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Yoti and Luciditi Partner to Create 7 Million User Digital ID Network for UK Age Verification

Yoti and Luciditi have partnered to create an interoperable digital ID network of 7 million UK users, enabling seamless age verification across their…

October 9, 2025

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ID Tech Digest – October 7, 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: India to Enable…

October 7, 2025

SmartSearch Acquires Credas to Create UK Digital Compliance Powerhouse

SmartSearch has acquired identity verification specialist Credas for £77.8 million, a strategic move to create an end-to-end digital compliance, KYC, and AML…

October 7, 2025

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UK Confirms Digital ID Will Not Be Smartphone-Only

The UK government has confirmed that its planned digital ID system will not require a smartphone, pledging “alternative routes” for people who need offline or…

October 6, 2025

UK Government to Hold Consultation on Live Facial Recognition Before Wider Roll-Out

The Labour government will consult the public on the use of live facial recognition (LFR) before making any decisions about expanding deployments across…

September 29, 2025

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Live Facial Recognition Cameras Rolled Out in Bedford Town Centre

Bedfordshire Police have launched the first deployment of live facial recognition (LFR) in Bedford, using mobile vans to scan faces in real time against police…

September 19, 2025

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ID Tech Digest – July 1, 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: Saint Anthony…

July 1, 2025

Germany Joins Police FRT Trend After Violent Attacks

Germany’s coalition government has introduced a package of tighter security and asylum policies, prominently featuring measures to combat “violent Islamism.”…

August 29, 2024

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UK Biometrics and Surveillance Commissioner Resigns

The United Kingdom’s Biometrics and Surveillance Camera Commissioner has abruptly announced his resignation, jolting the country’s regulatory landscape for…

August 8, 2024

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UK Media Regulator Fines TikTok £1.875M for Failing to Provide Accurate Information

TikTok has been fined nearly £1.9 million by Ofcom, the UK’s media regulator, for failing to provide accurate information regarding its parental controls in…

July 25, 2024

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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