Colombia orders World shut-down, citing biometrics compliance failures
The competition regulator of Colombia has ordered an “immediate and permanent” closure of digital identity project World over data protection…
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World to appeal Philippine order to stop collecting biometric data
Digital identity project World will appeal a cease and desist order against its developer, Tools for Humanity (TFH), issued by…
Philippines privacy authority orders halt to World biometrics processing
The National Privacy Commission (NPC) of the Philippines has ordered Tools for Humanity to halt all data processing operations in…
Mantra Softech recognized for innovation biometric spoof detection
Indian biometrics company Mantra Softech has received official recognition from India’s national digital identity body. A provider of biometric and…
Biometric solutions powered by FPC rolling out with new IP deal, long-term partner
Biometric technology made by Fingerprint Cards is powering new products from other vendors in a trend that seems set to…
World wants big retail partners to house more of its Orbs
When Worldcoin rebranded as World a year ago, it laid out a plan to scale operations that included more locations…
Kenya adds iris biometrics to reused tablets for voter registration
The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) of Kenya will soon resume a Continuous Voter Registration exercise with a plan…
Sole source contract to Bi2 expands ICE’s use of biometric surveillance
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is moving to fold iris recognition into everyday enforcement, announcing plans to buy access…
Dermalog dominates in iris biometrics liveness detection competition
Dermalog has won a convincing victory in the LivDet-Iris 2025 competition, with the highest accuracy for detection iris biometric spoofs…
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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