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Panel explores how to do age assurance and in the face of ‘legislative tsunami’

By Joel R. McConvey

- Age assurance technologies have become an issue of global concern, with consequent regulatory disorder. In “Getting Age Assurance Right,” a…

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Australian parliament approves ID verification, face biometrics bill with major amendments

By Ayang Macdonald

- A draft legislation that offers vital safeguards for face biometrics and digital ID verification services in Australia has received parliament’s…

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UK appoints lame duck Biometrics and Surveillance Camera Commissioner

By Chris Burt

- UK Home Secretary James Cleverly has appointed Tony Eastaugh as the new Biometrics and Surveillance Camera Commissioner. Eastaugh’s previous roles…

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Laxton, Neurotechnology collaboration powered Liberia’s biometric voter registration for Oct. polls

By Ayang Macdonald

- This year, Liberia deployed a Biometric Voter Registration (BVR) system for the first time in its electoral history, and the…

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Strategies for defending against the newest BIPA class action threat: Mass arbitration

By David Oberly

- By David J. Oberly, Biometric Privacy & Data Privacy Attorney For years, arbitration has offered businesses a lower-cost alternative to…

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Worldcoin turns to person on the street to accelerate biometric development

By Jim Nash

- Executives with the Worldcoin Foundation have created a development grant program that has been valued at 5 million WLD. The…

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EU Council proposes launch of mobile driver’s licenses for digital wallets

By Chris Burt

- The Council of the European Union has introduced changes to a proposed package of legislation to establish a legal basis…

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Diners use PopID biometrics to order cheeseburgers cooked by AI at new restaurant

By Joel R. McConvey

- Automated fry cooks and robots flipping patties on the grill: this is the vision of a California company that will…

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Airport biometrics gains for SITA, Idemia but hit setback in Pakistan

By Stephen Mayhew

- Airports in South Africa and Abu Dhabi are advancing plans for biometrics in airports in collaboration with Idemia and SITA,…

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Bhutan stands up self-sovereign identity with a small team and smaller budget

By Chris Burt

- Bhutan is amongst the poorest and least-developed countries in the world, ranked 134th out of 203 by the United Nations…

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EU Council proposes launch of mobile driver’s licenses for digital wallets
Chris Burt |
Airport biometrics gains for SITA, Idemia but hit setback in Pakistan
Stephen Mayhew |
Diners use PopID biometrics to order cheeseburgers cooked by AI at new restaurant
Joel R. McConvey |
Panel explores how to do age assurance and in the face of ‘legislative tsunami’
Joel R. McConvey |
Worldcoin turns to person on the street to accelerate biometric development
Jim Nash |
Laxton, Neurotechnology collaboration powered Liberia’s biometric voter registration for Oct. polls
Ayang Macdonald |
UK appoints lame duck Biometrics and Surveillance Camera Commissioner
Chris Burt |
Australian parliament approves ID verification, face biometrics bill with major amendments
Ayang Macdonald |
Indian G20 Sherpa says expansive DPI adoption by Global South will speed SDG attainment
Ayang Macdonald |
School district adds facial recognition of sex offenders to ROC.ai surveillance system
Jim Nash |
Daon adds adaptive protection against deepfakes for voice biometrics
Chris Burt |
1Kosmos now with mobile device scanning capabilities, partners with AWS Cognito
Bianca Gonzalez |
Strategies for defending against the newest BIPA class action threat: Mass arbitration
David Oberly |
ThreatMark to develop new fraud prevention capabilities after pulling in $5M
Jim Nash |

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Bhutan stands up self-sovereign identity with a small team and smaller budget

By Chris Burt

- Bhutan is amongst the poorest and least-developed countries in the world, ranked 134th out of 203 by the United Nations…

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More Interviews and Features
The last thing they have: can biometric tech help the homeless, and will they trust it?
Joel R. McConvey |
Age verification is rising and euConsent wants to be a global solution
Masha Borak |
eIDAS update sets up harmonized remote ID verification, privacy protection
Chris Burt |
Socure reports on First-Party Fraud trends, announces new product and consortium
Bianca Gonzalez |
Digital ID can help curb rampant insurance fraud, says Azim Esmail of ATB Ventures
Joel R. McConvey |
Specificity crucial for useful biometrics tests, training with synthetic data: EAB panel
Chris Burt |
Discovery of digital wallets’ DNA unveiled at OIX Identity Trust
Chris Burt |
ID R&D claims leadership among ‘extremely accurate’ leaders in NIST PAD test
Chris Burt |

Industry Insights

Biometric Update Industry Insights feature biometrics and digital ID industry experts discussing their unique perspectives.

Strategies for defending against the newest BIPA class action threat: Mass arbitration

By David Oberly

- By David J. Oberly, Biometric Privacy & Data Privacy Attorney For years, arbitration has offered businesses a lower-cost alternative to…

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More Industry Insights
Putting individuals back in charge of their own identities
Mike Tuchen |
Can criminal investigations rely on AI?
Ján Lunter |
Why Black Friday is good for fraudsters and how to stop them
Shawn Hall |
Fingerprint biometrics hold promise to address retailers’ common challenges
Vito Fabbrizio |
Bridging America’s digital identity gap with mobile driver’s licenses
Neville Pattinson |
Biometric age estimation: Pinpointing the benefits and challenges
Hal Lonas |

Digital Identity in Developing Nations

With UN SDG 16.9 calling for legal identity for all by 2030, Biometric Update is taking a special in-depth focus on digital ID projects in developing countries.

Laxton, Neurotechnology collaboration powered Liberia’s biometric voter registration for Oct. polls

By Ayang Macdonald

- This year, Liberia deployed a Biometric Voter Registration (BVR) system for the first time in its electoral history, and the…

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Digital Identity in Developing Nations
Indian G20 Sherpa says expansive DPI adoption by Global South will speed SDG attainment
Ayang Macdonald |
Bhutan stands up self-sovereign identity with a small team and smaller budget
Chris Burt |
Nigerian banks, Agric program to require digital ID from customers, beneficiaries
Ayang Macdonald |
History repeats with Kenyan High Court blocking Maisha Namba for lack of DPIA
Chris Burt |

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