Online ID document checks to expand in UK
Is the UK taking a sideways step or a step closer to digital ID by allowing more checks to be…
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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…
Bangladesh, Kenya, UK opt for biometrics to tackle crime in prisons
Governments are increasingly opting for biometrics and other smart technologies as a way of ramping up security around prisons and…
Police biometrics, surveillance ‘too complex’ to treat as data processing: UK commissioners
A letter from the UK’s biometrics and surveillance camera commissioners which lodges their warnings that police use of biometrics is…
Push for legislation to punish deepfake porn creators, distributors in Taiwan and UK
The executive arm of the government of Taiwan says it is expediting action on a proposal to amend existing legislation…
Campaigners threaten UK ICO with legal action over lack of age verification for porn
A group of children’s charities has written to the Information Commissioner’s Office to threaten a high court challenge if it…
UK, Canadian digital identity initiatives focus on technology and its implications
The UK and Canadian governments have unveiled new digital identity milestones, as the technology takes hold across many countries amid…
Governments step up digital identity for public services, digital economy participation
Digital identity apps and wallets for government services are expanding around the world, with Mastercard services going live in North…
Transparency standards for AI piloted in the UK
In an encouraging development for anyone developing, deploying or being surveilled by biometric systems, a transparency standard for AI has…
Clearview AI faces provisional $23M fine, cease and delete notice from UK regulator
Following a joint investigation with its counterpart in Australia, the UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has announced its provisional intent…
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