The case involves the use of biometric authentication technology that, among other things, helps the social media operator serve up personalized ads based on consumers’ moods. The practice allegedly ran afoul of the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act.

A digital ID project will enable the English residents of the island near Normandy to access online government services as early as July. The program represents a change for Yoti, the technology provider, to prove it can do more than confirm the ages of nightclub guests.

Link to the person, not just their data; avoid honeypots of centralized identity data; and make protecting user privacy your default rather than something to work around. These are some of the key takeaways from this informative, on-demand webinar by digital identity provider, IDEMIA’s Mark DiFraia.

A pilot in Austin, TX, seeks to consolidate and safely store the identity documents, medical records and other forms that prove the identity of people who live on the street. The pilot, backed by Bloomberg Philanthropies, could make it easier for homeless people to find jobs and receive medical care.

In honor of World Password Day 2018, a new survey demonstrates that consumers need significantly more education when it comes to the most important issues involved with keeping data secure.

A pilot program in three Chinese cities enables citizens to put digital versions of the country’s national ID card on a popular smartphone payment app operated by e-commerce giant Alibaba. The move follows a similar program that involves a Chinese social media platform.

A new lab in Virginia seeks to improve the ability of the Army to use biometrics for authentication and security, including in combat zones. A main goal of the program is to reduce the relatively bulky nature of current military biometric systems.