Denmark Urges End to CPR-Based ID Checks After Breach Exposes 8.8 Million Records
Unauthorized parties obtained the names, addresses and CPR numbers of about 8.8 million people from Denmark’s Central Person Register by abusing a private…
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Bosnia’s Biometric Voter Checks Succeeded in Over 97 Percent of Cases, IDDEEA Says
Biometric voter identification succeeded in more than 97 percent of cases at Bosnia and Herzegovina’s October 4 general elections, the first in the country to…
Spain’s Data Protection Agency Tells Councils to Justify Facial Recognition in CCTV Plans
Spain’s data protection authority has warned two municipal councils that planned police video surveillance systems with artificial intelligence features could…
Côte d’Ivoire Launches Study for National Authentication Platform and Digital ID Wallet
Côte d’Ivoire has launched a feasibility study for a national digital authentication platform and a digital identity wallet, with recommendations and an…
Dutch Lower House Votes for ID and Face Photo Checks on Sex-Ad Websites
The Dutch House of Representatives has voted to require websites that host sex-work advertisements to verify the identity and age of advertisers and of every…
DigiSign Uses Innovatrics Biometrics to Extend Digital Signing Beyond Bank iD
DigiSign, Digital Solutions’ electronic signing platform, is using Innovatrics identity verification to serve signers who cannot use Czech Bank iD. The…
authID Signs $2 Million Technology Agreement with EinStrong Foundation
authID has signed a $2 million technology licensing, services and support agreement with the EinStrong Foundation to expand biometric identity checks for its…
Cambridge Facial Recognition Operation Scans 29,361 Faces and Leads to Three Arrests
Cambridgeshire Constabulary’s first live facial recognition operation in Cambridge produced four positive matches and three arrests after scanning 29,361…
Apple Cash to Require Identity Verification Before Balance Reloads
Apple Cash users will need to have their identity verified before adding money to their balance starting November 9. Green Dot Bank, which provides the…
SarawakPass Links State and Federal Services Through MyDigital ID
SarawakPass has integrated with Malaysia’s MyDigital ID, enabling reciprocal access to participating state and federal web services. Sarawak, a Malaysian state…