January 31, 2024
Biometrics Startup Incognia Raises $31 Million for Anti-Fraud Tools

Biometrics startup Incognia has raised $31 million to develop its location identity offerings. The funding, announced in a Wednesday (Jan. 31) press release, will also help the company expand its presence in North America,...

January 31, 2024
Experian Launches Fraud Prevention Tool for Car Dealers

Car buying is increasingly moving online, and scammers who target car buyers are following suit. With that in mind, Experian has debuted Fraud Protect, a tool to help auto dealers detect and prevent fraud...

January 31, 2024
True Layer Teams With Worldline on Payments Orchestration

Open banking payments network TrueLayer is offering its products via Worldline’s payment orchestration platform. Beginning Wednesday (Jan. 31), Worldline Payment Orchestration merchants can enable TrueLayer’s payment products including Payments, Payouts and Signup+ in the U.K....

January 31, 2024
Dutch Regulator Fines Uber €10 Million for Privacy Violations

The Dutch data protection authority (DPA) has imposed a hefty fine of 10 million euros ($11 million) on Uber for violating privacy regulations related to its handling of drivers’ personal...

January 31, 2024
TechREG® Chronicle – Encryption

Dear Readers, As a cornerstone of modern technological security, encryption plays a pivotal role in protecting the digital interactions and data of individuals and organizations globally. Its significance cannot be...

January 31, 2024
Who Controls Your Phone: Client-Side Scanning and the Future of...

This article examines the intersection of technology, privacy, and ownership, discussing client-side scanning (“CSS”), where a user’s smartphone scans its owner’s files, text messages, and photos for unlawful material, with...

January 31, 2024
The Encryption Dilemma: Attempting to Resolve the Unresolvable

The UK’s Online Safety Bill is the latest piece of regulation designed to navigate the complex issue of providing digital security whilst potentially enabling certain types of digital content to...

January 31, 2024
A Secure Digital Society without Strong Encryption is Unthinkable

This concise article delves into the pervasive deployment of encryption across billions of devices, safeguarding our data both during communication over networks and storage within our devices. Next it discusses...

January 31, 2024
Emerging Policy Questions for Quantum Encryption

In the not-too-distant future, quantum computing could render today’s widely used classical encryption schemes obsolete. Policymakers are already considering how to move public and private infrastructure towards quantum encryption standards...