‘Byzantine’ to ‘inclusive’: status update on UK digital ID
The good, the bad and the puzzling elements of the UK’s digital ID project and landscape were discussed by a…
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Groundwork laid for mass digital identity take up as use cases grow
The addition of Covid-19 status certificates to biometrically-accessed digital wallets and the continued replacement of card-based ID with digital ID…
LexisNexis digital ID platform meets NIST standard according to Kantara compliance test
LexisNexis’s digital ID platform has been vetted and approved by the Kantara Initiative, receiving the NIST SP 800-63 rev.3 Class…
U.S. senators want a task force; deepfakers want it all
A pair of U.S. senators want the Homeland Security Department to see if a standard can be created to make…
US president nominates new head of NIST
Laurie E. Locascio is nominated by U.S. President Joe Biden as the Commerce Department’s next Undersecretary for Standards and Technology,…
Shufti Pro CEO testifies in support of Improving Digital Identity Act at Congressional Hearing
Shufti Pro CEO Victor Fredung explained the need for a unified framework for digital identity in the United States due to…
Feitian biometric security key approved by NIST for sensitive data protection
The U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has validated Feitian’s Biometric FIDO Key Module to the Federal Information…
Consumer digital identities need more privacy protections, says Mastercard Exec
Executive Vice President of New Digital Infrastructure and Fintech at Mastercard, Robert Schukai, laid out a need for better privacy…
Data privacy, security concerns as corporate providers step into US health pass vacuum
Airlines and non-governmental bodies are developing digital health passes to allow travel in the U.S. in the absence of a…
Passwordless authentication providers unveil digital ID partnerships and progress
Passwordless authentication based on FIDO specifications, with and without biometrics, appears to be picking up steam. Nok Nok Labs has…
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