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New MyKad Holders Face Temporary MyDigital ID Registration Barrier
Malaysians receiving the redesigned MyKad cannot yet use the new identity card to complete first-time online registration for MyDigital ID. The digital…
North Yorkshire Schedules First Live Facial Recognition Deployment
The UK’s North Yorkshire Police will deploy live facial recognition in York city center on September 23, marking the force’s first planned use of the…
Vanguard Biometrics Introduces Guided LiveScanID Fingerprint Software
Vanguard Biometrics has introduced LiveScanID, a fingerprint capture platform that combines guided operator workflows with cloud-based storage for…
Interior Plans Clearview AI Access for Missing-Person and Trafficking Investigations
The U.S. Department of the Interior plans to purchase six Clearview AI accounts for investigations involving missing and murdered Indigenous people, human…
Tesla App Adds Passkey Setup for Account Sign-In
Tesla has added passkey setup to version 4.61.0 of its iOS application, giving account holders a passwordless sign-in option unlocked with Face ID, Touch ID or…
India Requires Aadhaar Biometric Checks for Regulated-Price LPG Refills
India will require domestic liquefied petroleum gas customers to complete biometric Aadhaar authentication before booking refills at regulated retail prices…
Toss and CGV Plan FacePay at Cinema Ticket and Concession Kiosks
South Korean fintech company Toss and cinema operator CJ CGV have agreed to introduce facial-recognition payments at movie-theater kiosks, extending Toss’s…
Gyeonggi Opens Employee Verification Portal to Counter Official-Impersonation Scams
South Korea’s Gyeonggi provincial government has launched a public employee-verification service to help businesses and residents check whether someone…
CrowdSec Traces Repository Leak to Former Employee’s Stolen GitHub Token
CrowdSec says attackers copied approximately 170 private GitHub repositories using a former employee’s stolen authentication token. The company had kept the…
AI Update: Researchers Used Claude to Access OpenAI’s Internal Repository
Researchers used Claude to access OpenAI’s internal repository. This week’s AI Update also covers agent account takeovers, exposed credentials and deepfakes.