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Path to age assurance compliance for online service providers emerges
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AVPA tells US Congress group SCREEN Act gets age assurance right
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Age verification of performers, device-level controls could improve UK porn controls
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Test lab, bias considerations for Australia age assurance trial revealed
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Idex Biometrics has closed out a tough fiscal 2024 year with negligible income in the fourth quarter, as sensor shipments…Read More
 
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Illuma adds strategic financing to boost voice biometrics innovation, market reach
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Veridas joins WE BUILD as Indicio, Vidos pitch EUDI Wallet business benefits
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Payment platform Wero continues European expansion
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Visa advocates for ‘transformational power’ of digital identity and payments
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Keyless launches web SDK allowing multi-channel biometric authentication
Keyless has launched multi-channel biometric authentication via web browser. The Web SDK capability means authentication…
West Virginia, Idemia, Samsung expand mDL’s digital wallet support
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CardLab launches converged biometric access control cards with FPC sensor
CardLab has announced the launch of a new biometric access control card featuring a sensor…
Tech5 unveils biometric key generation to complete digital ID management toolbox
Tech5 has launched technology it calls “Biometric Derived Keys” (BDK) to derive keys that can…
Mastercard integrates Feedzai behavioral biometrics for fraud protection
Mastercard is partnering with Feedzai to make it easier for more banks to identify and…
 

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