Brazil ANPD Publishes Age Assurance Guidance as Digital Child Protection Law Takes Effect
Brazil’s National Data Protection Agency (ANPD) has published a comprehensive Technology Radar report on age assurance mechanisms, timed to the entry into…
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South Korea Civil Rights Groups Urge Review of SIM Card Biometric Mandate
South Korea’s Ministry of Science and ICT has confirmed that mandatory facial recognition for new mobile phone number registrations will take effect on March…
SUNMI Partners with Wink and Qualcomm for Biometric Identity-Driven Payments
Wink, SUNMI, and Qualcomm Technologies have announced a collaboration to bring biometric identity-driven payments to SUNMI’s family of Android-based payment…
UK ICO Argues Data Protection Law Must Remain Central to Police Facial Recognition Governance
The UK Information Commissioner’s Office has submitted a response to the Home Office’s consultation on a proposed new legal framework for law enforcement use…
Eurotunnel Activates Full EES Registration Flow for Non-EU LeShuttle Passengers
Eurotunnel’s LeShuttle service is now processing passengers under the European Union’s Entry/Exit System (EES) at the Folkestone terminal, introducing…
JKIA to Add Self-Service Check-In and Biometric Entry Systems in Terminal Upgrade
Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) in Nairobi is introducing common-use self-service check-in kiosks and biometric entry systems as part of a broader…
Mount Sinai Rolls Out Biometric Patient Identity Checks Across Ambulatory Practices and Urgent Care
Mount Sinai Health System said it has launched biometric patient identity checks across all of its ambulatory practices and urgent care sites, describing the…
Microsoft Queues Edge for Android Fix for ‘Require Biometrics’ Setting Handling
Microsoft has fixed a problem affecting the “Require Biometrics” setting in Edge for Android, according to the browser’s latest beta release notes. The change…
Spain’s SETT Backs Sybol With 500,000 Euros for Verifiable Credentials Push
Spain’s Sociedad Espanola para la Transformacion Tecnologica has committed 500,000 euros to Sybolid Identity, giving public backing to a company focused on…
deepIDV Raises $1 Million Seed Round and Opens San Francisco Office
Toronto-founded identity verification startup deepIDV has raised $1 million in seed funding and opened a San Francisco office as it expands its presence in the…