Bhutan Adds NDI-Based Digital Consent to Land Transactions
Bhutan’s National Land Commission Secretariat has launched a digital consent management module for land transactions, built on the country’s National Digital…
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itsme Launches in the Netherlands as Successor to iDIN
The Belgian digital identity app itsme has launched in the Netherlands, becoming available to Dutch adults through the iDIN menu as it begins to take over from…
TSA PreCheck Touchless ID Expands to Albuquerque and Oklahoma City
TSA PreCheck Touchless ID is now available at Albuquerque International Sunport and Will Rogers International Airport in Oklahoma City, adding two more…
Prove Lines Up Identity Industry Veterans for Biometrics and Platform Strategy Push
Prove has put two identity-sector veterans into prominent platform roles as it expands its digital identity stack around privacy-preserving biometrics, KYC…
Sumsub Partners With iMind to Strengthen Compliance Infrastructure for South Korea’s Payments Sector
Sumsub has partnered with the South Korean firm iMind to bring its identity verification, fraud prevention, and compliance technology into the country’s…
Amazon Ring Faces Proposed Class Action Over Familiar Faces Facial Recognition
Amazon’s Ring is facing a proposed class action alleging that its Familiar Faces facial recognition feature captures and stores the facial data of passersby…
Brazil’s ANPD Opens Public Consultation on Age Assurance Guidance
Brazil’s National Data Protection Authority has opened a public call for contributions on a guide for reliable age verification, setting out the technical…
FBI Issues RFI for Next Generation Identification Biometric Matching Algorithms
The FBI’s Criminal Justice Information Services division has issued a request for information seeking industry input on biometric matching algorithms for its…
Polish Government Approves Stronger Online Age-Verification Requirements
The Polish government has approved legislation that would require providers of online pornography to implement robust age-verification systems, part of a set…
Indonesia Sets July 1 Deadline for Facial Biometric SIM Registration
Indonesia will require facial biometric verification for all new SIM card registrations starting July 1, moving the measure from trial to mandatory enforcement…