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ID Tech Digest – September 15, 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: China’s New…

September 15, 2026

ID Tech Digest – September 14, 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: Weapons Seized as…

September 14, 2026

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UK Sets Digital Right-to-Work Rules Ahead of October Expansion

The UK Home Office has issued revised draft guidance that sets out how employers and labor platforms can use digital identity services when expanded Right to…

September 14, 2026

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UK Lowers Biometric eGate Age Threshold to 8, Adding 1.5 Million Eligible Child Travelers

Children aged 8 and 9 will become eligible to use biometric eGates at UK airports and juxtaposed border controls from July 8, 2026, under a change announced by…

May 15, 2026

UK Home Office eVisa Email Error Disrupts BRP Migration

The UK Home Office is addressing an email distribution error that sent eVisa registration links to representatives rather than end users in some cases,…

February 12, 2026

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UK Home Office Reports Zero False Alerts in Live Facial Recognition Immigration Pilot

The UK Home Office has published results from a proof of concept using live facial recognition technology for immigration enforcement, reporting zero incorrect…

January 13, 2026

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UK Home Office Admits Facial Recognition Bias, Opens Consultation on New Legal Framework Amid Expansion Plans

The UK Home Office has acknowledged that facial recognition technology used by police is more likely to produce false matches for Black and Asian people than…

December 5, 2025

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ID Tech Digest – September 8, 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: Roblox to Enforce…

September 8, 2025

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UK Expands Ethics Oversight as BFEG Transitions to Science and Technology Ethics Advisory Committee

The UK Home Office has issued its 2025–2026 commission for the Biometrics and Forensics Ethics Group (BFEG), significantly broadening its remit to include…

September 8, 2025

ID Tech Digest – August 22, 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: Apple Watch Code…

August 22, 2025

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