Kenya Plans to Link CCTV Cameras With National ID Records for Facial Recognition
Kenya’s Interior Ministry plans to connect surveillance cameras with the country’s national identity records so that police can match faces captured on camera…
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Malaysia’s Cybercrime Bill 2026 Adds Offences Tied to National Digital Identity
Malaysia has tabled the Cybercrime Bill 2026, which creates new offences relating to identity theft and the country’s National Digital Identity service as part…
WebComm and ASUS Launch a FIDO-Based ‘Zero Trust PC’ for Thailand
WebComm and ASUS have launched what they call Thailand’s first Zero Trust PC, pairing an ASUS business laptop with WebComm’s passwordless authentication…
Met Police to Expand Static Live Facial Recognition Across London’s West End
The Metropolitan Police plans to expand static live facial recognition across central London, with cameras due in the West End and Soho by the end of 2026 and…
Anthropic Adds ID and Selfie Verification for Some Claude Users
Anthropic has begun asking some Claude users to verify their identity with a government-issued photo ID and a live selfie, with the checks handled by…
Faction Networks and iVALT Pair Zero-Trust Networking With Human Identity Verification
Faction Networks and iVALT have partnered to pair zero-trust networking with passwordless human identity verification, aiming to tie both network activity and…
South Korea’s Telecom Face-Verification Mandate Will Initially Exempt Foreign Residents
South Korea will require facial recognition for all new mobile phone subscriptions from July, matching each applicant’s face against their official…
Match Group’s Face Check Named a 2026 Fast Company World Changing Idea
Match Group’s Face Check, the facial verification system Tinder uses to confirm that new users are real people who match their profile photos, has been named a…
Monroe County Weighs Bill Requiring Businesses to Disclose Facial Recognition Use
A proposed law in Monroe County, New York, would require businesses such as grocery stores, restaurants, and banks to tell customers when they use facial…
Vimeo Documents Persona-Powered Age Verification With Selfie Age Estimation
Vimeo has detailed how it checks users’ ages, using identity-verification vendor Persona and, in some cases, selfie-based facial age estimation, as it complies…