UK’s Good Practice Guide Encourages Competition in Identity Industry: Yoti
Yoti is calling attention to a couple of the key changes in the United Kingdom’s Good Practice Guide (GPG) for identity verification. The company previously…
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UK Regulator Determines Onfido’s Anti-Bias Biometrics Research is in Public Interest
The UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has published its final report for the Regulatory Sandbox project with Onfido. The digital identity specialist…
Kingston Unity Uses Yoti Biometrics to Authenticate UK Trust Fund Kids
Yoti will be working with the Kingston Unity to help British teenagers gain access to their Child Trust Funds (CTF). The CTFs are tax-free savings accounts…
Yoti Lauds UK Government’s Ethical Stance on Digital Identity
Yoti is praising the Digital Identity: Consultation Response that was recently issued by the UK government. The Response details the government’s current…
UK Program Could Create Digital Identities for Businesses
The UK’s Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) has completed the first phase of a new Digital Business Identity initiative. The…
Onfido Working with U.K. Government on Biometric ‘Immunity Passport’
As governments around the world consider easing lockdown restrictions, digital identity verification company Onfido is in talks with the U.K. government…
UK Issues New Surveillance Camera Privacy Guidelines
The Surveillance Camera Commissioner (SCC) has joined forces with the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) to release updated privacy guidelines for the use…
U.K. Joins Chinese Facial Recognition Development Program
The Home Office of the United Kingdom has announced that the U.K. is joining China’s FaceR2VM project, which aims to develop facial recognition technology to…
Biometric Age Verification Protects Online Privacy in UK
“For anyone with the Yoti app, their account will serve as sufficient proof of age, confirming that they are over 18 without revealing their date of birth.”…
UK Police Scramble to Get Forensics Labs Accredited After Missed Deadline
“The issue reflects the evolving regulatory framework in place in the UK concerning how government authorities may use biometrics and related technologies.”…