| Daily Biometrics News : Jan 27, 2025 |
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| OpenAI launches new AI agent Operator that can perform tasks independently |
| AI agents have garnered attention as a technology to watch in 2025. While Microsoft, Google, and Slack have already launched…Read More |
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| French privacy watchdog includes digital ID, AI and minor protection in strategic plan |
| Digital identity, artificial intelligence, cybersecurity and protecting minors online will be the main areas of… |
| Humanity Protocol raises $20M at $1.1B valuation |
| Humanity Protocol is following the recent launch of its Humanity Foundation with a new funding… |
| Looking into the DEEP: Advancing Pakistan’s DPI |
| Pakistan is progressing toward a digitally empowered society, with initiatives such as the Digital Economy… |
| Malaysia to launch national digital ID super-app |
| Malaysia is launching what it terms a “national digital identity ecosystem” called the MyDigital ID… |
| Brazil bans TFH from offering compensation for biometric data |
| Brazil’s data watchdog has banned Tools of Humanity (TFH), the company behind digital identity project… |
| Aadhaar draws interest as Indonesia, India sign MOU on digital transformation |
| The governments of India and Indonesia have entered into strategic cooperation to accelerate sustainable digital… |
| CMU Africa digital ID hackathon round 2 open; MOSIP blog reveals round 1 winners |
| The series of digital ID hackathons hosted by Carnegie Mellon University Africa’s Upanzi Network and… |
| Nigeria launching multiuse biometric ID card to drive economic, financial inclusion |
| Nigeria’s National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has announced the imminent launch of a General Multipurpose… |
| New civil registration law refocuses Cameroon’s push for SDG 16.9 legal ID target |
| Ornela Ndip is a 25-year-old internally displaced person (IDP) who fled her hometown of Kembong,… |
| UK sets timeline for stricter corporate IDV, AML controls |
| Businesses in the UK have until the end of 2026 to comply with new identity… |
| Biometric voter registration underway in Iraq, IHEC says FRT to be used on polling day |
| Iraq has established over 1,000 centers for voter data registration, including biometric enrollment, as it… |
| Sahel states under military rule unveil common biometric passport Jan. 29 |
| Three West African countries – Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger – which are all currently… |
| China’s DeepSeek AI poses formidable cyber, data privacy threats |
| China’s DeepSeek AI model represents a transformative development in China’s AI capabilities, and its implications… |
| Face biometrics inroads sure to be affected by regulatory U-turns |
| A nine-figure biometrics acquisition highlights the intersection of responsible AI and face biometrics, one of… |
| Liquid identity verifications surge past 60M as Japan leans into chip-scanning |
| Liquid has reached the 60 million digital identity verification milestone with its online KYC service,… |
| Car dealerships rev up digital ID verification to counter rise in identity fraud |
| Whether it’s a fake credit history, a phony license or a test driver with a… |
| GovTech to deliver $10 trillion in value by 2034, says WEF |
| At the meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos this week, tech is… |
| Davos discusses digital wallets, AI economy |
| This year’s Davos World Economic Forum (WEF) is bringing not only tense trade talks between… |
| ASEAN updates guidance on deepfakes |
| The threat of deepfakes is entering high-level discussions from Southeast Asia to Davos. The Association… |
