New spying threats force rethink of biometric identity checks
The Five Eyes intelligence alliance’s warning this month that Chinese intelligence services are using fake recruiters on LinkedIn and other…
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‘Age of agentics’ prompts flurry of tools for governance, accountability
Plenty of businesses are reshaping their identity governance processes to accommodate the influx of AI agents into the digital ecosystem….
China seeks feedback on state-backed decentralized digital identity framework
China’s Cyberspace Administration has published a draft of “Regulations on Promoting the Interoperability and Interrecognition of Distributed Digital Identity Applications”…
FOSI reports suggest support growing for Australia’s social media age minimum
The Australian experiment in establishing a minimum age for using social media presents two large problems for those who frame…
Thales supplier Linxens comes under scrutiny by UK’s Labour party
Passport component supplier Linxens is facing scrutiny over ownership links to Chinese investment firms that have been placed on the…
China creates digital ID for humanoid robots
China is telling its humanoid robots to take a number. The country plans to assign a unique numerical code to…
China’s draft rules on AI ‘virtual humans’ target biometric deepfakes
China has issued a new draft regulation on “digital virtual humans,” or AI chatbots, introducing clear labeling requirements and mandating…
Smart City projects in 11 African countries reveal major digital authoritarianism risks
A report that compiles research findings on the implementation of AI-powered surveillance systems in 11 African countries has warned that…
Chinese researchers develop a new model for 3D facial landmark detection
Chinese researchers say they have built a high-precision 3D facial database of about 200,000 scans and used it to develop…
Massive data leak exposes over eight billion Chinese to ID theft risk
New information regarding a data leak incident that occurred last year in China reveals that an unsecured Elasticsearch cluster exposed…
