To ban or not to ban? UK debates age restrictions for social media platforms
Despite recent legal dead-ends, the UK continues to move toward an Australian-style law putting age restrictions on large social media…
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Evaluations of Corsight live facial recognition follow Essex Police pause
Essex Police paused its live facial recognition (LFR) deployments after identifying potential accuracy and bias risks, an audit published this…
Australian regulators roll out new age assurance guidance, enforceable industry codes
The Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) has published new guidance on age assurance technologies. A release from the…
Sierra Leone’s ‘brokers of citizenship’ recognized in digital identification project
The promise of national digital identity systems is the tantalizing dream of direct connection between people, official identities and public…
One fifth of ID theft victims will have their identity reused: Synectics
More than 20 percent of ID theft victims have their identity reused to access different financial services and products, according…
Veriff, Prove, alongID strengthen executive teams
Three players in the digital identity sector have announced senior appointments as enterprises worldwide ramp up investment in identity, fraud…
Cyprus digital ID must be accepted by all organizations, says govt
The government of Cyprus has reminded organizations that they must accept digital documents, including national ID cards and driving licences,…
Canadian parliament seeks to expand biometric background checks nationwide
Canada’s lower legislative branch is looking for a supplier to help extend its fingerprint biometrics capability for background checks across…
Regula user base surges 62% to 240M as IDV becomes core digital infrastructure
Regula has reported a 62 percent year‑on‑year increase in end users, now supporting more than 240 million people around the…
Shufti bringing remote video IDV to DACH region
Shufti is bringing its remote video-based identity verification system to the DACH region, covering Germany, Austria and Switzerland. The fraud…
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