The Quad should take up digital public infrastructure as one of its goals: Carnegie
As the U.S. prepares to host the fourth Quad Leaders’ Summit, the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace is calling on…
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Biometrics business revs up with prospect of big deals and wider adoption
A biometrics tender, talks, an RFI and a production launch all setting up potential big money deals for providers in…
MOSIP takes on identity management challenges with hackathon, uni partnership
The Modular Open Source Identity Platform (MOSIP) is a week into its “MOSIP Decode 2024,” a virtual hackathon designed to…
Chinese hacking compromised hundreds of thousands of devices containing personal PII
The US Department of Justice (DOJ) announced Wednesday that the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) sought and obtained a court-authorized…
US needs facial recognition legislation, NIST guidance to protect civil rights: report
Facial recognition’s benefits for law enforcement and civil applications run by America’s federal government could be outweighed by its negative…
Nigerian leader pledges support for digital ID expansion amid DPI investment plans
Speaking through a representative at an event to mark 2024 Identity Day this week, Nigerian President Bola Tinubu highlighted the…
Nigerian digital ID startup Regfyl raises $1.1M to address Africa’s AML compliance challenges
Regfyl, a Nigerian digital identity verification and fraud detection startup, has secured $1.1 million in a pre-seed funding round. This…
Google launches synched passkeys as tech giants move away from passwords
Digital technology giants are directing their efforts toward implementing passwordless authentication, with a particular focus on using passkeys, to avoid…
Turing research discounts deepfake influence on elections as govts ramp up regulation
The year 2024 will be remembered for several globally important national elections but also for warnings over the deepfake misinformation…
Push for biometrics to restrict underage gambling access in LATAM
The rising concern regarding underage individuals accessing online gambling has prompted governments worldwide to implement regulatory frameworks and propose new…
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