| Weekend Reading : Jan 4, 2025 |
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| Biometrics starts 2025 with new and increasingly clear roles in the digital world |
| Biometrics were asked to do more than ever before in 2024, with some use cases, like age assurance, graduating to…Read More |
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| Networks aim to make digital identity truly reusable in 2025 |
| Reusable digital identity emerged as one of the most prominent trends of the year in… |
| Biometrics and digital identity M&A in 2024 |
| By Alan Goode, CEO and Chief Analyst at Goode Intelligence As we approach the end of… |
| 2025 deepfake threat predictions from biometrics, cybersecurity insiders |
| As the year 2025 begins, anti-fraud and cybersecurity companies such as iProov, World and Pindrop… |
| Biometric ticketing for sports and live events set to explode in 2025 |
| 2024 was arguably the year in which sports finally became a major market for biometrics.… |
| UK digital ID companies raised $1B since 2015 |
| The UK digital identity market has generated £2.05 billion (US$2.5 billion) annual revenue during the… |
| Cryptographers warn about EUDI Wallet privacy |
| The European digital identity project, which aims to give each EU resident a digital wallet… |
| Meet the regulators of Australia’s Digital ID Act |
| Australia’s Digital ID Act 2024 went live on December 1, introducing an updated voluntary accreditation… |
| Social media platforms to feel global regulatory crunch in 2025 |
| 2025 is shaping up to be a tough year for social media platforms, as the… |
| Age assurance debate in U.S. runs circles around tech providers looking to help |
| With the incoming Republican government likely to kickstart an orgy of political turmoil in the… |
| UK pubs to accept digital ID for age assurance by Christmas 2025 |
| By the end of 2025, UK pubgoers will never again have to fumble around in… |
| mDLs accepted at bars, casinos in more US states |
| The U.S. is increasing the number of mobile driver licenses (mDLs) while digital documents find… |
| West Virginia mDL now available in app from Idemia, more rollouts on the way |
| Residents of West Virginia can now download their mobile driver’s license to a new app… |
| Trump’s AI Czar likely to emphasize de-regulation, market-driven solutions |
| David Sacks, a renowned venture capitalist and tech entrepreneur, has been appointed by President-elect Donald… |
| Federal joint agency report on law enforcement use of biometrics released |
| The rapid evolution and deployment of biometric technologies have profoundly reshaped law enforcement practices in… |
| TSA targets 400 US airports for biometrics rollout |
| America’s network of airport biometric systems now includes hundreds of airports, but is slated to… |
| Biden signs bill intended to pave the way for secure and efficient digital ID management |
| The GSA Technology Accountability Act, passed by Congress last week and signed into law by… |
| Veterans Affairs begins move to secure sign-in with Login.gov or ID.me |
| A post from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) breaks down how the agency… |
| Know Your Customer? Don’t be so sure, says iProov |
| Customers aren’t what they once were, with more and more transactions happening digitally and via… |
| ROC deploys Vision AI tech for smart city initiative in West Virginia |
| Colorado’s ROC has announced a new public security deployment in Marion County, West Virginia, marking… |
| Aware CFO named interim CEO |
| Aware Board of Directors has appointed Chief Financial Officer (CFO) David Traverse Interim Chief Executive… |
| Amsterdam startup Ver.iD raises $2M for European expansion |
| Digital identity verification company Ver.iD has raised 2 million euros (US$2.05 million) in angel funding… |
| Idemia chips power St Kitts and Nevis’s new digital ID cards |
| St Kitts and Nevis’s new electronic identification (eID) system will be equipped with technology from… |
| World caps landmark year as it aims to define ‘human’ in the context of AI |
| Proof of Personhood (PoP) is a concept that’s set to enter the mainstream in 2025.… |
| What we talk about when we talk about ‘humanness’ |
| One of the more curious promises of technology in the 21st century is that it… |
| Liveness detection IP court battle between Jumio and FaceTec turns nasty |
| A legal dispute between face biometrics and liveness detection providers is turning nasty, with accusations… |
| Indian face biometrics startup passes Level 2 PAD evaluation by iBeta |
| India-based biometric liveness detection provider Spoofsense has passed an evaluation by iBeta Quality Assurance for… |
| India transforming public finance with digital identity and biometrics |
| India has implemented substantial digital initiatives to streamline pension verification and welfare benefit distribution. The… |
| MOSIP seeks closer engagement with 16 African countries |
| Southern African countries could be getting a boost to their national identity systems. India’s Modular… |
| Contract tendered for biometric registration kits, back-end hardware in DRC |
| Biometrics providers are invited to bid on a contract for biometric registration and identification hardware… |
| World Bank extends Nigeria digital ID project support by another two years |
| The World Bank now expects Nigeria to issue the National Identification Number (NIN) to 180… |
| Tender open for project to advance Benin’s digital govt strategy |
| A contractor is being sought to build a new, high-performance development environment using a modern… |
| Central Africa needs traction on financial inclusion to advance economic growth |
| Financial inclusion is increasingly being considered one of the major drivers of digital transformation in… |
| Vietnam reaches 70M enrolled in biometric national ID database |
| Vietnam has successfully enrolled 70 million citizens into its national ID database over the last… |
| Over 28M Saudi Arabians now have digital ID for easy access to services |
| More than 28 million unified digital IDs have been issued through a Saudi Arabian digital… |
| Pakistan digital identity governance changes to bridge gaps, eliminate overlaps |
| Pakistan’s journey toward a unified digital identity framework is proving complicated, with overlapping obligations and… |
| Dahua distances itself from Xinjiang biometric surveillance by cancelling contracts |
| Biometric surveillance camera-maker Dahua has announced that it and its subsidiaries have cancelled contracts for… |
| Revealed: the world’s most surveilled cities of 2024? |
| By Professor Fraser Sampson, former UK Biometrics & Surveillance Camera Commissioner What was the most surveilled… |
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