| Daily Biometrics News : Jan 21, 2025 |
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| A billion stolen passwords make passkeys look good, despite growing pains |
| In breaking news that should come as no surprise, your password isn’t good enough. And no, not even if you…Read More |
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| Trump puts brakes on Biden-era AI regulation; future uncertain |
| As was expected, on day one of being inaugurated, President Donald Trump repealed outgoing President… |
| How AI fraudsters are capitalizing on the slow rollout of digital IDs |
| By Ofer Friedman, Chief Business Development Officer, AU10TIX As professional fraudsters ramp up their attacks,… |
| UK government reveals mDL pilot, Gov.uk digital wallet plans |
| A Gov.uk digital wallet and app will be introduced this year to ease access to… |
| Yoti responds to Ofcom’s guidance on age checks for porn sites |
| While the age assurance sector has welcomed Ofcom’s newly published guidance on highly effective age… |
| Jumio, Innovatrics, Vouched and Regula advance identity verification use cases |
| Whether it’s in gaming, home stays or automotive sales, the need to establish trust is… |
| Zambia issues general procurement notice for digital ID, trust services project |
| The SMART Zambia Institute (SMART Zambia) – the government body leading the country’s digital transformation… |
| Next partners with Indian OEM on slim biometric module with liveness detection |
| Next Biometrics has been chosen by a new partner in India to collaborate on a… |
| Increase in cyberattacks setting the stage for identity security’s rapid growth |
| Digital identity security is rapidly growing in importance as identity infrastructure becomes a target for… |
| India registers over 1B Aadhaar face authentications as adoption grows |
| The rate of face authentication using the Aadhaar digital ID system in India is on… |
| Russian hack of Ukrainian databases shows flaws in system, experts say |
| Ukraine suffered a major Russian cyber attack at the start of December, with Ukrainians finding… |
| Biometric access control demand growth in Middle East benefits HID, Invixium |
| A global biometric access control and security company is seeing impressive growth and potential in… |
| Idex and Zwipe sign deals to deliver biometric access card solutions to US clients |
| Idex Biometrics will deliver its biometric physical access solutions across the United States and globally.… |
| Women in Identity prepares ID Code of Conduct phase 3, on costs of ID exclusion |
| Identity and ID documents aren’t the same thing – but, in administrative terms, they might… |
| Somalia officially launches printing process of new national ID card |
| The government of Somalia says the printing of its new generation national ID cards is… |
| Facial recognition for borders and travel: 2025 trends and insights |
| By Vito Fabbrizio Managing Director, Biometrics Business Unit, HID The world of biometrics is constantly evolving,… |
| Azerbaijan president approves 2025-2027 digital ID, govt strategy |
| President Ilham Aliyev of Azerbaijan has issued a decree activating the “Digital Development Concept of… |
| Mobile driver’s licenses coming to the UK this year |
| The UK government is planning to issue digital driver’s licenses this year with legal backing… |
| Guyana national digital ID project gets $4.8M in 2025 budget |
| The government of Guyana has allocated $1 billion (US$4.8M) for national e-ID cards, as part… |
| Oosto bought for $125M, far less than $352M raised but 6x annual revenues |
| Israeli real-time facial recognition company Oosto has been acquired by AI-based parking lot operator Metropolis… |
