TECH5 Names Co-Founder Rahul Parthe as New CEO
TECH5 has appointed co-founder and chairman Rahul Parthe as chief executive, giving its former chief technology officer full operational and strategic…
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FaceTec’s Geoff Slagle Warns Against Overreliance on Visual ID Checks
Organizations relying on staff to inspect identity documents and compare photographs with faces are leaving themselves exposed to forgery and impersonation,…
Denmark Urges End to CPR-Based ID Checks After Breach Exposes 8.8 Million Records
Unauthorized parties obtained the names, addresses and CPR numbers of about 8.8 million people from Denmark’s Central Person Register by abusing a private…
DigiSign Uses Innovatrics Biometrics to Extend Digital Signing Beyond Bank iD
DigiSign, Digital Solutions’ electronic signing platform, is using Innovatrics identity verification to serve signers who cannot use Czech Bank iD. The…
ROC Appoints Biometric Researcher Anil Jain to Its Board
ROC has appointed biometric researcher Anil K. Jain to its board of directors, effective October 5. Jain is a University Distinguished Professor at Michigan…
Apple and Google Seek Limits on Private Lawsuits Under State Age-Check Bills
Lobbyists representing Apple and Google have sought state age-check legislation that would prevent individuals from suing app stores under those rules, leaving…
Maine Court Filing Alleges ICE Stored Observer Photos in Palantir System
A newly public court filing alleges that Department of Homeland Security agents collected photographs, license plate numbers and other information about people…
AI Update: A Cloned Voice Helped Steal €95 Million from an Italian Bank
This week’s AI Update covers a €95 million voice-cloning scam, government-site hacking attempts, model extraction claims, biometric privacy and agent payments.
India Plans Mandatory Facial Recognition for Airport and Airline Staff
India’s government plans to require facial recognition screening for airport and airline employees, linking biometric checks with a digital airport-entry pass…
Anthropic Faces Illinois Biometric Privacy Claims Over Claude ID Checks
Anthropic faces a proposed class action alleging that its identity-verification process for Claude collected Illinois users’ facial biometrics without the…