| Daily Biometrics News : Jun 2, 2025 |
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| Tonga launches TongaPass digital ID and government portal |
| Tonga has launched its TongaPass digital ID, a new digital government portal with which the Tongan government wants to transform…Read More |
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| Hong Kong Police are integrating CCTV with Beijing’s Sharp Eyes project |
| Hong Kong residents will be living under watchful eyes with the Hong Kong Police (HKP)… |
| Nebraska and Vermont introduce Kids Code bills despite Big Tech backlash |
| Nebraska and Vermont have joined the list of U.S. states introducing stricter rules for minors… |
| Canadian lawmakers consider age verification, estimation for online porn access |
| Legislation to restrict youth access to pornography with age checks has returned to the floor… |
| mDL, digital wallet spec interoperability demonstrated at OpenID event |
| The OpenID Foundation has announced the results on an interoperability demonstration held in May with… |
| Somalia walking a thorny road to an inclusive national digital ID system |
| Flashback about 30 years ago, Somalia had no functional national ID system. Legal identity in… |
| Pakistan to harmonize govt databases for easier biometric verification, data security |
| Pakistan will implement a nationwide facial recognition system and also ensure the harmonization of all… |
| ‘mDL don’t phone home’: digital ID experts sound alarm over privacy capability |
| Influential digital identity professionals and privacy groups are warning that mobile driver’s licenses can comply… |
| DRC cuts biometric passport price, adds online enrollment with new supplier Dermalog |
| Citizens of Congo-Kinshasa will be able to apply for the country’s new biometric passport by… |
| Corsight first to complete BSI’s AI facial recognition trustworthiness evaluation |
| Corsight AI has completed an independent, standards-based evaluation of its facial recognition technology from the… |
| Fight over disclosure of FRT used by NJ cops heads to state Supreme Court |
| A group of civil rights organizations are calling on the New Jersey Supreme Court to… |
| World, Trust Stamp each unveil biometric MPC partnerships |
| World has launched a new anonymized multi-party computation (AMPC) system for processing iris biometrics that… |
| Legal identity is pivotal to inclusive migration governance in Africa: ECA |
| Stakeholders from about a dozen African governments, civil society outfits and international development organizations recently… |
| Vietnam police catch ring using biometric face spoof to launder $39M |
| Vietnam is adapting its rules for online account security as the country leans into digital… |
| Vietnam govt digitization reaches Legal Portal, health cards |
| Vietnam has launched a National Legal Portal for both individuals and businesses, with prime minister… |
| Harnessing AI to reinforce security and identity in Australia |
| By Ramesh Songukrishnasamy, SVP and CTO at HID As the Australian digital landscape evolves, security… |
| New CMOs for Prove, Aware |
| Prove announced this week that Ashley Kiolbasa has joined its leadership team as Chief Marketing… |
| Spain’s digital wallet to be included in EU age assurance app pilot project |
| In tandem with enforcement action on age assurance, the European Commission is ramping up activity… |
| Nigeria kickstarts presidential committee to boost DPI implementation |
| Nigeria is moving forward in its plans to transform the country through digital public infrastructure… |
| Meta cleared to fight ‘celeb-bait’ ads with facial recognition in South Korea |
| Meta has received a green light from South Korean regulators to introduce a facial recognition… |
