Identity News Digest – July 12, 2024
Welcome to FindBiometrics’ digest of identity industry news. Here’s what you need to know about the world of digital identity and biometrics today: Crypto Cards, Wallets, and Phones Make the […]
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Former Google, Apple Execs to Play Key Role in Worldcoin’s Digital ID System
Tools for Humanity, the company behind the Worldcoin crypto-ID project, has added former Google and Apple executives to critical roles overseeing its digital ID efforts. Co-founded by OpenAI CEO Sam […]
Serbian Authorities Intensify Biometric Surveillance of Critics: Report
A recent report by the Balkan Investigative Reporting Network (BIRN) reveals that Serbian authorities have adopted extensive surveillance measures, including facial recognition technology, to monitor political opponents, civic activists, and […]
Atlantic Council Fellow Lays Out Digital ID, DPI Considerations
Identity, data, and infrastructure are the three key building blocks of a digital economy that policymakers must consider most carefully, according to an Atlantic Council fellow and former National Security […]
New York Gets Selfie-secured Mobile Driver’s License, Care of IDEMIA
New York has become the latest state to embrace mobile driver’s license technology, and the fifth to roll out a solution developed by IDEMIA. The rollout means that New York […]
NIST Teams with Think Tanks to Develop Digital ID Guidelines for State Benefit Programs
The U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) will collaborate with two think tanks to adapt its digital identity guidelines for state and local benefits programs, […]
Australia to Select Independent Expert for Age Estimation Testing
Australia is moving forward with a trial to assess age verification technologies, managed by the Department of Communications—though the technical effectiveness tests will be conducted by an external expert selected […]
No Clear Winner in NIST Age Estimation Assessment
“There is a wide range in performance among these algorithms, with room for improvement across the board.” – NIST computer scientist Kayee Hanaoka The National Institute of Standards and Technology […]
ToIP Lauds Bhutan’s Emerging Digital Identity Program
A new report on Bhutan’s National Digital Identity (NDI) system, developed in collaboration with the Trust over IP (ToIP) Foundation, offers an illuminating review of one of the world’s pioneering […]
FAA Reauthorization Bill Mandates Mobile ID Support
AAMVA is celebrating the passage of the Federal Aviation Reauthorization Act of 2024—and pointing out a little-noticed but key provision in the legislation concerning mobile IDs. When the bill passed […]
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