Ireland wants to make its welfare card more like a national ID
Ireland’s government wants to enable citizens to use Public Services Cards (PSC), currently distributed by the Department of Social Protection…
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FPC CEO expects biometrics growth, efficiency, capital gains from Precise merger
Fingerprint Cards (FPC) CEO Adam Philpott believes the company’s planned merger with Precise Biometrics will create a far more competitive…
Europe’s age verification app reaches technical readiness
The EU age verification app has reached technical readiness and will be available for public use soon, according to an…
Deepfakes are a weapon of mass manipulation and most people can’t spot them
Deepfakes have become a full-blown geopolitical and financial weapon, according to a new report IdentifAI. Most people, from corporate fraud…
Jordan makes digital ID mandatory for access to public services
Lawmakers in Jordan have greenlighted amendments to the country’s civil status registration legislation which institutionalizes digital ID and makes it…
American Airlines deploys 20 dormakaba biometric boarding gates at Dallas Fort Worth
American Airlines has announced the official launch of its dormakaba eGates at the Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) in…
Digital health systems keep failing. The fix isn’t more tech, it’s designing with and for people
By Lara Tabac and Carlie Congdon of Vital Strategies Governments around the world are pouring resources into digital health and…
Deepfakes are a threat to age assurance, and injection attack detection is the answer
Everyone knows deepfakes are a massive problem for financial services. The 2024 case of the deepfake video call that cost…
U.S. House lawmakers move to codify DHS biometric screening abroad
U.S. Reps. Michael McCaul and Henry Cuellar, both from Texas, reintroduced the BITMAP Authorization Act, a bipartisan bill that would…
Gabon institutes social media age verification for under-16s
Gabon has gazetted a new regulation that requires anyone accessing social media platforms and digital media content in the country…
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