Social media age legislation in Pakistan modeled on Australian under-16 ban
Age restrictions for social media are spreading to countries in the global south, with Pakistan becoming the latest nation to…
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Oz Forensics refreshes biometric PAD compliance with high accuracy in BixeLab test
Oz Forensics has renewed its compliance confirmation for the ISO/IEC 30107-3 Biometric presentation attack detection (PAD) standard, both Levels 1…
ICE’s expanding use of ankle monitors ignites surveillance, privacy concerns
In a quiet but consequential shift in immigration enforcement strategy, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has launched a sweeping…
Hackers post verification and ID photos from women’s safety app Tea
Tens of thousands of photos from women’s dating safety app Tea have been exposed by hackers, including 13,000 verification photos…
Belize, US biometric data-sharing agreement called ‘digital colonialism’
The biometric data-sharing agreement signed between the governments of Belize and the U.S. has drawn a fierce response as critics…
Vietnam unveils NDAChain as national blockchain backbone
Vietnam has officially rolled out NDAChain, the country’s national blockchain platform that will be integrated with VNeID and other national…
Nigeria arrests suspects involved in digital ID theft for financial fraud
Nigeria’s anti-graft body, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has raised the alarm on an ongoing criminal activity in…
Trump’s revival of WWII era alien registration law sparks privacy, legal battles
The Trump administration’s unexpected reactivation of a forgotten wartime law requiring noncitizens to register with the U.S. government and carry…
Government biometrics contracts present opportunity now, attribute claims soon
Demand for biometrics in established applications like national ID programs and border control is strong, as seen in several of…
Parental consent, age ranges are flaws in India’s data privacy act, say experts
A common complaint from opponents of age assurance technology is that parents should be the ones to decide what their…
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