| Weekend Reading : Apr 13, 2025 |
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| UK Online Safety Act age assurance regulation to drive biometric age assurance |
| A new report from Biometric Update and Goode Intelligence forecasts that the UK online biometric age assurance market will grow…Read More |
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| Gov.uk to grow while private sector digital ID app adoption flattens: Juniper |
| Nearly 20 million people in the UK are about to adopt digital identity apps, according… |
| 40 UK MPs call for digital IDs to fight illegal migration, streamline public services |
| Over 40 Members of the British Parliament have signed a letter calling for the introduction… |
| Germany’s new govt pledges support for digital ID |
| Germany’s new coalition government has pledged to continue digitizing public services and provide a digital… |
| IATA advocates for rapid adoption of digital identity by air travel industry, governments |
| The air travel industry is always seeking more efficiency, and the case of digital identity… |
| IATA eases airline access to biometric services with Contactless Travel Directory |
| The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has released its Contactless Travel Directory to help quickly scale and… |
| Smooth travels: How airports are paving the way for widespread biometric technology adoption |
| By Patrick Harding, Chief Product Architect, Ping Identity With Spring Break around the corner, travelers… |
| SITA and NEC partner on digital identity interoperability, airport biometrics |
| SITA and NEC Corporation have joined forces in a collaboration designed to accelerate the adoption… |
| Can AI predict who will commit crime? |
| By Professor Fraser Sampson, former UK Biometrics & Surveillance Camera Commissioner Will AI be able to… |
| UK awards NEC $25M facial recognition policing contract |
| UK’s law enforcement agencies have awarded a £20 million ($25.2 million) contract for live facial… |
| Congressional hearing reveals deep concerns about federal surveillance practices |
| America’s surveillance architecture has grown from an opaque counterterrorism framework into a complex and far-reaching… |
| Ohio case could redefine legal standards for police use of facial recognition |
| In a case with potentially far-reaching implications for law enforcement and civil liberties, the American… |
| Blackrock boss believes digital verification is key in vision for capital investment |
| In 2025’s annual letter to investors, Blackrock chairman and CEO Larry Fink set out a… |
| Trump administration announces overhaul of federal AI policy |
| The White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) this week advanced a major policy… |
| SSA reverses in-person identity verification course again |
| Following intense public outcry and mounting political pressure, the Social Security Administration (SSA) – beleaguered… |
| Sensitive PII of millions leaked in historic Moroccan data breach |
| Earlier this month, Morocco was rocked by what is considered to be its most significant… |
| Surveys reveal widespread concern, misgivings over digital privacy gaps |
| The FBI recently issued a stark warning to the public in which it highlighted how… |
| EU unveils biggest AI strategy yet, including simplifying the AI Act |
| The European Union has presented an ambitious plan to boost the artificial intelligence industry and… |
| EU prepares for GDPR simplification |
| The European Commission is planning to issue a proposal for simplifying the General Data Protection… |
| AI, DPI offer Africa new hope for more efficient, impactful public sector: Tony Blair Institute |
| Generative AI can help Africa leapfrog its historical development constraints and fast-track a new approach… |
| Sri Lanka considers bundling DPI components as PPPs |
| Sri Lanka is likely to design unique business models for its digital infrastructure and sell… |
| Digital ID community steps up: reflections from MOSIP Connect 2025 |
| If the Modular Open Source Identity Platform (MOSIP) is like a jeepney racing to bring… |
| SecuGen brings advanced fingerprint biometrics to MOSIP ecosystem |
| Secure biometric scanners and flexible deployment options drew visitors to SecuGen’s booth at MOSIP Connect… |
| Communicating about biometrics needs can help achieve benefits of modularity |
| BioRugged CEO Arnd Langguth wants to invite governments implementing MOSIP to challenge vendors. The same… |
| Somalia mandates use of biometric ID for govt, private sector services |
| Somalia’s Prime Minister, Hamza Abdi Barre, has directed that all government and private sector service… |
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