Meta Expands Facial Recognition Tools to UK and EU for Fraud Prevention
Meta announced today it is expanding its facial recognition technology for account recovery and scam prevention to the United Kingdom, European Union, and…
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ID Tech Digest – March 3, 2025
Welcome to ID Tech’s digest of identity industry news. Here’s what you need to know about the world of digital identity and biometrics today: UK’s Blair…
UK’s Blair Institute Proposes National Digital ID System Linked to Public Data
The Tony Blair Institute for Global Change has unveiled an ambitious proposal for a digital ID-linked National Data Library (NDL) in the United Kingdom,…
Café Zupas Data Breach Exposes Customer Social Security Numbers
Café Zupas, a Utah-based fast-casual restaurant chain, has disclosed a data breach that exposed customers’ sensitive personal information, including Social…
UK Bill Would Give Police Broad Access to 50M Drivers’ Personal Data
The UK government has introduced a sweeping new Crime and Policing Bill that would grant law enforcement unprecedented access to personal data of approximately…
Vulnerable IoT Database Potentially Exposes 2.7B Records
A massive unprotected database involving nearly 2.7 billion records from IoT grow light manufacturer Mars Hydro was discovered by vpnMentor cybersecurity…
Trust Stamp Receives USPTO Patent for Cross-Platform Biometric Interoperability Solution
Trust Stamp has secured a patent allowance from the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) for its “Interoperable Biometric Representation”…
Amazon Settles NBA 2K Facial Scan Privacy Lawsuit Over Biometric Data Collection
Amazon has settled a class action lawsuit over alleged biometric privacy violations involving facial scans collected through the NBA 2K video game. The…
Finland’s DVV Expands EU Digital Wallet Testing with Amadeus for Travel Use Cases
Finland’s Digital and Population Data Services Agency (DVV) is expanding its role in the European Union Digital Wallet Consortium (EWC) by testing the European…
Five Arrested in Argentina for Fraudulent Scheme Mimicking Worldcoin’s Biometric Collection
Argentine authorities have arrested five individuals accused of attempting to illegally obtain biometric data by impersonating activities associated with the…