Next Biometrics sees growing government demand in Taiwan and Malaysia
Next Biometrics has received three government orders from Taiwan and Malaysia during the second quarter of 2026. The contracts cover…
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Malaysia mandates age checks for social media users, ID verification for advertisers
Malaysia’s National Cyber Security Agency (NACSA) is doing some careful messaging as age verification becomes mandatory for opening social media…
Thailand mandates biometric IDV for all social media advertisers to curb scams
Social media platforms in Thailand, such as Facebook, will need to introduce identity verification for advertisers, according to a new…
Malaysia fully integrates MyDigital ID with transport services
MyDigital ID has since May 1 been the single sign-on (SSO) method for the MyJPJ platform, which allows access to…
Malaysia rolls out 10,000 smart CCTVs with FRT across Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia has implemented biometrics on a massive scale across its capital city. Authorities in Kuala Lumpur have enabled facial recognition…
Malaysia’s MyDigital ID adds 29 partners as adoption grows
Twenty-nine organizations have joined MyDigital ID, the Malaysian government’s decentralized digital ID system, in what a report calls “a significant…
Norway, Turkiye, Malaysia pursue social media age restriction
Norway plans to introduce age restrictions for social media platforms before the end of 2026. A release from the Norwegian…
Researchers give Malaysian gov’t lengthy digital ID to-do list
Policy research non-profit the Khazanah Research Institute has noted in a discussion paper that Malaysia’s national digital identity (MyDigital ID)…
Malaysia’s age verification rules for social media could be world’s strictest
Indonesia became the first Asian country to ban social media for under-16s, following Australia’s lead. Neighboring Malaysia is taking a…
US criticizes allies’ deepfake laws as other countries tighten AI controls
Reality is blurring with misinformation and deepfakes, and opposing views on regulation is leading to some high-level tension. South Korea,…
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