ETRI to Lead ITU-T Effort on International Digital Identity Wallet Standard
South Korea’s Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute (ETRI) has been chosen to lead the development of an international standard for digital…
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Report: Meta Developing Facial Recognition Feature for Next-Gen Ray-Ban Smart Glasses
Meta is reportedly developing a “super-sensing” mode for upcoming Ray-Ban smart glasses that can recognize people by name, according to reporting by The…
UIDAI Maintains OTP as Part of Aadhaar’s Multi-Method Authentication Framework
The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) continues to support multiple authentication methods for Aadhaar verification, including One-Time…
IDEX Biometrics Cuts Operating Costs by 52 Percent as It Refocuses on Access Control
IDEX Biometrics has reported a 52 percent year-over-year reduction in operating expenses for the first half of 2025, underscoring the financial impact of its…
Malaysia Moves Toward Expanded Biometric Collection for MyKad Holders with New Bill
Malaysia’s Dewan Rakyat has passed the National Registration (Amendment) Bill 2025, which would require biometric data collection for all MyKad (citizen ID)…
Canada’s Privacy Commissioner Issues Comprehensive Guidance on Biometric Data Under PIPEDA
On August 11, 2025, the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC) released new guidance on the collection, use, and disclosure of biometric…
OneFlip Attack Shows How a Single Bit Flip Can Backdoor AI and Biometric Systems
Security researchers have unveiled a new hardware-based exploit called OneFlip, a technique that can backdoor artificial intelligence systems by flipping a…
Chicago Murder Trial Sparks Debate Over Reliability of Facial Recognition Evidence
Facial recognition technology is at the center of a high-profile murder trial in Chicago, where defense attorneys argue the identification method used against…
Experian Partners with Incode to Strengthen AI-Powered Fraud Prevention
Experian has announced a new partnership with Incode Technologies to expand the fraud prevention capabilities of its Ascend Platform. The collaboration will…
Met Police Cite Facial Recognition in Crime Reduction at 2025 Notting Hill Carnival
The Metropolitan Police say this year’s Notting Hill Carnival saw a sharp decline in serious violent incidents, with live facial recognition (LFR) and other…