Yoti Backs UK’s Online Safety Bill for Kid-friendly Internet
Yoti is voicing its support for the UK’s Online Safety Bill, and for the Bill’s age verification provisions in particular. The first draft of the bill was published in May, […]
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Co-founder Returns as Pangiam Embarks On Airport Security Project
Pangiam is welcoming the return of one of its co-founders as the company’s AI-driven security business picks up steam. Dave Reissfelder helped to establish the company together with Patrick Flanagan […]
FPC Explains How Biometrics Can Alleviate Contactless Payment Fraud Concerns
Fingerprint Cards (FPC) is arguing that biometric payment cards can help mitigate some of the anxieties that consumers feel when making contactless payments. The company specifically looked at the UK, […]
IDnow Boasts of ‘Eightfold Growth’ in UK Amid Selfie Onboarding Boom
Germany-based identity verification specialist IDnow is celebrating continuing success in the United Kingdom market. In a newly issued statement, the company boasted that it “has grown eightfold year-over-year” in the […]
North Ayrshire Suspends Controversial In-school Face Payments Program
The North Ayrshire Council is already suspending a new face-based payments system in response to pressure from British authorities and privacy advocates. The system went live last week at nine […]
Verogen Guides Cellmark to DNA Sequencing Certification in the UK
Cellmark Forensic Services will soon be offering next-generation sequencing (NGS) services to law enforcement agencies in the UK after receiving ISO17025 accreditation from the United Kingdom Accreditation Service (UKAS). The […]
Information Commissioner’s Office Objects to Face-Based Payment System in UK Schools
The UK Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) is already raising concerns about a new face-based payments system in the UK. The system allows students to pay for their lunches with a […]
UK Surveillance Commissioner Sides With Police in Facial Recognition Debate
The UK’s new Biometrics and Surveillance Camera Commissioner is breaking from his predecessors on the subject of facial recognition. In that regard, Commissioner Fraser Sampson told the Financial Times that […]
UK Deploys IDEMIA’s IDway in Expanded Digital Identity Pilot
IDEMIA will be participating in a new digital identity pilot in the United Kingdom. The trial concerns the British government’s Document Checking Service (DCS), which cross-reference’s someone’s passport information with […]
Yoti Highlights Age Estimation Tech on Safer Internet Day
Ahead of the finalization of the UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) Age Appropriate Design Code, and in acknowledgment of Safer Internet Day, Yoti recently published a blog post detailing how […]
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