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Lloyds Bank has launched a digital identity app with tech startup Yoti, after it invested £10m in the firm.
After 16 years, the agency has implemented the software to cryptographically verify digital passport data—and it’s already caught a dozen alleged fraudsters.
The government’s right to work guidelines, calling on businesses to use digital ID to check their employees can legally work in the UK, have come into force.
Due to its history with the Holocaust, calling race by its name has often been contested. Black Germans say that this policy can ignore disparate impact.
If the Government dared, it could do so much more with what it knows about you.
India's government would do well to heed risks posed by its vast biometric database, say researchers.
purpose of the system is to provide identity-matching services to government agencies and some private entities (such as banks and telcos).
China has integrated information collection, big data and CCTV to monitor ethnic Uyghurs in Xingjiang, claims Human Rights Watch
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V3 reveals continued waste by frontline authorities despite endless warnings
Proponents weigh high hopes, harsh reality for tighter security through technology.
The National Identity Register, which was built to hold the fingerprints and personal details of millions of ID card holders, has been publicly destroyed.
How Do Biometrics Work?. The term biometrics refers to techniques used to recognize individuals by analyzing their physical and behavioral traits. They are used to boost the level of security and access for information technology.
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A system used by the Dutch city of Rotterdam ranked people based on their risk of fraud. The results were troubling.
Most governments work off incomplete or inaccurate information, but it’s time to plug the gaps.
Government services are lining up to work with the GDS on its One Login digital identity system, according to its director of digital identity, Natalie Jones.
Researchers found a litany of security flaws that allow simple, quick, and cheap forgeries in Australia.
If the government doesn't like you, you'll have to walk to work
Facebook finds no evidence of Russian influence on the UK's Brexit vote beyond the 'minimal activity' already disclosed
China has integrated information collection, big data and CCTV to monitor ethnic Uyghurs in Xingjiang, claims Human Rights Watch
With a concept straight out of a cyberpunk dystopia, China has gamified obedience to the State. China has created a social tool named Sesame Credit which gives people a score for how good a citizen they are. The system measures how obediently citizens follow the party line, pulling data from social networks and online purchase histories.
Electronic database devised to simplify immigration faces opposition for EU data protection authorities
All traces of the national ID card register are soon to be incinerated after the last remaining computers holding personal details were destroyed.
What is a "smart card"? Learn how an embedded microprocessor in a smart card can authenticate your computer usage and data. Learn about smart cards.
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