| Daily News : Jan 16, 2025 |
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| Biden executive order prioritizes privacy-preserving digital ID, mDLs |
| In one of his last official acts as President, Joe Biden on Thursday issued a robust new executive order (EO)…Read More |
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| Problem with police use of facial recognition isn’t with the biometrics |
| A major investigation by the Washington Post has revealed that police in the U.S. regularly… |
| Sri Lanka considers another tender to solve passport crisis |
| Sri Lanka’s government is likely to open another tender for e-passports after a legal dispute… |
| Age assurance gets warm early response from U.S. Supreme Court |
| The U.S. Supreme Court appears to be leaning toward support for Texas’ age assurance law,… |
| State of passkeys 2025: passkeys move to mainstream |
| More than 1 billion people have activated at least one passkey according to the FIDO… |
| Ofcom publishes highly anticipated age assurance statement |
| Ofcom has published its Age Assurance and Children’s Access Statement. The much-anticipated statement includes guidance… |
| Afghanistan to open more digital ID centers as issuance passes 15M |
| Afghanistan’s National Information and Statistics Authority (NSIA) says it is in the process of opening… |
| TikTok users flock to RedNote, another Chinese app with privacy, security issues |
| With the prospect of a TikTok ban looming in the United States, many users are… |
| Caribbean countries look to India for digital public infrastructure solutions |
| India has been pitching its solutions for digital public infrastructure (DPI) across the Caribbean region.… |
| US Coast Guard seeks qualified sources for TWIC readers, support services |
| The United States Coast Guard (USCG) has issued a Sources Sought Notice (SSN) to identify… |
| Checkin.com deal, Incheon expansion plan reflect airport biometrics’ ascent |
| A major Canadian airline is the latest to contract biometric passenger identity verification, as the… |
| Entrust PKI Hub offers ‘all-in-one, container-based virtual appliance’ for PKI |
| Entrust has announced the launch of PKI Hub, a unified suite of tools for scalable… |
| Identity.com launches app for its decentralized identity |
| Decentralized identity verification platform Identity.com has launched an app for both the Apple App Store and… |
| Daon expanding in Japan thanks to Elements deal |
| Daon is expanding its footprint in Japan thanks to a deal with the country’s biometric… |
| GLEIF helps UK businesses become more globally identifiable |
| The Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF) has a new initiative with the UK business… |
| Nigeria steps up national ID enrolment efforts |
| Nigeria has a new target to issue at least 180 million digital IDs by December… |
| Edge computing firm Blaize IPOs, announces security deal with Vsblty |
| AI-powered edge computing company Blaize, known for its collaborations with biometric surveillance developers, went public… |
| Illinois to get mobile driver’s licenses in Apple Wallet by end of 2025 |
| Illinois is “working to bring IDs in Apple Wallet to Illinois residents in the future… |
| Singapore slaps app stores with age verification requirement for adult apps |
| Singapore will impose age assurance requirements on app stores starting in April 2025, blocking underage… |
| Paravision’s next generation algorithm cracks top 5 on NIST FRTE 1:N benchmark |
| Facial recognition from San Francisco-based Paravision has landed in the global top 5 in the… |
