New Zealand Orders Investigation Into Failed NZ$33M Immigration Biometric Project
New Zealand’s Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment says the Public Service Commission will investigate integrity issues tied to a failed biometric…
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Sharp’s AQUOS R11 Adds Privacy Masking for ‘My Number Card’ Photos
Sharp’s new AQUOS R11 smartphone includes a camera feature that automatically masks sensitive fields on Japan’s My Number Card when the card is photographed, a…
DHS Science and Technology Spotlights Its Work Testing Digital Identity Against Fraud
The Department of Homeland Security’s Science and Technology Directorate has published a feature describing its work evaluating digital identity technologies…
Innovatrics Achieves MOSIP Compliance for Foundational National ID Programs
Innovatrics has achieved MOSIP compliance for its Automated Biometric Identification System, qualifying the company’s biometric matching technology for use…
Orange Business Partners With ANOZR WAY to Counter Deepfake-Enabled Fraud
Orange Business has partnered with French startup ANOZR WAY to build a combined defense against deepfake-enabled fraud, pairing detection of manipulated media…
Bahamas Advances National Digital ID as Foundation for Government Services
The Bahamas government is moving ahead with a national digital identity system intended to give citizens and businesses a single secure credential for…
Keeper Security Links Wiz Cloud Findings to Privileged Access Remediation
Keeper Security has launched an integration with Wiz that connects cloud vulnerability findings to privileged access and credential remediation, aiming to turn…
1Password Acquires Apono and Launches Credential Broker for Just-in-Time Access
1Password has acquired Apono and introduced a Credential Broker, moving the company beyond storing credentials into governing who and what can use them across…
Armenia Completes Biometric Passport Design, Targets Fall Issuance
Armenia has finished the design of its new biometric passports and expects to begin issuing them in the fall of this year, the country’s Ministry of Internal…
Meta Licensed Rank One Computing Face Recognition for Smart Glasses Testing
Meta licensed facial recognition technology from Rank One Computing for internal work on its smart glasses, a WIRED investigation found, tying a specific…