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Spanish Football League Fined €1M Over Illegal Biometric Access Systems

Spain’s top professional football league, La Liga, has been hit with a €1 million fine by the Spanish Data Protection Agency (AEPD) for violations related to…

March 1, 2025

Extreme close-up of human eye showing detailed blue iris and orange pupil for biometric iris recognition

Smart Eye Technology Selected for Tampa Bay Wave CyberTech|X Accelerator Program

Bentonville-based Smart Eye Technology has been selected for the 2025 cohort of the Tampa Bay Wave CyberTech|X Accelerator program, advancing the cybersecurity…

February 13, 2025

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DRC Partners with Trident Digital to Implement National Digital Identity System

The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has partnered with Trident Digital to implement a nationwide digital identity system, with the aim of advancing the…

February 12, 2025

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ID Tech Digest – January 27, 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: Spain Launches…

January 27, 2025

Brazil Bans World ID Crypto Program

[Update 12/30/25: This article has been edited to include a response from World, and to more clearly explain the terms of the regulatory action.] Brazil’s…

January 27, 2025

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We May Need Our Mobiles, But Do We Trust Them?

Guest Essay – Nicholas Rossman, Programme Director, Mobile Ecosystem Forum The widespread adoption of mobile services has brought concerns about identity…

January 22, 2025

French Privacy Regulator CNIL Distinguishes Technical Permissions from GDPR Consent

The French Data Protection Authority (CNIL) has issued new guidance clarifying the distinction between technical permissions and user consent under the General…

January 22, 2025

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ID Tech Digest – January 17, 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: Romania Orders…

January 17, 2025

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ID Tech Digest – December 20, 2024

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: NEXT FAP30…

December 20, 2024

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NZ Privacy Commissioner Opens Public Consultation on Biometrics Code

New Zealand Privacy Commissioner Michael Webster has initiated a public consultation on a proposed biometrics code aimed at strengthening regulations around…

December 18, 2024

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FaceTec’s patented, industry-leading 3D Face Verification and Reverification software anchors digital identity, creating a chain of trust from user onboarding to ongoing authentication on all modern smart devices and webcams. FaceTec’s 3D FaceMaps™ finally make trusted, remote identity verification possible. As the only technology backed by a persistent spoof bounty program and NIST/iBeta Certified Liveness Detection, FaceTec is the global standard for 3D Liveness and Face Matching with millions of users on six continents in financial services, border security, transportation, blockchain, e-voting, social networks, online dating and more. www.facetec.com

Unico is a global identity network that forges trust between people & companies. We identify people globally so they can have safe, efficient and private digital access to services around the world. Unico is present in over 20 countries, and serves 165 million users with over 1.5 billion identity verifications every year. We are the leading global identity network. www.unico.io

Innovatrics is an EU-based provider of trusted biometric solutions for governments and enterprises. Our algorithms consistently rank among the fastest and most accurate in fingerprint, face, and iris recognition. Since 2004, we have partnered with all types of organisations to build trusted and flexible biometric identification solutions. Our solutions are used in more than 80 countries, benefiting over a billion people worldwide. www.innovatrics.com

Identity Week aims to be a significant identity industry catalyst. It’s our mission is to help accelerate the move towards a world where trusted identity solutions enable governments and commercial organisations to provide citizens, employees, customers and consumers with a multitude of opportunities to transact in a seamless, yet secure manner. All the while preventing the efforts of those intent on doing harm. identityweek.net

The Biometric Digital Identity Prism is a market landscape framework designed to help influencers and decision makers understand, innovate, and implement digital identity technologies and solutions. This innovative framework for understanding and evaluating the rapidly evolving biometric digital identity marketplace is the only market model that is truly biometric-centric based on the foundational conviction that in the age of digital transformation the only true, reliable link between humans and their digital data is biometrics. www.the-prism-project.com