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Does what we call AI change how we govern it? On the Biometric Update Podcast, Joel McConvey looks at how terms like “AI agent” shape expectations of autonomy, responsibility and governance.

#AIAgents #AIGovernance #podcast

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HID's Jean-Baptiste Milan, Head of Commercial Sales for North America, explains how ISO standards make mobile driver's licenses secure and interoperable. An mDL can share only the data a transaction needs.

#mDL #DigitalIdentity

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Incognia's new scam prevention tool checks the real-world relationship between payment senders and recipients. In its data from three banks, 65% of scams were between people with no connection within three degrees.

#FraudPrevention #Payments

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African Union ministers meet in Libreville October 26 to 29 to review progress on digital ID, data governance and an integrated African digital market. Governance and service delivery remain key questions.

#DigitalID #Africa

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Paravision has promoted Joey Pritikin to president, while BIO-key names Stephen Morrow PortalGuard president and Kyckr and Proof add new product and marketing leaders.

#Biometrics #DigitalIdentity

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Australia is preparing legal action over alleged breaches of its under-16 social media law, with Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, Snapchat and YouTube named as potential targets.

#AgeAssurance #OnlineSafety

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Utah is urging states to adopt SEDI-style rules that bar digital ID issuers from tracking where and when credentials are used. A new consortium aims to have 10 states working on similar frameworks by January 2027.

#DigitalID #Privacy

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The Philippines' DICT has opened a $7.8 million tender for cloud, cryptographic security and biometric verification services for its National ID eVerify Program. Bids are due November 9.

#DigitalID #Philippines

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GDS has opened the https://t.co/NZ1PmTZV3B Wallet Sandbox to certified DVS providers, letting them test digital driving licence verification with synthetic data. The digital licence is due in the wallet in 2027.

#DigitalID #mDL

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Eight of eMudhra's intermediate CAs had private keys generated with insufficient randomness, prompting Mozilla and Chrome to move toward distrust. eMudhra says its infrastructure wasn't compromised.

#Cybersecurity #DigitalTrust

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The European Payments Council has launched SCARLET, an initiative to set common rules for using EU Digital Identity Wallets for payment authentication. The first rulebook is due in December 2027.

#EUDIWallet #Payments

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The US Army's new battlefield biometrics system is fielded, but procurement records don't show how data on captured offline devices is protected. Retention rules allow records to be kept 110 years or more.

#Biometrics #DataProtection

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FIDO Alliance is advancing digital identity wallet certification with two frameworks for credential management and verifier identification. Both documents are expected to go public in the coming weeks.

#DigitalWallets #FIDO

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BioCatch reports mule sessions up 25% among its US mid-market banking customers, even as overall fraud sessions fell 11%. In Spain, banks saw stolen-device fraud jump 150%.

#FraudPrevention #Banking

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Signicat has appointed TÜV Austria as its single eIDAS conformity assessment body, replacing five certification bodies it managed after eight acquisitions. The move comes as eIDAS 2.0 reshapes requirements.

#eIDAS #DigitalIdentity

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Indonesian researchers have proposed IDChat, a passwordless digital ID framework pairing fingerprint and eye biometrics with cryptography for low-connectivity settings. They report 99.1% accuracy in controlled testing.

#DigitalID #Biometrics

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Vsblty is running facial recognition, weapons and license plate detection across four camera feeds on a single Nvidia Jetson-powered edge device. The company says production hardware will ship before the end of 2026.

#FacialRecognition #EdgeAI

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Intellicheck is partnering with Agility Credit to authenticate customers' IDs at car dealerships before credit is pulled. The companies say it can stop identity theft and synthetic fraud earlier in the sale.

#IdentityVerification #FraudPrevention

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Malaysia is considering eKYC and age verification for Roblox and other online gaming platforms, citing extremist recruitment concerns. Age checks for social media became mandatory in June.

#AgeVerification #OnlineSafety

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Delhi Police plans eight AI-equipped Vajra anti-riot vans with 4K cameras and drone decks, plus 338 facial recognition CCTV cameras. The Internet Freedom Foundation questions the approvals and oversight behind both.

#FacialRecognition #Surveillance

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