Zinc raises £5M to expand global, reusable background checks
London-based background check startup Zinc has raised £5 million (roughly US$6.4 million) in a series A funding round with plans…
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Anti-porn age verification for minors in UK and US attracts data protection criticism
The UK’s Online Safety Bill, is now set to force all platforms hosting pornographic material operating in the UK to…
UK commissioner says police power to collect biometrics in investigations underutilized
The UK biometrics and surveillance commissioner, Fraser Sampson, is urging the government to increase its use of the Police and…
UK’s One Login plugs along. 8 services on board, 92 more hoped for soon
It’s not what many would call inspiring progress, but the UK’s single-authentication government login program continues to move forward. Other,…
UK tests biometric breath analysis
The county of Nottinghamshire in the UK is set to become the first jurisdiction in Europe to trial an alcohol…
No shortage of fumbling in the dark to neuter deepfakes
An article in a UK politics trade publication sees domestic lawmakers deliberately ignoring the dangers posed by deepfakes. Maybe to…
Streamlined data privacy rules for businesses nearer for US, UK
The United Kingdom is closer to replicating with the U.S. a biometrics data sharing agreement it signed with South Korea…
Everyone has an opinion about AI policies and regulations
The European Union’s plenary vote on the AI Act is June 14, but a political skirmish around remote biometric surveillance…
Irish police watchdog warns of facial recognition abuse, UK police defends the technology
Ireland’s police watchdog said that they will need significant funds in order to track potential abuse of facial recognition technology…
iProov, FacePhi certified under UK Digital Identity and Attributes Trust Framework
Two digital identity verification firms, iProov and FacePhi, have now been granted official recognition via the UK Digital Identity Certification…
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