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Ukraine cabinet okays decision that allows veterans to access services using only digital ID

Ukraine’s Ministry of Digital Transformation has announced that cabinet okayed proposed changes that allow for veterans in the country to…

 

Reports show ebbing faith in banks that ignore AI fraud threat

People are losing faith in their banks, as generative AI makes deepfakes, voice cloning, injection attacks and other malicious assets…

 

Opt-in facial recognition transforming the NFL guest experience

NFL football continues to yield use cases for biometrics, as discussed in a recent webinar moderated by Paul Kapustka of…

 

NSW first-aid certificate is first verifiable digital credential trialed in Australia

The government of New South Wales has taken a major step toward the actualization of its national digital identity wallet…

 

Cameroon’s move to increase biometric ID card fee faces sharp criticism

Major identity documents as well as consular services in Cameroon have seen a jump in issuance fees – a decision…

 

Opposition to U.S. federal privacy law grows louder

The latest draft of the American Privacy Rights Act (APRA), which would regulate privacy protection for U.S. citizens at the…

 

Clearview facial recognition searches double, database reaches 50B images

The number of facial recognition searches performed with Clearview AI by law enforcement officials has doubled over the past year,…

 

German lawmakers call for bans on biometric surveillance

German lawmakers are calling for a ban on biometric surveillance and accusing the German police of handing over sensitive biometric…

 

Brazil’s data privacy regulator looks at biometrics and facial recognition in new report

Brazil’s National Data Protection Authority (ANPD) has published the second volume of its Technological Radar series, and it focuses on…

 

OneID recertification to DIATF adds reusable digital ID status

OneID has achieved recertification as an identity service provider and orchestration service provider under the UK Digital Identity and Attributes…

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