New Developments Show Growing Agreement on What to Verify About AI Agents, if Not How
Several new developments this week show growing agreement on what needs to be verified when an AI agent acts on someone’s behalf, and how far the industry is…
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Unico Launches Human Token, a Persistent Identifier Derived From a Selfie, and Cuts 25 Percent of Staff
Unico launched Human Token last week, a technology that turns a selfie into a unique, persistent identifier with no name, document number or date of birth…
Nigeria Seeks Third Extension of $430M Digital ID Project as Enrollment Partners Go Unpaid
Nigeria has requested another 12-month extension of its $430 million Digital Identification for Development project, moving the closing date to December 31,…
Breach at Japanese Email Vendor Exposes Addresses From My Number Card Booking Systems
A breach at Japanese email delivery company Arara has exposed email addresses that residents entered when booking pickup of their My Number Card, Japan’s…
Spain’s AEPD Finds One-to-One Facial Check for Remote Onboarding Can Pass GDPR Tests
Spain’s data protection agency has told a financial firm that a one-to-one facial verification step for remote customer onboarding passes the GDPR tests of…
Yubico Unveils YubiID to Tie Identity Checks to Credential Enrollment and Recovery
Yubico has unveiled YubiID, a subscription service entering limited early access that links identity verification with credential enrollment and account…
hashID Launches App That Checks Age From an ID Chip and Answers Only Yes or No
Spain-based hashID has launched an app that reads the chip in an ID card or passport once via NFC and answers age requests with a yes or no, telling the […]
Ghana Starts Enforcing Biometric Ghana Card Checks, Plans Yes-or-No App for Small Businesses
Ghana’s National Identification Authority (NIA) has begun sending a task force to check that institutions use biometric verification rather than photocopies or…
Kuwait Orders Two-Factor Authentication on Low-Wage Salary Accounts to Curb Fake Payments
The Central Bank of Kuwait has told local banks to require two-factor authentication from December 31 for withdrawals, transfers and payments of 25 Kuwaiti…
Cyberlinks and Hancom Group’s RAUMSOFT Form Japan Joint Venture for AI Face Verification
Japan’s Cyberlinks and South Korean software company RAUMSOFT have set up a joint venture, Raum Japan, to sell identity verification services built on AI face…