Everest Foundation unveils ambitious biometrics-powered digital ID token project
The Everest Foundation (EF) has announced a new biometric-based digital ID and wallet project based on a tokenomics model. Available…
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Striving for a fairer, more inclusive world – Turing Institute digital identity conference
Do countries need entirely new, purpose-built systems for digital ID rather than expanding existing systems? How reliable are algorithms? What…
Committee urges UK gov to halt voter ID bill as requirement could reduce turnout
The Commons Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee (PACAC), a group of cross-party MPs, has urged the government to stop…
Application of state biometric data privacy laws for companies, feds debated
Differences between how biometrics use is treated in state and federal laws in the United States are behind motions to…
Liminal suggests a way to have your digital ID PIE and eat it too
As increasing reliance on digital identities and corresponding concerns prompt a range of proposed architectures and systems for ensuring trust…
Biometrics best practices recommended by UN Counter-Terrorism Executive Directorate
The United Nations (UN) Counter-Terrorism Executive Directorate (CTED) has published its latest Analytical Brief, which explores trends and challenges related…
South Korea launching facial recognition CCTV pilot to trace COVID cases
South Korea is planning to add facial recognition to the technology arsenal of its contact-tracing initiative, with the hope of…
#GoodID is going to Harvard, but can an Ivy League setting push the movement forward?
A stalwart backer of digital ID to benefit consumers, Omidyar Network, is handing off its #GoodID project to Harvard University….
No live facial recognition for New Zealand Police in self-regulation pledge
An independent review of the opportunities and risks associated with facial recognition commissioned by New Zealand Police has made a…
Avast stakes SSI position with Evernym acquisition
Consumer cybersecurity giant Avast is acquiring self-sovereign identity pioneer Evernym, and plans to integrate its user-controlled digital identity technology and…
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