Indonesian Government Weighs Facial Scanning to Verify Social Media Users
Facial scanning could become part of Indonesia’s social media verification framework, according to new remarks from the Ministry of Communication and Digital…
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OpenID Foundation Finalizes Shared Signals Specifications for Real-Time Security Event Sharing
The OpenID Foundation (OIDF) has approved three Final Specifications in its Shared Signals family, creating the first globally recognized standards for…
International Identity Day: Thales VP Discusses Inclusion, Security, and Quantum Threats
To overcome the challenge of registering citizens across an archipelago of more than 7,000 islands, the government of the Philippines deployed 8,000…
ICE Awards $9.2 Million Clearview AI Contract for Facial Recognition Investigations
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has finalized a contract valued at approximately $9.2 million with Clearview AI to provide facial recognition…
Visa and TECH5 Partner on Seven-Year Deal for Digital Public Infrastructure
Visa and TECH5 have entered a seven-year strategic collaboration, formalized in Dubai, to support the development and deployment of Digital Public…
AI Update: Even Chinese Fintech Is Getting Into Robots
Welcome to the newest edition of ID Tech’s AI Update. Here’s the latest big news on the shifting landscape of AI and identity technology: A major US-UK AI…
Aware Debuts “Intelligent Liveness” at Identity Week America
Aware has introduced a new liveness detection solution, “Intelligent Liveness,” at Identity Week America in Washington, D.C., positioning the technology as a…
FaceTec Launches Version 10 of 3D Face Verification Software
FaceTec has released version 10 of its 3D Face Verification suite, a major upgrade to the biometric security platform that anchors remote identity verification…
Primer: Understanding FaceTec’s Level 4 Security Certification
Last week, FaceTec revealed that its 3D Face Verification had earned Level 4 “Spoof/Bypass” certification from Praetorian Security, burnishing its resilience…
UK Expands Ethics Oversight as BFEG Transitions to Science and Technology Ethics Advisory Committee
The UK Home Office has issued its 2025–2026 commission for the Biometrics and Forensics Ethics Group (BFEG), significantly broadening its remit to include…