Brazilian parliamentary commission extends investigation into Tools for Humanity
A parliamentary commission in Brazil investigating Tools for Humanity, the company behind the digital identity project World, has approved an…
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Intermediary age assurance provider collecting user data on specific URLs, more
A firm claiming to provide “double blind” age assurance services to pornography sites adapting to France’s online safety law has…
Nein telefon heim: Germany aims to quell fears about server retrieval in EUDI wallet
The “phone home” debate over digital identity systems that could use server retrieval continues, as Germany’s government faces questions about…
Misconfigured servers expose 252 million identity records across seven nations
A vast trove of more than 252 million identity records has been found exposed on the open Internet in what…
Facial recognition moves into vehicle lanes at US borders
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is advancing its Vehicle Biometric Capability Evaluation (VBCE), pushing its facial recognition infrastructure from…
Who would you rather trust with your data – Facebook or Yoti?
Vendors, academics and observers of all sides are weighing in on the publication of the final report for Australia’s Age…
Takeaways from the final report on Australia’s Age Assurance Technology Trial
The Australian government has published the final report from the Age Assurance Technology Trial, and it is unequivocal in its…
Mexico courts pause biometric CURP project over data privacy concerns
The Unique Personal Registry Code (biometric CURP) project in Mexico, which requires the compulsory submission of face, fingerprints and iris…
UK human rights regulator to argue against police use of live facial recognition
The UK’s human rights regulator has received permission to intervene in an upcoming judicial review examining whether the London Metropolitan…
GAO warns of privacy risks in using facial recognition in rental housing
As landlords and housing authorities are adopting facial recognition systems marketed as cutting-edge tools to enhance safety and convenience, a…
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