Next digital ID in US: Maryland tests Android app
Google’s first public step into digital U.S. state IDs will fall in Maryland, which was implied by the company in…
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US blacklists Tiandy Technologies as Intel washes its hands
Tiandy Technologies, one of the largest video surveillance suppliers in the world, joins its surveillance compatriots Dahua and Hikvision on…
EU makes next move on EU-US data flow by finding agreement adequate
The European Commission has published its draft adequacy decision for data protection in EU-U.S. data flows, including specific safeguards for…
Private sector involvement in ID verification: successes, failures and inaction
Public-private partnerships can play an important role in deploying elements of digital identity, if not the entire scheme. Bringing in…
US might have to settle for compromised ID cards
In a development that surprised few paying attention to the U.S. plan to get more-secure IDs in the hands of…
Inching closer to the day when a face is all that is needed at world airports
Biometric verification has taken another small step forward in the United States, with the addition of optional cruise-ship debarkation checks…
Unflattering spotlight grows brighter on Chinese biometric surveillance firms
The pressure campaign to get Chinese facial recognition firm Tiandy Technologies on a sanctions or export control list has not…
US wants to ID travelers in a moving group in 3 seconds with biometrics
In a development that will hearten some, but give the most privacy-minded travelers a second thought about travel-related surveillance, the…
Intellicheck ID document authentication gets 6-month trial to curb under-age drinking
A city in the U.S. state of South Carolina has signed on to a six-month test of ID document authentication…
Effectiveness of privacy proposals in India, Australia and the US depend on details
Observers of privacy legislation expected or planned next year around the globe are not finding a lot to be hopeful…
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