Kenyan high court ruling recognizes phone numbers as digital ID
A recent judgement by a high court in Kenya considers a person’s duly registered phone number as a personal digital…
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Taceo Network enables ‘private shared state’ for hosting sensitive parts of workflow
Austrian startup Taceo, which announced a $5.5M seed funding round last July, has launched public access to the Taceo Network,…
Laxton joins MOSIP’s SI ecosystem as full-service partner
Laxton has earned certification from the Modular Open Source Identity Platform (MOSIP) as a system integrator (SI) partner in recognition…
Google tries to calm backlash over Android developer verification
Google is trying to defuse one of the sharpest criticisms of its new Android developer verification regime. The company announced…
From biometric enrollment to digital sovereignty, policy chases modernization
Biometrics are foundational to identity assurance, and identity is foundational to digital sovereignty, which is a key theme on Biometric…
Credential theft compounded in 2025, says new data from Recorded Future
Recorded Future has released its 2025 Identity Threat Landscape Report, highlighting credential theft as “the dominant initial access vector for…
Oz Forensics launches transparency tool to build biometric liveness detection trust
A new Trust Center created by Oz Forensics aims to raise the bar for transparency in face biometrics and liveness…
Biometrics Institute gathers insights on ‘Keeping it Real’ from over 30 providers
The biometrics industry must prioritize authenticity and transparency in response to the rapid expansion of generative AI and synthetic media,…
Intellicheck rides IDV growth to operational profitability
Intellicheck reports it reached operational profitability for the first time in the company’s history in fiscal and calendar 2025, netting…
NIST publishes draft guidelines for financial firms implementing mDLs
The NIST National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (NCCoE) has published the initial public draft of its practice guidelines for financial…
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