Canada Advances Health Data Standards Law as Officials Deny Digital ID Intent
Parliament has introduced Bill S-5, the Connected Care for Canadians Act, establishing a federal framework for health data interoperability across provinces…
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1Kosmos and Fischer Identity Partner on Biometric Identity Verification for Higher Education
1Kosmos and Fischer Identity announced a partnership to bring biometric identity verification and passwordless authentication to colleges and universities,…
Hinge Makes Face Check Mandatory as UK and Australia Age Verification Rules Drive Dating App Biometrics
Hinge now requires Face Check for users in markets where the feature is active, shifting from optional identity verification to mandatory selfie-capture…
Australian Tribunal Partially Overturns Bunnings Facial Recognition Privacy Breach Ruling
The Administrative Review Tribunal of Australia has partially overturned the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner’s ruling that found hardware…
India Deactivates 25 Million Aadhaar Biometric IDs to Prevent Identity Fraud
The Indian government has deactivated more than 25 million Aadhaar biometric identity numbers registered to deceased individuals to maintain database integrity…
FIDO Alliance CEO Predicts Digital Wallet Triumph in 2026 Amid AI-Powered Authentication Threats
Andrew Shikiar, CEO of the FIDO Alliance, issued 2026 predictions forecasting that digital wallets will become mainstream while deepfake attacks and agentic AI…
IDEMIA Public Security Launches Smart Credential Minidriver with ARM64 Support
IDEMIA Public Security announced its next-generation Smart Credential Minidriver for the Microsoft Windows 11 ecosystem, now featuring full support for ARM64…
Socure Launches SocureGov RiskOS Platform for Government Identity and Fraud Prevention
Socure has launched SocureGov RiskOS, a unified platform designed specifically for government agencies to manage identity verification and fraud prevention at…
Lithuania Selects Procivis for EUDI Wallet Sandbox Ahead of 2026 EU Deadline
Swiss identity technology company Procivis has won a public procurement contract to provide Lithuania’s national sandbox for the European Digital Identity…
Tencent Cloud Partners with Treeal to Bring Palm Recognition Payments to Brazil
Tencent Cloud and Brazilian fintech Treeal have announced a partnership to introduce the PalmAI Service to Brazil for payments and access control applications.…