Panasonic adds QR-based biometric onboarding to streamline site access
Panasonic Connect has introduced a new QR‑based face registration feature for its KPAS Cloud access management service. The new feature…
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SLC Digital, Ideco partner on hardware-backed biometrics for fraud prevention
United States-based identity fraud solution firm SLC Digital and Ideco Biometrics, are combining their technologies and technical capabilities to enhance…
Japan moves toward age verification for social media filters and risk labels
Japan’s policymakers are considering their own version of age assurance for social media with content filtering taking the limelight. Nikkei…
AVPA plots course for age assurance future based on learnings from Australia
In 2025, few people on Earth logged as many travel miles as Iain Corby, the executive director of the Age…
Regula analysis finds ID document verification hardest for Arabic, Chinese, Japanese
While the Latin alphabet is the alpha and omega for around 40 percent of the world’s people, that still leaves…
London police win legal challenge against live facial recognition deployment
London’s Met Police force has won a legal challenge to its use of live facial recognition, allowing them to continue…
Roblox settles with Alabama, West Virginia, agrees to age checks for users under 16
Social gaming platform Roblox is settling its accounts. Having settled with the State of Nevada for $12.5 million over lawsuits…
YouTube offers its biometric deepfake detection tool to celebrities
After content creators, politicians and journalists, YouTube will also enable celebrities to access its likeness detection tool, allowing them to…
Neurotechnology spinoff SkyBiometry launches AI infrastructure suite
SkyBiometry, a subsidiary of biometric technology company Neurotechnology, has announced the launch of an AI factory and an infrastructure suite of…
Entrust upgrades IDV as Australia expands AML/CTF rules to new sectors
Australia is expanding its Anti‑Money Laundering and Counter‑Terrorism Financing (AML/CTF) framework, with the most significant changes in nearly two decades. The…
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