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Communicating about biometrics needs can help achieve benefits of modularity

BioRugged CEO Arnd Langguth wants to invite governments implementing MOSIP to challenge vendors. The same goes for other relationships between…

 

France leads age assurance charge in Europe with new Arcom rules: Yoti

Europe is preparing to host the Age Assurance Standards Summit, where industry leaders will gather to discuss age assurance legislation…

 

Surveys reveal widespread concern, misgivings over digital privacy gaps

The FBI recently issued a stark warning to the public in which it highlighted how criminal actors are exploiting U.S….

 

Biometrics and photo IDs need friends to fight fraud

Biometric fraud prevention, whether at borders or in payments, often depends on photo ID documents, even as new credentials and…

 

The deeper harms of deepfakes: with no control over likeness, potential for abuse is huge

Typically, when discussing the risks presented by deepfakes created using generative AI tools, the warnings are about how you might…

 

Millions face new hurdles under US Social Security ID verification overhaul

The Social Security Administration (SSA) is preparing to roll out new identity-proofing requirements that could affect millions of Americans, reshaping…

 

UK background check service to improve identity verification over the next 3 years

The UK’s background check Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) plans to reduce its reliance on manual ID verification and allow…

 

Philippines national biometric authentication program presents business opportunity

The Philippines’ national ID system and expanding use of biometrics presents a growing opportunity for providers of the associated technologies,…

 

Gentex completes takeover of EyeLock iris biometrics with Voxx deal approval

Gentex has completed the $175 million acquisition of Voxx International, including iris biometrics business EyeLock. EyeLock merged with GalvanEyes to…

 

Russia’s Unified Biometric System registering more foreign citizens

Over 200,000 foreign citizens in Russia registered their data in the country’s national biometric database Unified Biometric System (UBS) in…

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