Scottish Police Inspectorate Urges Facial Recognition to Enforce Football Banning Orders
HMICS says facial recognition should be required to keep banned individuals out of football matches, after a Rangers v Celtic tie the Scottish FA called a near…
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Face-Search Service ClarityCheck Left More Than 9 Million Images Exposed
An unsecured storage bucket belonging to people-search service ClarityCheck exposed more than 9 million image files, mostly faces, a researcher found.
South Africa Launches Biometric Electronic Travel Authorisation
South Africa has launched an Electronic Travel Authorisation pairing an online application with a live selfie against facial verification on arrival.
New York City Biometric Scanning Ban Wins Council Majority
A bill barring businesses open to the public from scanning customers’ faces has reached 28 Council co-sponsors and won Mamdani administration backing.
ID Tech Digest – August 19, 2026
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 Privacy…
Malta Requires Cab Apps to Verify Drivers by Face Every Three Hours
Ride-hailing platforms operating in Malta will have to verify drivers through facial recognition at least once every three hours under new rules linking…
Court Filing Details Clearview AI Use in Minnesota Protest Investigation
Federal investigators used Clearview AI facial recognition to assemble a set of online images associated with a defendant in a Minnesota case connected to…
20Face Secures 819 Capital Backing for Facial Recognition Expansion
Dutch facial recognition developer 20Face has raised an early-stage funding round led by 819 Capital Partners, with existing investors also participating. The…
UK Privacy Regulator Finds Governance Gaps in Police Facial Recognition
The UK Information Commissioner’s Office has called for stronger governance of police facial recognition after completing five audits that produced 107…
Bloomington Settles Facial Recognition Wrongful-Arrest Lawsuit
Bloomington, Minnesota, has settled a lawsuit brought by Kylese Perryman, who spent five days in jail after police incorrectly identified him as a suspect in a…