Civitas ID Wins $500,000 Grant for Open-Source Identity Infrastructure
Civitas ID has received a two-year, $500,000 grant from the Gates Foundation to continue building open-source digital public infrastructure for people who…
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Egypt Moves Biometric SIM Verification Into Mobile Operator Apps
Egypt’s National Telecommunications Regulatory Authority is moving to add biometric identity verification to mobile operators’ apps as part of a wider effort…
Signicat ReadID Gains UK Digital Identity Trust Certification
Signicat’s ReadID service has been certified under the UK Digital Identity and Attributes Trust Framework and added to the government’s register of digital…
Xperix Targets Saudi Public-Sector Biometrics Through Alyam Partnership
Xperix has signed a memorandum of understanding with Alyam Technical Trading to pursue biometric identity and electronic-document projects for Saudi government…
MIA Teknoloji Completes RFID-Based Biometric Identity Project
MIA Teknoloji has completed an R&D project for identity verification that stores biometric data on an RFID card and performs a one-to-one facial comparison…
State Department Advances Guatemala ABIS Into Formal Solicitation
The U.S. Department of State has posted an updated solicitation for an Automated Biometric Identification System in Guatemala, advancing a border and migration…
Philippines Privacy Regulator Warns AI Likeness Misuse May Break Law
The Philippines’ National Privacy Commission has warned that creating or distributing AI-generated images and videos based on a real person’s face may violate…
Portuguese National Security Agency Selects BIO-key and Visualforma for Biometric IAM
BIO-key International and Visualforma have secured a contract to deploy biometric identity and access management technology for a Portuguese national security…
Appeals Court Affirms Samsung BIPA Dismissal Over On-Device Face Templates
A federal appeals court has affirmed the dismissal of a biometric privacy lawsuit against Samsung, ruling that the plaintiffs did not plausibly allege the…
British Transport Police Expands Facial Recognition Trial to London Underground
British Transport Police has expanded its live facial recognition trial into London Underground stations, extending a six-month evaluation that began at…