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US Labor department explores digital worker identity platform for employment compliance | Biometric Update
1+ day, 8+ hour ago (946+ words) The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) is exploring a digital workforce identity system that could link a worker’s verified identity and employment authorization to credentials, wages, training, housing, transportation, and worksite records, using data analytics and potentially AI to identify fraud…...
For EU consumers, trust in EUDI Wallet will need to be earned over time: IDnow
2+ day, 13+ hour ago (390+ words) The deadline for EU member states to offer a digital wallet under the EU Digital Identity Wallet (EUDI Wallet) scheme is fast approaching. Efforts continue to publicize the rollout and promote the benefits of digital ID. But, according to new research…...
Philippines pushes platform accountability, seeks ASEAN backing for tougher social media rules
2+ day, 12+ hour ago (739+ words) The Philippines is getting tougher on social media platforms and called attention to the backlash that Meta in particular has faced. The country’s Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) said it expects a bill imposing stronger regulations on social…...
The next bottleneck for African digital identity is infrastructure, not software
2+ day, 13+ hour ago (948+ words) Africa’s next wave of digital identity investment may have surprisingly little to do with biometrics, wallets or credentials. The projects are different, but together they point toward a broader shift. Private capital is moving deeper into the physical infrastructure on…...
A biometric system can be accurate and still fail an accessibility test | Biometric Update
2+ day, 13+ hour ago (225+ words) By Joshua W.J. Brown Accessibility standards make the same point from another direction. Canada’s CAN/ASC-EN 301 549:2024 says that when ICT uses biological characteristics, it must not rely on one particular biological characteristic as the only means of identification or control. The…...
TrustED tests whether Europe’s digital identity model can preserve privacy in the real world | Biometric Update
2+ day, 13+ hour ago (912+ words) By the end of 2026, EU Member States are expected to make European Digital Identity (EUDI) Wallets available to citizens. What follows is potentially even more consequential. Very large online platforms will be required to accept an EUDI Wallet when users…...
Feedzai to help secure Canada’s real-time payments launch | Biometric Update
2+ day, 14+ hour ago (429+ words) Peoples Group has announced a partnership with fraud‑prevention firm Feedzai to strengthen defenses ahead of Canada’s Real‑Time Rail (RTR) rollout later this year. RTR will enable payments to clear and settle within seconds, operating continuously around the clock....
Singapore expands Singpass passkeys to Android users | Biometric Update
2+ day, 14+ hour ago (578+ words) Singapore’s digital identity system Singpass has added passkey login to Android devices, the Government Technology Agency (GovTech) announced Wednesday. Android users will receive phased notifications via the Singpass app prompting them to create a passkey, provided they update to the…...
South Africa rejects blanket social media age verification for under-16s
2+ day, 15+ hour ago (297+ words) Malatsi made the declaration recently in a Q&A response when asked if the government was considering any such measure as seen in countries like Australia, where a social media age verification regime is in place. “No. There is currently…...
Nigeria fully digitizes academic credential verification
2+ day, 15+ hour ago (392+ words) Nigeria’s Federal Ministry of Education has announced that the process to authenticate academic certificates has been fully digitalized, capping several months of coordinated work to get that done. The reform comes as digital credential verification is gaining momentum around the…...