emerge
A new proposal in New York State that aims to lay out age assurance rules for social media is getting…
Indian tech firms shortlisted for Sri Lanka digital ID meeting with ICTA and DRP
About a dozen Indian tech companies shortlisted for the Master Systems Integrator (MSI) role in Sri Lanka’s Unique Digital ID…
‘Chat, am I old enough to flirt with you?’ OpenAI introduces age checks for GPT
It is hard to imagine worse publicity for a tech firm than “our product convinced a teen to kill themselves.”…
RealSense, TACC tackle ethics of face biometric access control
Facial authentication deployments for enterprise biometric access control are growing, but common misconceptions and ethical concerns among users are holding…
Amadeus and Lufthansa complete EUDI Wallet testing for travel
Travel technology company Amadeus and air carrier Lufthansa have announced they have successfully completed tests in using the European Digital Identity…
OpenID approves 3 standards for sharing real-time digital identity security signals
Three standards for real-time digital identity security event sharing are now Final Specifications, after their approval by the OpenID Foundation….
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