Upanzi Network digital identity hackathons to continue nurturing African talent
The African Digital Identity Hackathon, organized by the Upanzi Network at Carnegie Melon University Africa in Rwanda and MicroSave Consulting,…
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Maldives releases digital ID draft legislation for public feedback
Government stakeholders, the business community, industry actors and members of the general public in Maldives have until June 15 to…
UK ‘super-complaints regime’ to super-charge Ofcom’s online safety enforcement
Complaints are one thing, but violators of the UK’s Online Safety Act are about to meet super-complaints. The Department for…
Philippines sets aside millions in funding for biometric airport gates
The Philippines is putting additional funds of PHP1.347 billion (US$24.1 million) for the electronic gates (e-gates) project for major international…
France’s push for age restrictions on social media gains urgency
Is it a social media site? Is it a pornography distribution outlet? Is it an online noise factory? X is…
Police, federal video surveillance of anti-ICE protests in Los Angeles raise alarms
In the wake of escalating protests in Los Angeles over U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raids and broader immigration…
Humanity Protocol acquires Moongate with move into ticketing, credentialing
Proof of personhood network Humanity Protocol has announced the acquisition of Moongate, a decentralized event infrastructure platform powering ticketing, credentialing…
US lawmakers sound alarm over genetic data vulnerabilities in 23andMe bankruptcy case
A House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform hearing this week marked a critical juncture in the national conversation about…
Clearview AI faces more legal uncertainty in UK and US
While Clearview AI has finally settled some of the legal cases against it, the U.S. facial recognition company remains in…
Jenetric licenses BDI image sensor panel for full-screen fingerprint biometrics
German fingerprint scanner maker Dermalog Jenetric has announced it would be licensing image sensing technology from Bidirectional Display (BDI). BDI’s…
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