Monthly Archives: May 2020
Bank of Canada appoints new head
The Directors of the Bank of Canada have appointed Tiff Macklem as Governor of the Bank of Canada for a seven-year term, effective 3...
Prevent credit card fraud with ID verification
There is no denying the increase in the number of consumers that are turning to the internet to buy services and products.
By 2021, more...
National Population Registers importance
Sanjay Dharwadker
Every country must have a National Population Register (NPR) and this has been a matter of intense discussion in the last few years....
Part 2: Shadow IT Management
In our last article, we examined what Shadow IT is. In this article, we examine examples of it, and the specific risks that are...
Israel extends validity of visas due to COVID-19
Israel’s Population and Immigration Authority (PIBA) announced that it has automatically extended the validity of visas in several categories for individuals holding visas expiring...
Germany extends international travel warning
Germany’s Federal Government has decided to extend its warning against international travel until at least 14 June.
Schengen Visa Info reports the warning – which...
In the News: Cyberattacks on Water Systems Across the US [Updated]
This week CBS reported that American Water Works, a supplier of drinking water and wastewater services to more than 14 million people, said hackers...
Venezuela’s New 200- and 500-Bolívar (Digital) Banknotes
Banco Central de Venezuela (BCV) has added two new denominations to its modern Bolívar (Digital) banknote series: the 200- and 500-bolívar (digital) banknotes were...
Legal Identity and Data Protection in Modern Societies
In advance of United Nations Day (October 24), we bring you the following blog post from the United Nations Development Programme. It was originally...
ADA-Compliant Mobile ID App Raises the Bar on Accessibility
Editor’s note: PR Newswire released the following press release on September 26. 2024.
IDEMIA Public Security, the leading provider of convenient and trusted biometric-based solutions, reinforces...
Advanced Generative AI: The Latent Diffusion Model
To conclude his series on advanced Generative AI topics, Ravi Das explores the Latent Diffusion Model—how it works and the advantages it offers.
The “Latent...