Police drone programs raise questions about use of AI, facial recognition
Law enforcement drone programs are moving from specialized public safety tools into a broader surveillance infrastructure that can put aerial…
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Webinar to demystify biometric physical access control decisions
The biometric physical access control is changing, with shifts driven by factors including ubiquitous face biometrics, alignment between logical and…
Deepfake penetration outpacing security preparedness: GetReal Security
GetReal Security’s new Deepfake Readiness Benchmark Report confirms what many businesses are saying: convincing AI deepfakes are no longer a…
VPNs on regulatory block in EU, UK as lawmakers address age check circumvention
A philosophical tug-of-war is at play in the debate over whether Virtual Private Networks (VPNs) enable easy circumvention of age…
Thailand mandates biometric IDV for all social media advertisers to curb scams
Social media platforms in Thailand, such as Facebook, will need to introduce identity verification for advertisers, according to a new…
Jordan grants legal status to Sanad digital ID as users pass 2.6M
Jordan’s Sanad digital identity app, which operates using iris biometrics from IrisGuard, now has full legal status. A report from…
Face biometrics use cases outnumbered only by important considerations
With face biometrics now used regularly in many different sectors and areas of life, stakeholders are asking questions about a…
Passkeys now pervasive but passwords persist in enterprise authentication
Passkeys are here; now about those passwords. Specifically, passkeys are now prevalent in the enterprise, the FIDO Alliance says, with…
EU pushes AI Act deadlines for high-risk systems, including biometrics
The EU has reached a provisional agreement on changes to the AI Act that postpone rules on high-risk AI systems,…
Jumio, Socure, Signicat, ROC add execs amid AI fraud, growth push
A wave of senior appointments across the digital identity and biometrics sector signals the growing urgency around AI-driven fraud, the…
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