EU Parliament backs delaying AI Act deadlines for biometrics, high-risk applications
The European Parliament has voted in favor of delaying certain rules of the EU AI Act related to high-risk AI…
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Regulators crack down on EU age assurance — self-declaration no longer enough
A hammer lifted will, eventually, fall. Websites and social platforms are starting to feel the sting of the regulators’ gavel…
Robin Tombs talks UK digital ID with Trinsic as Yoti passes 23M global downloads
A new episode of the Future of Identity podcast, hosted by Trinsic’s Riley Hughes, features a conversation with Robin Tombs,…
Marshall Scholar tells BU Podcast how to fix the age assurance debate
Ben Fischer is a Marshall Scholar studying the technical and social implications of privacy preserving age assurance at the University…
NIST updates biometric data exchange format standard
NIST has released an updated standard format for the exchange of machine-readable biometric data by law enforcement, border control and…
Sri Lanka plans phased rollout for digital ID and nationwide re-registration
Sri Lanka is preparing a phased rollout of its national digital ID (SL-UDI), beginning with core enrollment, de-duplication and secure…
Shufti warns that lab‑tested deepfake tools are failing in the real world
Shufti is warning that financial institutions are facing a far larger deepfake problem than they realize, as synthetic identity fraud…
NEC continues cooperation with WIN on biometric matching for law enforcement
NEC has announced a deal to provide the latest version of its integrated biometric workstation to a consortium of U.S….
Token presents a new biometric ‘button’ for air-gapped authentication
Token, the creator of biometric wearables such as the fingerprint-sensor-equipped smart ring, has unveiled a new hardware authentication device –…
Accurate launches enhanced IDV to stem candidate fraud
It’s important to hire the right people, but with bad actors out there acting fraudulently, this is getting harder. More…
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