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DHS Expands Identity Verification Rally to AI-Generated Documents and Deepfakes
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security is expanding its Remote Identity Validation Rally to test identity verification systems against AI-generated…
Philippines Clears ₱2.48 Billion National ID Partnership for Competitive Challenge
The Philippine Statistics Authority’s proposed ₱2.48 billion digital National ID partnership has cleared an investment review and is moving into competitive…
EU Sets Wallet and Authentication Rules for Cross-Border Healthcare
The European Commission has adopted rules requiring EU countries to issue healthcare identity attributes to European Digital Identity Wallets on request, with…
Kenya Connects 20 More Police Clearance Centres to Biometric System
Kenya’s Directorate of Criminal Investigations has connected 20 additional police clearance application centres to its Multi-Biometric Identification System,…
WA Police Reports 79 Arrests and Eight Incorrect Alerts in Face Recognition Trial
Western Australia Police says its live facial recognition trial has recorded 79 arrests after scanning 905,117 faces across 77 deployments. The force’s…
Croatia Reports 60 Merchants Using State App for Online Age Checks
Sixty merchants are now using Croatia’s mGrađani app to verify customers’ ages for online alcohol and energy-drink sales, according to the country’s Ministry…
Nagpur Airport Removes Boarding-Pass Scan From DigiYatra Entry
Nagpur Airport has introduced face-only entry at all of its DigiYatra-enabled gates, removing the boarding-pass scan previously required before facial…
Brazil’s Justice Identity Program Reaches 911,000 People
Brazil’s National Council of Justice says its civil identification and documentation initiative has identified or added 911,000 people to the civil…
Czech Interior Ministry Opens CZK273 Million Border eGate Tender
Czechia’s Ministry of the Interior has opened a procurement for automated border-control eGates and supporting services with an estimated value of CZK273.3…
Device Intelligence Is No Longer a Proxy for Identity Trust
Regula’s Henry Patishman examines the limits of device trust and explains why fresh identity evidence matters when high-risk interactions demand verification.