Caution urged as UK supermarkets check out facial recognition
By Professor Fraser Sampson, former UK Biometrics & Surveillance Camera Commissioner In the same week the UK Prime Minister said shoplifting…
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Somalia decries plan by autonomous region to create parallel ID system
The Somali government has sharply criticized plans by Puntland, an autonomous region in the federal country, to create its own…
Feedzai acquires Demyst to unify KYC, fraud risk data
Financial crime prevention and behavioral biometrics provider Feedzai has acquired data management provider Demyst to unify data orchestration and risk…
Ashade marks milestone for TrustPattern in trend for pattern codes and digital identity
Ashade is marking a milestone for its registered technology TrustPattern printable smartcard technology. The Houston, Texas-based company has rolled out…
Sift brings FIBR to Sift Console
Sift has directly integrated its Fraud Industry Benchmarking Resource (FIBR) into the Sift product experience, the Sift Console. Sift says…
Microsoft introduces new Entra ID feature requiring reauthentication every time
Microsoft has introduced a new feature for Entra ID that allows administrators to require a fresh user authentication to complete specific…
Papua New Guinea not ready for biometric voting, electoral commissioner says
Papua New Guinea will hold general elections at some point in or before 2027 to elect members of the National…
Germany and Ukraine testing digital vehicle registration
Germany and Ukraine are opening public testing for their respective digital vehicle registration certificates as the European Union prepares to…
Next-gen security ribbons enable personalized ID security
An announcement from identity and security firm GET Group introduces its latest suite of high-security thermal retransfer ribbons. Thermal transfer…
Digital authoritarianism increasing as AI-enhanced surveillance reshapes federal policies under Trump
There is a common denominator that links recent developments in the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Department of Justice (DOJ),…
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