First Aid Workers to Get ‘Verifiable Credentials’ in NSW Digital ID
The New South Wales Government has partnered with St John Ambulance to trial a digital First Aid certificate as the first “verifiable credential” within the […]
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Vietnamese ‘FaceID’ System Gets ISO 30107-3 Certification
Viettel’s electronic Know Your Customer (eKYC) system has achieved the ISO 30107-3 certification for facial recognition (FaceID) at level 2, making it the first and […]
Mobile Driver’s Licenses Comes to New York
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 […]
Philippines Rolls Out Digital National ID
The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) and the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) have launched the country’s Digital National ID. The digital ID serves […]
NIST Finds ‘Room for Improvement’ in Age Estimation Tech 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 […]
ARPA Network Raises $6M to Enhance On-Chain Gaming and AI Tech
ARPA Network, a leader in decentralized secure computation, has secured a $6 million strategic investment to support its expansion into fully on-chain gaming, Autonomous Worlds […]
Finnish Digital Travel Credential Pilot Yields Positive Feedback
Finland’s effort to trial a Digital Travel Credential (DTC) for Finnair passengers has yielded positive results. Ninety-one percent of participants reported finding it easy to […]
Google Is Letting Users Control Apps with Their Facial Expressions
Google’s Project Gameface, presented at this week’s Google I/O event, represents a notable advancement in accessibility technology through the integration of biometric and facial recognition […]
Stanford Researchers Use Waveguide Tech for Next-Gen AR
At Stanford University, a team of researchers in the field of spatial computing have unveiled a groundbreaking augmented reality (AR) headset that resembles a conventional […]
UK Regulator Focuses on Age Verification in Children’s Safety Codes
Ofcom, the UK communications regulator, has announced a comprehensive set of proposed measures aimed at enhancing online safety for children, as outlined in their draft […]
OnlyFans Faces Ofcom Investigation Over Digital Age Assurance
Ofcom, the UK’s regulatory body for communications, has initiated an investigation into OnlyFans, an adult content subscription platform. The probe centers on concerns that the […]
Finnish Digital Passport Effort Leverages PKI, Mobile Biometrics
In a pioneering effort to streamline travel, TECH5 has joined forces with Auctorizium, a company based in Singapore, to introduce a groundbreaking Digital Travel Credential […]
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