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DHS Awards Thales $11.2 Million Sole-Source Contract for IDENT and HART Fingerprint Matchers
The Department of Homeland Security has awarded Thales DIS USA an $11.2 million contract, without competition, to support the Thales fingerprint and latent…
Dutch Government Upholds Ban on Kyndryl’s Takeover of DigiD Operator Solvinity
The Dutch government has upheld its ban on U.S. IT services company Kyndryl acquiring Solvinity, the Amsterdam company that operates technical infrastructure…
Mexico Decree Requires Social Media and Gaming Platforms to Verify Users’ Ages
Mexico has ordered social networks, video game services, app stores and other online platforms to verify the ages of their users, under a presidential decree…
Kerala High Court Orders UIDAI to Search Aadhaar Fingerprints in 2016 Murder Case
The Kerala High Court has directed the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) to compare fingerprints from a 2016 double murder scene with Aadhaar…
Appeals Court Says Florida’s Teen Social Media Age Limits Are Likely Constitutional
A federal appeals court has ruled that Florida’s law restricting minors’ access to social media is likely constitutional, reversing a preliminary injunction…
Socure Reports $42.7 Million in Q3 Bookings as Customer Count Doubles
Socure recorded $42.7 million in new bookings in the third quarter of 2026 and doubled its customer count to more than 6,000, according to results released by…
Precise Biometrics Wins SEK 15 Million in Fingerprint Sensor Orders for Access Devices
Precise Biometrics has received two customer orders worth a total of approximately SEK 15 million to supply fingerprint sensor technology for digital access…
Proof Launches x401 Protocol to Tie AI Agent Requests to Verified People
Proof has launched x401, an open protocol that lets a website ask an AI agent to prove which verified person it is acting for and exactly what that person…
Missouri Launches State App for Driver’s License Age Checks at Retailers
Missouri has launched a state-built application that lets businesses check a customer’s age by scanning a driver’s license, as part of an effort to curb…
Bundestag Passes Germany’s EUDI Wallet Law, Adding Biometric Photo Opt-Out
Germany’s Bundestag has passed the Digital Identities Act, the national law setting out the legal framework for the country’s European Digital Identity Wallet.…