Lawmakers press DHS, ICE over Palantir surveillance tools
A group of congressional Democrats is demanding that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) explain how they are using Palantir-developed…
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Finland moves to centralize passport, id issuance at foreign missions
The government of Finland has proposed amendments to the country’s legislation on passport and identity card services that would improve…
Ghost Murmur whispers the arrival of zoemetrics
By Professor Fraser Sampson, former UK Biometrics & Surveillance Camera Commissioner There are two things about biometrics that make it an…
White House fraud crackdown sharpens focus on digital identity
The Trump administration’s March 6 Executive Order 14390, aimed at combating cybercrime and fraud, has prompted a significant response from…
Gender gaps threaten progress on global legal identity goals, Vital Strategies CEO warns
As countries work toward universal legal identity under SDG 16.9, greater focus on gender inclusion is needed to ensure women and…
Guyana data chief says digital ID won’t replace voter ID
Guyana’s Data Protection Commissioner, Aneal Giddings, has clarified that the country’s national digital ID is not intended to be used…
Biometrics at scale: EES setbacks meet growth push
The effectiveness of biometrics deployments at scale can be prone to failures of procedure or coordination, as travelers to Europe…
Concordium’s Boris Bohrer-Bilowitzki wants to keep your AI agents in line
“Without identity, autonomous action is just autonomous risk.” So says Boris Bohrer-Bilowitzki, CEO of Layer-1 blockchain protocol Concordium. Concordium has…
Veratad among first certified to ISO 27566 age assurance standard
Veratad is one of the first companies worldwide to achieve certification to ISO/IEC 27566‑1:2025, the newly established international standard for…
World targets central IDV, AI agent management role with selfie biometrics
World’s latest update positions the company as an identity verification provider for the world of agentic AI, with new tools…
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