Ethiopia pilots platform to facilitate access to govt services using Fayda digital ID
The federal government of Ethiopia has launched the trial of a platform dubbed “Mesob” that will make access to digital…
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Irish politicians clash over regulation allowing police use of facial recognition
Work on drafting the legislation that would allow Irish police forces to use facial recognition is “well advanced,” according to…
Thales brings encryption, key management to cloud security partnership with Deloitte
A new strategic partnership between Thales and Deloitte & Touche LLP combines advanced encryption and key management technology with data…
Personal data breached as African, South Korean telcos suffer cyberattacks
Africa’s largest mobile network operator, MTN Group, recently confirmed a massive cyberattack aimed at its services in a number of…
What Trump’s tariff reversal (and escalation on China) means for the future of cybersecurity
By Vytautas Urbonas, CMO at Ondato The Wall Street stock rally due to President Trump’s consecutive actions, including the suspension…
Philippines targets NGOs in national digital ID adoption push
The Philippines Statistics Authority (PSA) is multiplying strategies to ensure greater integration of the national ID into public and private…
South Africa begins biometric IDV for grant benefits May 5
South Africa’s social security agency (SASSA) has introduced changes to ID verification for some categories of social grant beneficiaries expected…
Biometrics and injection detection for deepfake defense a rising priority
Biometrics integrations with injection attack detection to defend the latest front in the global battle against fraud, deepfakes, is the…
Biometric Update Podcast looks at the road to a global standard for age assurance
Episode 2 of the Biometric Update Podcast is a dispatch from the 2025 Global Age Assurance Standards Summit, held from…
WEF launches new DPI initiative focused on emerging tech, including biometrics
Global Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) initiatives are lagging behind emerging technologies such as AI, which could lead to inefficiencies, bottlenecks…
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