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Sam Altman’s Eyeball-Scanning Identification Tech Expands to UK
Sam Altman's Tools for Humanity is rolling out its eyeball-scanning Orb devices to the UK. The spherical Orbs will be at dedicated premises in shopping malls and on high streets, said Damien Kieran, chief legal and privacy officer at Tools for Humanity.
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Truecaller Introduces AI-Powered Message IDs for Filtering Messages from Verified Businesses
Truecaller on Monday released a new feature which is aimed at aiding users in filtering out authentic messages in an inbox increasingly filled with spam texts. Dubbed Message IDs, it leverages artificial intelligence (AI) to scan the SMS inbox and identify messages like, but not limited to, OTPs, delivery updates, ticket booking status, and more, f...
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Kenya Orders Sam Altman's World to Delete Citizens' Biometric Data Within 7 Days
The Nairobi High Court has asked Sam Altman's World project to permanently delete its citizens' biometric data and said that the controversial human ID project failed to acquire valid consent from the Office of the Data Protection Commissioner (ODPC) before obtaining the eye scans of Kenyan citizens to give them their World IDs.
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Aadhaar App With Facial Recognition-Based Authentication Unveiled by UIDAI
UIDAI has unveiled a revamped Aadhaar app for smartphones, enabling face scans for identity verification via QR codes and smartphone cameras. The app will eliminate the need for photocopies of Aadhaar cards and is designed to expedite the authentication process, according to UIDAI. Here's everything you need to know about the redesigned Aadhaar app...
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How to Activate New Airtel 5G SIM: A Step-by-Step Guide
Airtel makes activating your 5G SIM, eSIM, or reactivating a deactivated number quick and easy. To activate a new Airtel 5G SIM, insert it into your phone, call 59059, and follow the IVR instructions for verification. For eSIM activation, send an SMS to 121 with your registered email ID, confirm the request, and scan the QR code sent to your email....
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How to Activate Vodafone Idea (Vi) SIM Card: A Step-by-Step Guide
Activating a Vodafone Idea (Vi) SIM is a straightforward process, whether you're setting up a new SIM, switching to an eSIM, or reactivating a deactivated number. A new Vi SIM can be activated via SMS, a call to 59059, or by visiting a Vi store with valid ID proof. eSIM users can activate digitally by requesting a QR code via SMS and scanning it on...
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Kenya Halts Worldcoin Investigation, Mandates Legal Registration for Sam Altman
The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) in Kenya has claimed that an array of allegations related to Worldcoin’s user data collection were ‘expeditiously and objectively’ investigated. The final decision was taken by Renson M. Ingonga, Kenya’s Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) who has been serving the chair since September 2023...
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Binance Fined $2.25 Million in India for Breaching Anti-Money Laundering Regulations, Exchange Vouches Cooperation
India has claimed that Binance, touted as the largest in the world, was not adhering to the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 (PMLA). Binance was supposedly given a written as well as a verbal submission about FIU’s concerns. The FIU has said that the charges regarding Binance having violated India’s legal requirements to operate its bus...
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Humanity Protocol Raises $30 Million as Blockchain-Based Digital ID Startup Hits Unicorn Status
Human Protocol has gained unicorn status after it raised $30 million in a fresh funding round led by Kingsway Capital. Other venture capital firms that participated in the seed funding round included Animoca Brands, Blockchain.com, Hashed, and Shima Capital.
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Sony Brings Passkey Support on PlayStation for Secure Access: Here's How to Activate
Sony is rolling out passkey support on PlayStation platforms globally as an alternative way for users to access their PlayStation Network accounts. The company made the announcement Monday and said that passkeys would offer a more secure and convenient way for PlayStation users to sign in and access experiences on the platform.
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Worldcoin to Allow Organisations to Use Its Digital ID System
Worldcoin will expand its operations to sign up more users globally and aims to allow other organisations to use its iris-scanning and identity-verifying technology, a senior manager for the company behind the project told Reuters. Co-founded by OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, Worldcoin launched last week, requiring users to give their iris scans in exchang...
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OpenAI's Sam Altman Launches Worldcoin, Eyeball-Scanning Crypto Project
Founded by Sam Altman, the Worldcoin project says it aims to create a new "identity and financial network" and that its digital ID will allow users to, among other things, prove online that they are human, not a bot.
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Samsung’s Multi-Fingerprint Sensor Will Be 2.5 Billion Times More Secure, May Release by 2025: ISORG CEO
Samsung’s fingerprint ID could become 2.5 billion times more secure with multi-fingerprint scanning technology. The tech giant has revealed plans of an All-in-One OLED 2.0 panel that would turn the phone’s entire display into one giant sensor capable of scanning multiple fingerprints at the same time.
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Apple Mixed Reality Headset Uses Iris Scanning for Payments, Logging In: Report
Apple's mixed-reality (MR) headset will reportedly feature iris scanning to authenticate payments and log into accounts. The iris recognition technology will allow multiple people to use the same device and allow them to quickly make payments from inside the headset as well.
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DocStack Launches on App Store as a CamScanner Substitute Built by IIT Delhi Students
The DocStack app is available on App Store only for now, and it is built by the students of Indian Institute of Technology Delhi. The app is free to download, but there is a premium subscription for added features like unlimited documents storage and additional security layer of Touch ID or Face ID for document safety. In the free version, DocStack...
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Sam Altman’s Eyeball-Scanning Identification Tech Expands to UK
Sam Altman's Tools for Humanity is rolling out its eyeball-scanning Orb devices to the UK. The spherical Orbs will be at dedicated premises in shopping malls and on high streets, said Damien Kieran, chief legal and privacy officer at Tools for Humanity.
-
Truecaller Introduces AI-Powered Message IDs for Filtering Messages from Verified Businesses
Truecaller on Monday released a new feature which is aimed at aiding users in filtering out authentic messages in an inbox increasingly filled with spam texts. Dubbed Message IDs, it leverages artificial intelligence (AI) to scan the SMS inbox and identify messages like, but not limited to, OTPs, delivery updates, ticket booking status, and more, f...
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Kenya Orders Sam Altman's World to Delete Citizens' Biometric Data Within 7 Days
The Nairobi High Court has asked Sam Altman's World project to permanently delete its citizens' biometric data and said that the controversial human ID project failed to acquire valid consent from the Office of the Data Protection Commissioner (ODPC) before obtaining the eye scans of Kenyan citizens to give them their World IDs.
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Aadhaar App With Facial Recognition-Based Authentication Unveiled by UIDAI
UIDAI has unveiled a revamped Aadhaar app for smartphones, enabling face scans for identity verification via QR codes and smartphone cameras. The app will eliminate the need for photocopies of Aadhaar cards and is designed to expedite the authentication process, according to UIDAI. Here's everything you need to know about the redesigned Aadhaar app...
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How to Activate New Airtel 5G SIM: A Step-by-Step Guide
Airtel makes activating your 5G SIM, eSIM, or reactivating a deactivated number quick and easy. To activate a new Airtel 5G SIM, insert it into your phone, call 59059, and follow the IVR instructions for verification. For eSIM activation, send an SMS to 121 with your registered email ID, confirm the request, and scan the QR code sent to your email....
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How to Activate Vodafone Idea (Vi) SIM Card: A Step-by-Step Guide
Activating a Vodafone Idea (Vi) SIM is a straightforward process, whether you're setting up a new SIM, switching to an eSIM, or reactivating a deactivated number. A new Vi SIM can be activated via SMS, a call to 59059, or by visiting a Vi store with valid ID proof. eSIM users can activate digitally by requesting a QR code via SMS and scanning it on...
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Kenya Halts Worldcoin Investigation, Mandates Legal Registration for Sam Altman
The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) in Kenya has claimed that an array of allegations related to Worldcoin’s user data collection were ‘expeditiously and objectively’ investigated. The final decision was taken by Renson M. Ingonga, Kenya’s Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) who has been serving the chair since September 2023...
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Binance Fined $2.25 Million in India for Breaching Anti-Money Laundering Regulations, Exchange Vouches Cooperation
India has claimed that Binance, touted as the largest in the world, was not adhering to the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 (PMLA). Binance was supposedly given a written as well as a verbal submission about FIU’s concerns. The FIU has said that the charges regarding Binance having violated India’s legal requirements to operate its bus...
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Humanity Protocol Raises $30 Million as Blockchain-Based Digital ID Startup Hits Unicorn Status
Human Protocol has gained unicorn status after it raised $30 million in a fresh funding round led by Kingsway Capital. Other venture capital firms that participated in the seed funding round included Animoca Brands, Blockchain.com, Hashed, and Shima Capital.
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Sony Brings Passkey Support on PlayStation for Secure Access: Here's How to Activate
Sony is rolling out passkey support on PlayStation platforms globally as an alternative way for users to access their PlayStation Network accounts. The company made the announcement Monday and said that passkeys would offer a more secure and convenient way for PlayStation users to sign in and access experiences on the platform.
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Worldcoin to Allow Organisations to Use Its Digital ID System
Worldcoin will expand its operations to sign up more users globally and aims to allow other organisations to use its iris-scanning and identity-verifying technology, a senior manager for the company behind the project told Reuters. Co-founded by OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, Worldcoin launched last week, requiring users to give their iris scans in exchang...
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OpenAI's Sam Altman Launches Worldcoin, Eyeball-Scanning Crypto Project
Founded by Sam Altman, the Worldcoin project says it aims to create a new "identity and financial network" and that its digital ID will allow users to, among other things, prove online that they are human, not a bot.
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Samsung’s Multi-Fingerprint Sensor Will Be 2.5 Billion Times More Secure, May Release by 2025: ISORG CEO
Samsung’s fingerprint ID could become 2.5 billion times more secure with multi-fingerprint scanning technology. The tech giant has revealed plans of an All-in-One OLED 2.0 panel that would turn the phone’s entire display into one giant sensor capable of scanning multiple fingerprints at the same time.
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Apple Mixed Reality Headset Uses Iris Scanning for Payments, Logging In: Report
Apple's mixed-reality (MR) headset will reportedly feature iris scanning to authenticate payments and log into accounts. The iris recognition technology will allow multiple people to use the same device and allow them to quickly make payments from inside the headset as well.
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DocStack Launches on App Store as a CamScanner Substitute Built by IIT Delhi Students
The DocStack app is available on App Store only for now, and it is built by the students of Indian Institute of Technology Delhi. The app is free to download, but there is a premium subscription for added features like unlimited documents storage and additional security layer of Touch ID or Face ID for document safety. In the free version, DocStack...
