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British Transport Police Trial Scanned 500,000 Faces, Produced No Direct Arrests in First Phase
British Transport Police scanned more than 500,000 people with live facial recognition during the first phase of a trial at London rail stations, but the…
IDEMIA Adds Passkeys and Restricted-Use Tokens for AI-Agent Payments
IDEMIA Secure Transactions has introduced payment infrastructure for card networks that want to handle purchases initiated by AI agents. The offering combines…
New Haven Replaces Municipal Fingerprint Time Clocks with Face Recognition
New Haven, Connecticut, is replacing fingerprint-based employee time clocks with facial recognition at 11 municipal workplaces. The change will affect roughly…
GMO Adds Passkey Sign-In to Onamae.com Domain Accounts
GMO Internet has added passkey sign-in to Onamae.com, its Japanese domain-registration service, allowing account holders to access domain-management controls…
US Lawmakers Reintroduce Bill to Restrict Federal Biometric Surveillance
A group of U.S. lawmakers has reintroduced legislation that would bar federal agencies from acquiring or using facial-recognition and other…
Vietnam’s Expanded Electronic ID Rules Take Effect, Adding Foreign-User Access
Vietnam’s revised electronic-identification rules take effect today, widening eligibility for foreign users and setting new terms for documents and…
Deutsche Bank Plans Broader Payee Verification Partnership With IPID
Deutsche Bank and payment-verification provider IPID plan to expand their existing relationship into a strategic partnership covering the bank’s global…
ULTRALOQ Launches Wallet-Key and Fingerprint Smart Locks Alongside UWB Model
ULTRALOQ has introduced three smart locks with distinct ways to enter a home: a hands-free model that detects an approaching authorized phone, and two models…
Alabama TikTok Settlement Requires Stronger Age Assurance and Teen Controls
TikTok has agreed to strengthen age assurance and add restrictions for young users under a settlement with Alabama that will bring the state at least $100…
Pakistan’s NADRA Expands Iris Capture for Children to More Than 5,000 Counters
Pakistan’s National Database and Registration Authority has made iris scanning available at more than 5,000 counters nationwide as it expands biometric…