US passport photo plan points to new layer of remote biometric verification
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said this month that the State Department is preparing to make passport applications “almost…
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French vape industry calls for age verification standard in online sales
The health status of vaping remains unsettled, with some studies showing that e-cigarettes can damage the heart and lungs faster…
Scandit launches biometric age verification, estimation for retail self-checkouts
Switzerland-based Scandit has launched a new facial age estimation and age verification system for retail self-checkouts that it says can…
Hopae extends reach to 1.45 billion people in India via Hopae Connect integration
India’s DigiLocker and India PAN are live on Hopae Connect, according to a post from digital identity and credentials company…
Persona sees ‘fraud slop’ pale next to simple presentation attacks in 2026 H1 report
Persona has found simple presentation attacks to be the dominant form of selfie fraud. The identity company’s first-half 2026 report…
Didit raises $6M to expand identity and fraud infrastructure platform
Identity verification and fraud prevention company Didit has raised an additional $6 million in seed funding, bringing its total seed…
YouTube broadens biometric likeness protection against AI deepfakes
YouTube is expanding its biometric deepfake detection system to all creators over the age of 18, broadening the platform’s efforts…
AI fraud crackdown risks locking blind users out of biometric identity systems
Government identity verification systems are increasingly locking blind and low-vision (BLV) Americans out of essential services as agencies deploy stricter…
Unico launches digital proof-of-age tool in Brazil
Unico, Latin America’s largest digital identity network, has launched its new proprietary age verification technology in Brazil. A release from…
Mobai face biometrics, liveness selected for Norway’s public sector digital ID
Mobai has won a contract to provide face biometrics for Norway’s national digital ID, in partnership with Commfides Norge AS….
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