Biometrics firms pitch privacy in age assurance ahead of US court battle
The U.S. is facing its first constitutional debate connected with age verification in 20 years: The Supreme Court will have…
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Google announces beta test for digital IDs based on biometrics and US passports
A new type of digital ID based on U.S. passports in Google Wallet has been introduced ahead of beta testing….
Permira finalizes $1.3B majority stake acquisition of BioCatch
Permira Growth Opportunities has completed the acquisition of a majority position in behavioral biometrics and fraud prevention business BioCatch, four…
ATO attacks surge in Q2 2024, Sift warns of growing ‘Fraud-as-a-Service’ threat
A recent report highlights the growing threat of account takeover (ATO) attacks, which surged by 24 percent in the second…
EU AI pact sets new standards for ethical AI use across Europe
By Tony Porter, Chief Privacy Officer at Corsight AI The European Union’s AI Pact marks a crucial step towards forming…
Deepfake detection challenge, integration to protect content integrity unveiled
A new deepfake detection competition has been announced with the intention of advancing “next-generation deepfake detection and localization systems” development….
Utah judge blocks age verification requirement for social media
A federal judge in Utah has ruled in favor of tech lobby group NetChoice and against the state’s new law…
Biometrics startups address pressing industry challenges in pitch competition
A group of biometric and digital identity startups went head-to-head in a pitching competition at Identity Week on Wednesday and…
Mindy Support builds biometric dataset with 1M face images for large US tech firm
Mindy Support, a provider of data annotation and customer service solutions, has compiled a database of face images to train…
Philippines digital ID app integrates HID platform for ISO-compliant interoperability
The Philippines’ “Super App” for storing government-issued digital IDs has integrated HID Global’s mobile ID management system to make the…
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