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EU Border Systems Agency Is Suing IBM, Atos and Leonardo Over EES Delays
The European Union’s border management agency, eu-LISA, has initiated legal proceedings in an Estonian court against a contracting consortium comprising IBM Belgium, Atos subsidiary Eviden, and Leonardo over extensive delivery delays for the biometric Entry/Exit System. Disclosed in the agency’s 2025 final accounts following the claim’s filing in late December 2025, the litigation focuses on the system’s troubled development phase rather than current border operations, with EES having reached full functionality in April 2026 across Schengen external frontiers after accounting for €77.8 million in newly capitalized software assets alongside €41 million in milestone-triggered payment appropriations.
Meta Takes Instagram’s AI Teen Age Detection Worldwide, Adds Apple’s Age Signal in Australia
Meta is rolling out its proprietary AI-driven teen age detection technology for Instagram to global markets, automatically transferring suspected minors who register adult birthdays into restricted Teen Account protections with plans to follow on Threads later this year. Built on commitments made to 52 bipartisan attorneys general in the United States, the expansion limits content exposure and unsolicited contacts while voluntarily adopting Apple’s device-level age-range signal for app downloads in Australia, which Meta argues should be codified into law as a universal app store verification standard rather than relying on fragmented platform-by-platform compliance.
Israel’s Draft Digital ID Strategy Would Open the Government Login to Banks and Add a National Wallet
Israel’s National Cyber Directorate has published a draft national digital identification strategy that proposes opening the government identification system to private financial institutions while establishing a centralized national digital wallet for state-issued credentials. Formulated alongside the National Digital Directorate, the Population and Immigration Authority, and the Bank of Israel, the framework will allow commercial banks, healthcare networks, and telecom operators to verify customer onboarding without storing photocopies of ID cards, utilizing selective disclosure protocols to minimize impersonation fraud while giving official digital credentials equal legal standing to physical identity cards.
Philadelphia Becomes First Airport to Replace Global Entry Kiosks With CBP Facial Comparison
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has deployed contactless biometric facial comparison portals for Global Entry at Philadelphia International Airport, making it the first air hub in the nation to entirely replace traditional user-operated customs declaration kiosks. The touchless architecture utilizes dual self-adjusting cameras to capture traveler biometrics on approach and verify identity against pre-enrolled Trusted Traveler databases without requiring travelers to stop, serving as the benchmark deployment ahead of CBP’s planned nationwide rollout across 38 terminals at 30 high-volume international airports and foreign Preclearance stations.
Google Warns Australia’s Duty of Care Bill Could Bring Age Checks to Email and File Storage
Google told an Australian Senate inquiry that the proposed Online Safety Amendment Digital Duty of Care Bill 2026 could inadvertently force online service providers to deploy mandatory age verification across private utilities like email, messaging, and cloud file storage. Addressing the Senate Environment and Communications Legislation Committee, Google public policy officials warned that the legislation’s failure to explicitly exempt everyday communications from child pornography risk mitigation rules exposes platforms to penalties of up to A$109 million, urging lawmakers to restrict the bill’s purview to predominantly adult content hubs rather than mandating intrusive identity surveillance across general communications.
CLEAR1 Goes Live in Epic for Provider Portal Onboarding and Controlled-Substance Prescribing
Identity platform CLEAR has launched two integrations for its CLEAR1 engine within the Epic Toolbox marketplace, providing biometric onboarding for community healthcare providers and identity proofing for the Electronic Prescribing of Controlled Substances. Designed to eliminate manual paperwork for health systems using EpicCare Link, the integration allows doctors and clinical practitioners to verify credentials using a selfie paired with a government identity document, securing Drummond Certified status under Drug Enforcement Administration regulations as well as Kantara Initiative IAL2 and AAL2 accreditation.
Telos Raises 2026 Outlook as Telos ID Programs Lift Security Solutions Revenue 17 Percent
Telos Corporation reported a 7.3 percent increase in third-quarter revenue to $55.2 million, powered by a 16.6 percent revenue expansion within its Security Solutions unit that prompted management to raise its full-year guidance to a range of $198.2 million to $200.7 million. Highlighting strong volume growth across Telos ID identity programs and TSA PreCheck enrollments, the company achieved GAAP net income of $4.4 million alongside $10.6 million in adjusted EBITDA, marking the first earnings release under newly appointed chief executive officer Mark Griffin as the firm secured $58 million in net new Information Assurance and Xacta governance orders.
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By the ID Tech Editorial Team