WEF publishes report on decentralized ID, warns of biometrics risks
Roughly 850 million people in the world still do not have an official ID, while some of those that have…
World Economic Forum
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Fingerprint Cards joins World Economic Forum community
Nasdaq-listed Fingerprint Cards claims it is the first biometric company to become a member of the World Economic Forum’s (WEF)…
World Economic Forum panel pushes for blockchain-based decentralized digital ID
The Digital Identity Initiative of the World Economic Forum (WEF) has been discussing the possibilities of agreeing on an international…
Open Metaverse Foundation established to build standards and open-source software
Nonprofit Linux Foundation has created a new organization to provide a space for different industries to collaborate on developing open-source…
Singapore debuts ethics test for AI
Following the advice of many ethicists, leaders of city-state Singapore have committed to building an AI governance testing framework and…
Biometrics theft in multiverse a distant thought for big thinkers
An unrelated pair of articles published days apart illustrate what the world is up against when it comes to safeguarding…
Groups and motivations advocating for digital identity principles put under the microscope
What is the underlying worldview of groups proposing visions for “good” digital identity systems? An attempt to answer this question…
Cops in 5 nations see a way to use facial recognition safely and effectively
Privacy advocates willing to consider giving police facial recognition tools have said they would support it only if certain policies…
US and EU AI regulatory proposals under the microscope
Proposals for a framework in the U.S. and a set of laws in Europe to govern the development and use…
Back to civil registry for societal gain: World Economic Forum
Civil registration and vital statistics (CRVS), a state’s record keeping for life events such as births, marriages, adoptions and deaths…
