Technology

Norton Adds Audio and Visual Deepfake Protection on Mobile

2025-08-01 Ian Fleming

Google is experimenting with machine learning-powered age-estimation tech in the US

2025-07-31 Ian Fleming

Firms applying agentic AI for faster KYC results

2025-07-30 Per Henrikson

OpenAI’s ChatGPT Agent casually clicks through “I am not a robot” verification test

2025-07-28 Ian Fleming

OpenAI's new ChatGPT Agent, which can perform multistep tasks for users, proved it can pass through one of the Internet's most common security checkpoints by clicking Cloudflare's anti-bot verification—the same checkbox that's supposed to keep automated programs like itself at bay.

Telegram Introduces Age Verification Bot with Face Scan

2025-07-27 Per Henrikson

Telegram adds official age verification bot with facial scan. Data stays on device. First rollout in UK due to legal requirements.

Riverside researchers have teamed up with Google on new system, UNITE, that can detect deepfakes

2025-07-26 Per Henrikson

Riverside researchers have teamed up with Google on new system, UNITE, that can detect deepfakes even when faces aren't visible.

Roblox launches new age verification system to unlock unfiltered chats

2025-07-17 Per Henrikson

Roblox is starting age-estimation technology for users who want to chat more freely on the social-gaming platform as part of its new “trusted connections” feature.

New document reader from Regula reads cards on both sides simultaneously

2025-07-15 Per Henrikson

Regula released a new embedded document reader, the Regula 7223E, built specifically for ID-1 format documents such as driver’s licenses and national ID cards.

Ethereum Co-Founder Proposes Privacy-Focused Digital ID System

2025-07-13 Per Henrikson

Vitalik Buterin, the co-founder of Ethereum, has proposed a new system of privacy-focused digital IDs. This system aims to enhance user privacy while ensuring that individuals can still be identified when necessary.

New TruthScan AI image detector aims to prevent AI-fraud

2025-07-10 Ian Fleming

TruthScan utilizes adversarial research and reverse engineering to detect bypassing processes, to understand how deepfakes are created, and then identify them before they can cause damage.

VentureBeat: MCP isn’t KYC-ready: Why regulated sectors are wary of open agent exchanges

2025-07-08 Ian Fleming

Model Context Protocol, or MCP, is gaining momentum. But, not everyone is fully onboard yet, as financial institutions sit and wait before adoption. In the future, AI agents will be as much of a customer for banks as human consumers.

Researchers inspired by palm vein tech develop invisible product ‘digital identity’

2025-07-08 Per Henrikson

The larger system incorporating vascular biometrics is called VeinGoOne, according to a release.It analyzes palm vein images captured in real time, “allowing not only 2D visualization but also 3D reconstruction of vein depth using techniques such as stereoscopy or Time-of-Flight.