AI Update: ‘Compute Equals Revenues’
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: Nvidia had a crazy…
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India’s UIDAI Deploys AI-Powered ‘Invisible Shield’ for Aadhaar Biometric Deduplication
India’s Unique Identification Authority (UIDAI) has completed the deployment of a next-generation AI-enabled biometric deduplication and document verification…
Scotland Launches Statutory Review of Biometrics Commissioner’s Powers and Oversight Scope
The Scottish Government has opened a public consultation to determine whether the Scottish Biometrics Commissioner’s (SBC) functions and oversight remit remain…
DuckDuckGoose Blocks Over 500,000 Synthetic Identities for Latin American Identity Platform
Dutch deepfake detection company DuckDuckGoose has reported that one of Latin America’s largest identity and fraud infrastructure providers blocked more than…
WISECUBE and ONEPROOF Launch Hybrid ID Scanner for Physical and Mobile Driver’s License Verification
WISECUBE Inc. and ONEPROOF Inc. have introduced the WiseScan600V, a desktop identity verification device that combines physical ID authentication with embedded…
FBI Issues Market Research Request for Near-Infrared Iris Cameras to Support NGI System
The FBI’s Criminal Justice Information Services division has issued a Request for Information on SAM.gov seeking details on near-infrared (NIR) iris biometric…
FTC Issues COPPA Safe Harbor for Age Verification
The Federal Trade Commission has issued an enforcement policy statement creating a safe harbor for operators that deploy age verification technologies under…
France Identité App Approved for Boarding at All Domestic Airports Starting Summer 2026
France’s national digital identity app will be accepted as a valid boarding credential at all domestic airports starting this summer, the country’s civil…
EU Watchdog Demands Stronger Safeguards for Automated Biometric Police Data Exchanges via Prüm Router
Europe’s top data protection authority has raised significant concerns about the technical rules governing the Prüm Router, the EU system that enables…
Innovatrics Powers Inclusive Onboarding for the One Billion People Without Photo ID
An estimated one billion people worldwide lack photo identification – and for the digital identity industry, that gap represents both a policy problem and a…