One Identity to Become a Standalone Company With Global HQ in Cork
One Identity, a vendor of identity governance and privileged access management software, plans to operate as an independent company and will designate its…
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Unico Names Cassio Vaquero to Lead Global Partnerships, With US Focus
Unico has appointed Cassio Vaquero as Strategic Alliances Director to build out its global partner network, with a primary emphasis on the United States. Based…
Nepal Cancels National ID System Support Tender, Plans In-House Management
Nepal has cancelled a global tender for the operation, maintenance, and technical support of its National Identity Card Management Information System, opting…
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…
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…