| Weekend Reading : May 10, 2025 |
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| Biometrics has been drafted into the battle between AI fraud and AI defenses |
| Biometrics implementations for public services are expanding in countries around the world, even as AI-enabled fraud and deepfakes threaten online…Read More |
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| ADVP advocates for digital ID firms stuck between big tech and govt wallets |
| The Association of Digital Verification Professionals (ADVP) flies a little under the radar. The UK… |
| DOGE’s infiltration into core of federal biometrics management sets off alarms |
| The Trump administration’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has now insinuated itself into the Department… |
| Oversight report fuels urgency of Congressional push for TSA biometrics reform |
| At a time of intensified scrutiny of the Transportation Security Administration’s (TSA) expanding use of… |
| Lawmakers target TSA facial recognition expansion |
| In a renewed bipartisan push to curtail the expanding use of facial recognition technology by… |
| Biometrics tenders planned for Pakistan, Zimbabwe airports |
| The Airports Company of Zimbabwe (ACZ) is seeking international partners as it prepares to install… |
| Biometrics investment targets pain points at airports with self-service options: SITA |
| According to the latest North American Air Transport IT Insights report from SITA, cybersecurity and… |
| While AI arms fraudsters, transparent AI stops them |
| By Armen Najarian, CMO of Sift Generative AI has become a defining force in today’s… |
| GenAI payment fraud forces multilayered biometric approach to defense |
| Many payment systems have turned to biometrics to secure user onboarding in the last few… |
| Deepfake prism refracts fraud landscape ‘supercharged’ by generative AI |
| Is the avalanche of deepfakes triggering a digital trust apocalypse? The seemingly dire question of… |
| Deepfake threats reveal contradictions in Trump administration’s AI governance plan |
| In March, the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) announced it had… |
| What Trump’s tariff reversal (and escalation on China) means for the future of cybersecurity |
| By Vytautas Urbonas, CMO at Ondato The Wall Street stock rally due to President Trump’s… |
| US Patent Office joins federal trend in outsourcing digital identity verification |
| The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has formally integrated ID.me as a digital identity… |
| UK govt commits to passkeys in another big step to a passwordless world |
| As multinational corporations like Microsoft and Amazon move to passkeys, governments are also making the… |
| AI agents are a digital identity headache despite explosive growth |
| AI agents are posing a challenge for digital identity assurance companies, both in terms of… |
| Proof of personhood protocols jockey to establish networks of ‘verified humans’ |
| Fake people are everywhere. Deepfake identities are applying for jobs, waging political campaigns, seeking romantic… |
| Humanity Protocol prepares to launch palm biometrics for proof of personhood |
| Humanity Protocol, the proof-of-personhood (PoP) framework based on biometrics and decentralized ledger technology, is moving… |
| Indonesia suspends World, Kenya says delete biometric data |
| Indonesia has suspended World (formerly “Worldcoin”) and World ID following public complaints. The country’s Ministry… |
| Researchers propose methods for effective sandboxing in DPI development |
| A research paper has listed a number of factors that must be considered by governments… |
| MOSIP team in Sri Lanka to run tests on digital ID platform |
| A team from MOSIP (Modular Open-Source Identity Platform) has travelled from India to Sri Lanka… |
| Strings attached to Sri Lanka’s quest for MOSIP integrator revealed |
| Expressions of interest will be called for a software integrator for MOSIP (Modular Open-Source Identity… |
| Pakistan updates digital ID system under new biometric policy framework |
| Pakistan is updating its national identity and biometric registration ecosystem through gradually implementing the National… |
| Chad issues biometric IDs to thousands of refugees with Idemia tech, UNHCR’s help |
| Refugees in Chad can now apply for a legal identity to bring them an important… |
| Nigeria unveils platform to streamline national ID authentication, verification |
| A new secure platform for the verification and authentication of Nigeria’s National Identification Number (NIN)… |
| Ethiopia digital transformation efforts progress as country readies for ID4Africa 2025 |
| Ethiopia’s digital ID and broader digital transformation efforts are on a good footing thanks in… |
| Age assurance from Big Tech potential non-factor in Australian trial |
| The Age Assurance Technology Trial has released the minutes from its stakeholder advisory board meeting.… |
| Brazil is a leader in digital signatures with 166M gov.br users |
| In Brazil, 166 million people can use digital signatures with the country’s third-most popular app.… |
| Age assurance laws in EU prompt flurry of objections from rights groups |
| The EU’s latest tiny wallet accessory is scandalizing the continent’s digital activists. A review from… |
| Greece launches children’s digital wallet for online age assurance |
| Greece has launched its digital wallet for children to use when accessing age-restricted online platforms… |
| Ofcom poised to enforce kids codes as government sorts out Gov.uk Wallet muddle |
| A recent meeting of the Culture, Media and Sport Committee saw Dame Melanie Dawes, head… |
| EUDI Wallet issuance is transformative opportunity for banks: Mobey Forum |
| The financial industry is currently preparing for the introduction of the European Union Digital Identity… |
| Opinion: Vendors must disclose responsible uses of biometric data |
| How should biometric vendors treat the biometric data they collect? John E. Bredehoft looks at… |
| Huawei, Hikvision, Dahua face lawsuit for role in Uyghur biometric surveillance |
| The World Uyghur Congress (WUC) – an international organization defending the interest of Uyghur people… |
| Meta trims smart glasses privacy policy ahead of possible FRT integration |
| Meta has reportedly discussed introducing facial recognition to its smart glasses, allowing users to identify… |
