The Trump administration says it has a plan to expand eCBSV access
The Social Security Administration’s (SSA) Electronic Consent-Based Social Security Number Verification (eCBSV) service is undergoing a makeover by the Trump…
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Wallet concepts perplex non-crypto users, discouraging adoption of Web3: Civic
A new insight report from Civic Technologies suggests that current wallet-based authentication may be slowing mainstream adoption. The “State of…
South Africa upgrades biometric verification system for critical public services, increases fees
The Department of Home Affairs of South Africa (DHA) has announced the completion of an upgrade which addresses major inefficiencies…
UK govt not giving up on Voter ID for 2025 local elections
Removing voter ID from the UK’s elections is not on the table, Minister for Homelessness and Democracy Rushanara Ali confirmed…
New Workforce MFA from iProov offers scalable, device-independent authentication
A new biometric authentication product from iProov aims to address the scourge of account takeover. A release from the UK…
UK, Hong Kong plan digital IDs for businesses
The UK Minister of AI and Digital Government Feryal Clark says exploring a digital company ID could strengthen the country’s…
Credence ID age assurance deployed at U Dayton for NCAA March Madness games
It’s March Madness time, and Credence ID is in the game. The company has deployed biometrics at the University of…
NEC face biometrics for passenger boarding in self-driving bus trial with JAL
The Japan Airlines Co. (JAL) and NEC Corporation are experimenting with self-driving buses and using Neoface facial recognition to verify…
Eventual short-term FEMA contract to standardize, strengthen security systems
The Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) Office of the Chief Security Officer (OCSO) intends to issue a short-term, two-year competitive…
Documents aim to lay out use cases, standards for mobile driver’s licenses
The Secure Technology Alliance’s (STA) Identity and Access Forum has released a new resource on mobile driver’s license (mDL) use…
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