euCONSENT age verification interoperability: huge success, but the potential to fail
The encouraging results of the euCONSENT trials for browser-based interoperability for age verification and parental consent were shared at the…
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UK age verification: digital ID initiatives announced and updated
The private sector is continuing to experiment with age verification, in some cases proven through biometrics and digital ID. Yoti’s…
FacePhi opens new subsidiary to consolidate biometrics market presence in EMEA
FacePhi intends to boost its market presence in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) with the creation of a…
Clearview CEO laments ‘misrepresentation’ of facial recognition app in response to UK fine
Clearview AI has been fined approximately £7.5 million (US$9.5 million) by the UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) for breach of…
Biometric air travel initiatives advance in Singapore, US, South Africa, UK, Brazil
Initiatives utilizing biometrics systems have been unveiled around the world, with Singapore planning to deploy new iris and facial biometrics…
Hikvision surveillance tech under scrutiny again as new US sanctions rumored
The U.S. plans to impose tough sanctions on Hikvision, in further reaction to allegations of the Chinese biometric surveillance company’s…
UK schools introducing biometrics without due care, legal backing, report says
Forcing children to use biometrics to prove their eligibility for the ‘Free School Meals’ program violates a legal restriction on…
South Wales Police claim success with facial recognition app trial
The South Wales Police say that their three-month trial of a facial recognition app to identify suspects was a success,…
Everyone wants online IDs strictly controlled — their way
European politicians are nearing a deal to push accountability on online posters through digital ID verification, while in China, executives…
Trek to widespread digital IDs continues but Women in Identity warns it might be long
It is always best, when speaking to comrades in arms, to play up the achievability of a daunting task, but…
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