Digital transformation of healthcare gathers pace globally
The UAE and Estonia could see cooperation in the digital transformation of healthcare. Riina Sikkut, Estonia’s minister of health, said…
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Biometrics in live event venues face pushback from privacy regulators
Sports leagues and live event venues continue to explore facial recognition for security and ticketing use cases. Biometric ticketing deployments…
FTC, Texas AG take action against surveillance, sale of drivers’ data
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has taken a significant step toward safeguarding consumer privacy by initiating a proposed action against…
Biometric information management service from KFTC coming for commercial use
Korean biometrics firms have partnered with financial organizations to advance secure identity data management, simplify authentication, and weed out deepfakes….
COPPA changes specify children’s biometrics and government IDs for protection
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Thursday issued notice that it finalized substantial changes to the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act…
FC Copenhagen will use facial recognition to stop violent football fans
Football Club Copenhagen has received permission to use automated facial recognition to boost security and prevent banned football fans from…
House lawmakers formally ask GAO to probe TSA’s use of AI, biometrics
House Committee on Homeland Security Chairman Mark E. Green and Rep. Carlos Gimenez, chairman of the Subcommittee on Transportation and…
BorderAge promises 100% anonymous age assurance with hand gesture modality
Imagine a magician who waves their hands not to conjure a white rabbit, but to provide age assurance without collecting…
Qatar’s Trust Services strategy provides for creation of unified digital ID
A unified digital ID system will be established in Qatar as an integral part of a National Digital Authentication and…
World Network reaches 10 million ‘verified humans’ amid continued legal blocks
While it continues to face legal challenges worldwide, iris biometrics and digital identity company World has signed up 10 million…
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