| Weekend Reading : Dec 14, 2024 |
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| Biometrics back developing shifts in KYC around the world |
| Biometrics are central to changes in how KYC is conducted around the world being ushered in by trends towards decentralized…Read More |
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| Financial services need digital identity stitched together, investors take note |
| Investments in biometrics and digital identity have slowed in the wake of an early-2020s hype… |
| Know your APAC digital ID regulations to take advantage of evolving market |
| One of the major trends in the digital identity landscape in 2024 has been the… |
| Challenges remain in effective digital ID management for public benefits, report says |
| The methods state agencies employ for identity proofing and authentication in online public benefits applications… |
| Will Trump’s pick to lead the FTC halt privacy rulemaking, AI enforcement? |
| Andrew N. Ferguson is President-elect Donald Trump’s choice to head the Federal Trade Commission (FTC).… |
| Discrepancy in enforcement between biometric data protection in public, private sectors |
| UK’s ICO plans to continue keeping fines low for the public sector, while on the… |
| Accelerate digital ID, review verification trust framework often to fight fraud: report |
| In the twentieth century, a phone call most often meant family or friends reaching out… |
| The growing role of biometrics in identity verification |
| By Marc-Julian Siewert, CEO of Veridos GmbH In an evolving, increasingly digital world, biometric technologies… |
| Identity verification scale and maturity to push average cost down |
| The costs that relying parties pay for digital identity verification, from collecting and analyzing selfie… |
| IANs are the digital fraud protection overhaul the US needs: Liminal |
| Digital identity authorization networks do not exist as products or services that can be purchased… |
| How the ID industry can become more sustainable – and help to raise awareness for greener travel |
| By Tobias Nuessle, COO of Veridos The travel and tourism industry is a significant contributor… |
| Liminal, Microblink forecast 2025 trends in identity document verification |
| Synthetic identities, deepfakes and other AI-driven attacks are prompting a surge in interest in custom… |
| New year will see mobile driver’s licenses come of age: Trinsic CEO |
| A recent webinar from Trinsic takes stock of the eID sector in 2024 and looks… |
| What is the killer app for verifiable credentials? Daon, Dock and Youverse discuss |
| Industries such as financial services, healthcare, transport, government and more are increasingly adopting digital verifiable… |
| Biometric passports in Google Wallet take (domestic) flight in US |
| Google Wallet’s feature for digitizing U.S. biometric passports has graduated to a production launch, enabling… |
| New Mexico mDL goes live amid uneven state progress |
| Mobile driver’s licenses (mDLs) are now available in New Mexico, where residents can load them… |
| Puerto Rico latest government in U.S. to launch its mDL for Apple Wallet |
| Contrary to certain recent public opinions about Puerto Rico, the island is among U.S. leaders… |
| States encourage acceptance of mobile ID for age assurance, air travel |
| The U.S. continues to open up to mobile driver’s licenses and other digital identity credentials,… |
| UK digital age assurance receives support from stakeholders: Reports |
| UK’s attempts to legalize digital age assurance technology are likely to be successful, according to… |
| Ondato releases Age Verification Report as countries trend toward stricter regulations |
| Australia caused shockwaves when it approved a social media ban for under-16s a couple of… |
| Shanghai cracks down on facial recognition use by businesses |
| City authorities in China are seeing the first results of its crackdown on the misuse… |
| South Wales police try on-demand facial recognition app |
| Police in South Wales and Gwent will become the first police units in the UK… |
| Limitations of FRT apparent in search for United Healthcare CEO’s killer |
| The murder of United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson in Midtown Manhattan involved the use of… |
| Cameroon live facial recognition project still trying to identify a banker |
| The President of Cameroon, Paul Biya, last week directed his government to source for money… |
| London police tout success of FRT, flout rules on use of custody images |
| Police in London have arrested a total of 540 individuals this year using live facial… |
| New facial recognition guidance for Australia addresses privacy in retail environments |
| As Australia grapples with the use of facial recognition technology (FRT) in retail environments, the… |
| Passkey adoption by Australian govt, banks drives wider passwordless authentication |
| It’s high noon for passwords. Across the Authentication Corral, an inscrutable stranger saunters up and… |
| Australia piloting myGov app and Trust Exchange for sharing medical data |
| The Australian government has launched a pilot of its myGov public services app and Services… |
| Aboriginal digital ID offers Indigenous Australians pathway to essential services |
| There are more than 200,000 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders in Australia who lack a… |
| Malaysia’s prime minister loses it with MyDigital ID’s slow progress |
| Malaysia’s leader has voiced deep frustration with the slow progress in two key national digital… |
| Swiss e-ID has an official name, technical implementation plan |
| Switzerland’s government has outlined plans for the technical implementation of its upcoming national electronic identity,… |
| Digital ID can help Sri Lanka expand tax base: Deloitte |
| Sri Lanka seems to be caught in a chicken-and-egg situation regarding its development of digital… |
| Cyprus launches Digital Citizen mobile digital ID app |
| Citizens of Cyprus can now go digital, with the launch of the country’s mobile digital… |
| Bhutan charts a digital future with blockchain, bitcoin, and national digital ID |
| The Kingdom of Bhutan is leveraging digital assets and strategic investments to propel its national… |
| Nigeria tenders $83M digital identity system upgrade and MOSIP integration |
| Nigeria is planning to implement the MOSIP platform with its digital identity management system and… |
| Biometrics use in Ghana elections matures |
| Ghana once again put the use of biometrics to the test during its December 7… |
| Central African Republic enrols citizens for first local elections in 36 years |
| A biometric voter registration exercise is ongoing in war-town Central African Republic (CAR) as the… |
| Ghana unveils biometric border management system, e-gates at main airport |
| Ghana has upgraded its border management capabilities with the introduction of a biometric-based system to… |
| Tender for fingerprint scanners from Ukraine cites Thales, Dermalog |
| Ukraine’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has issued a Request for Quotation (RFQ) for biometric fingerprint… |
| Google’s quantum chip Willow can save you 10,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 years |
| If you’ve ever felt slow at anything – reading, learning, finishing a trendy streaming series… |
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