CNIL, the French data protection agency (“Commission Nationale Informatique & Libertés”), has officially approved the use of facial recognition to verify users of the country’s forthcoming digital health card. As […]

A special guest panel explores the privacy-enhancing aspects of biometrics and mobile ID.

Mobile IDs are starting to emerge in a big way around the world, and, naturally, they’re coming under increasing scrutiny. With respect to the latter development, the latest and most […]

Korean regtech company Argos KYC, in its quest to improve the speed and accuracy of its Optical Character Recognition (OCR) capabilities, has partnered with AI-based document recognition specialist Smart Engines. […]

Yoti has started down the path toward becoming a government-accredited, official ID app in Australia. The company has announced that it has received the green light from government authorities in […]

The UK Post Office is getting into the digital identity game thanks to a new partnership with Yoti. The two organizations have teamed up to release a new EasyID app, […]

Another competitor has entered the increasingly crowded mobile ID app ring. Maryland-based Pass has officially announced its myPassID app for Android and iOS. The app is aimed at replacing physical […]

IDEMIA has officially become the latest member of the Kantara Board of Directors. The Kantara Initiative works to establish industry standards and promote best practices for privacy and digital identity, […]

Australia’s Digital Transformation Agency (DTA) has said it is expecting that the biometric component of its myGovID program will be ready for a public beta test rollout later this year. […]

Vivo is sticking with in-display fingerprint scanning for its next big smartphone, the Vivo Z1x. A follow-up to the Vivo Z1Pro announced earlier this summer, the Z1x is slated to […]