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Read our latest insights on digital identity and data privacy.
Alaska Airlines is putting digital identities in the hands of their guests
Taking an international trip on Alaska Airlines? We’ve all had those frustrating moments: waiting in a line, trying to access something, going through all the steps, and noticing others breezing past us with preferential access. You may have wondered how they got to be VIPs. For many airport fast-track, premium lanes, there is a significant
Revolutionizing Digital Identity: Airside Joins Forces with Onfido
Airside Joins Forces with Onfido I am thrilled to announce that Airside has been acquired by Onfido. As a founder, from the very first day and through the trials and tribulation of start-up life, visions of what would come next were always in the back of my mind. Being brought into the Onfido family offers
You’re No Fool
The timing of Cybersecurity Awareness month always seems a bit on the nose. As the days get darker and cooler and we prepare for Halloween here in the U.S., we also pause to take a moment to shine the proverbial flashlight on the safety and security of our digital lives. But, this doesn’t have to
The future of ID is mobile and it’s at the airport
Credit: American Airlines The history of tech, the story goes, is that the future takes forever to arrive only to seemingly arrive very suddenly. After a decade of incredible advances in encryption, biometrics, and data connectivity, the future of mobile ID is now poised to arrive just as suddenly as the World Wide Web, smartphones,
The IRS and the Opportunity to Get Biometrics Right
“The IRS takes taxpayer privacy and security seriously, and we understand the concerns that have been raised,” IRS commissioner Charles Rettig said in a statement. “Everyone should feel comfortable with how their personal information is secured.” United States Senate Committee on Finance After facing blowback from both sides of the aisle, the IRS announced today
Mobile Passport is Making a Connecting Flight
Technology & peace-of-mind are not mutually exclusive Shortly after the first-generation iPhone debuted, Airside co-founders authored the international standard for- and directly coordinated the rollout of mobile boarding passes across the United States. Then, they considered other ways to expedite travel. At that time, using an app to get through U.S. customs was a radical
Our Security Statement on Log4j
December 29, 2021 The recent disclosures of the Log4j vulnerabilities have created questions and we’d like to take this opportunity to discuss Airside’s response. Airside’s security operations team (sec/ops) has conducted extensive surveys of our products and services and can confirm our codebase is not affected by the Log4j vulnerabilities. This covers our mobile products
Face it – Biometrics Needs Consent
As we adjust to post quarantine/vaccination life, I’ve been thinking about a few things that developed over the past year, especially biometrics. The Pew Charitable Trusts’ reported in September that Americans’ comfort level of sharing their biometrics and sensitive health data has risen to all-time highs, with 53% of people very or somewhat comfortable with
Beefing Up Cybersecurity is a Team Sport
“Every company needs to understand that they are a potential counterintelligence target. (The) industry needs to significantly up its game in cybersecurity to make the case that voluntary approaches work.” — Suzanne Spaulding, Senior Advisor, Center for Strategic and International Studies It’s fitting that October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month. The days are getting shorter here
Acuant and Airside Partner to Bring Safe Sharing of Verified Digital Identities
We have all experienced a growing reliance on remote services and digital technology that was sped up by the pandemic. From electronic payments to mobile orders for groceries to telehealth visits, our comfort level with taking care of business from behind a screen has increased significantly. However, identity fraud and identity theft are at all-time
Interoperability and the Blockchain Hammer, Part 2
“While DLT applications often target the removal of the ‘middle man’, this may not be a realistic goal in [identity management] applications due the context [sic] of identity maintaining a profound need for trust.” Paul Dunphy and Fabien A. P. Petitcolas DLTs and blockchain continue to disrupt and reshape the traditional financial services ecosystem having
Interoperability and the Blockchain Hammer, Part 1
Over the past decade, we technologists have become very familiar with Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) and its immediate descendant: blockchains. We’re not alone anymore. We’ve all observed the growing general public interest in- and psychological gravity toward blockchain. As my colleague, Adam Tsao, wrote about in an earlier blog, it’s a fascinating topic that intrigues
