French gov’t confirms hack of at least 18M records from ID document database
France’s government has confirmed that a database storing records of identity documents suffered a breach of millions of entries containing…
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Dover and Eurotunnel report new EES delays
The Port of Dover and Eurotunnel, the primary routes for Brits travelling to the EU, are once again delaying Entry-Exit…
French police use of real-time facial recognition comes under scrutiny
Police in France are reportedly photographing individuals with police-issued mobile devices and using facial recognition developed by the German company…
Entreprises d’identité, unissez-vous! French MoU unites EUDI Wallet stakeholders
Dozens of firms and public authorities have agreed to work together on the launch of France’s implementation of the European…
GOSRN position statement calls for global coherence on age assurance regulation
A newly released position statement from the Global Online Safety Regulators Network (GOSRN) supports “a common, principles-based and privacy-preserving international…
CLR Labs wins funding to support biometrics, IAD, digital wallet standardization
Cabinet Louis Reynaud (CLR Labs) has won funding from a French government program to support its standardization efforts in biometrics,…
Age assurance regulation for social media to go global in 2026
Australia’s law prohibiting social media for users under 16 took effect on December 10, with many nations looking to the…
France’s national digital ID scaling up after graduating from pilot
France’s national digital identity app, France Identité, has enabled the creation of more than 3.2 million digital IDs, according to…
ANSSI advices replacing mobile device biometrics with 6-digit password
Tucked into a report from French Cybersecurity Agency ANSSI amid 18 sets of recommendations is the suggestion that people should…
Email age inference an option for Australians confused about social media law
Australia’s legislation prohibiting kids under 16 from having social media accounts takes effect on December 10. On that day, 2.8…
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