Biometric Update for May 28, 2026

Daily biometrics news and exclusive features about biometrics companies.

Regula warns most organizations don’t know what bots are doing, or why

By Joel R. McConvey

May 27, 2026 - The latest report from Regula underlines the discrepancy between what’s happening to companies in the AI age, and how seriously…

NIST sees biometrics developers closing in on operational morph detection

By Chris Burt

May 27, 2026 - Biometrics developers are getting better at detecting face morphs, even if facial recognition algorithms aren’t. Day 2 of the EAB’s…

UK digital ID consultation advances to 120-member People’s Panel

By Joel R. McConvey

May 27, 2026 - The UK’s digital ecosystem is still digesting the government’s public consultation on digital ID, and what can and should be…

Liberia restructures national ID deal with OSD, plans issuance restart

By Ayang Macdonald

May 28, 2026 - Liberia has agreed on a concession arrangement with Austrian identity company OSD International, paving the way for the resumption of…

Trust inevitable in building human rights-sensitive digital ID systems

By Ayang Macdonald

May 25, 2026 - Some digital rights advocates who spoke at the recent ID4Africa 2026 AGM in Abidjan emphasized that for African governments to…

Ghana rolls out biometric digital visas as part of travel modernization push

By Ayang Macdonald

May 28, 2026 - Ghana’s President John Dramani Mahama has unveiled the country’s new biometric digital visa system alongside a policy allowing passport holders…

There’s no digital ID without data protection: Mauritius privacy chief

By Ayang Macdonald

May 27, 2026 - Drudeisha Madhub, the Data Protection Commissioner of Mauritius, has emphasized that technologies like digital identity systems cannot operate in a…

Big talk on imminent UK social media law as consultation closes

By Joel R. McConvey

May 27, 2026 - UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer is promising to act “very, very quickly” to put legal age restrictions on social media…

From data to trust, democracy in the age of artificial intelligence

By Prof.dr. Almir Badnjević

May 25, 2026 - By Prof.dr. Almir Badnjević, Director of Agency for Identification Documents, Register and Data Exchange of Bosnia and Herzegovina Processing data…

Digital Travel Credentials move identity verification beyond the border

By Frank Schmalz

May 27, 2026 - By Frank Schmalz is Director of Strategic Portfolio Management at Veridos Global travel is not just growing, it is outpacing…

Papua New Guinea builds legal foundation for digital identity ecosystem

By Masha Borak

May 28, 2026 - The government of Papua New Guinea (PNG) is preparing a legal framework for citizens to securely identify themselves and access…

The Biometric Update Podcast and The Trust Files

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Biometric Update Podcast: Claire Ma explores the next phase of government digital identity

Biometrics lawyer Dan Saeedi talks BIPA on Biometric Update Podcast

Biometric Update Podcast explores identification at scale using browser fingerprinting

ADVP and NO2ID back DVS framework from opposing perspectives

Ghana rolls out biometric digital visas as part of travel modernization push
Ayang Macdonald | 25 seconds ago

Liberia restructures national ID deal with OSD, plans issuance restart
Ayang Macdonald | 37 minutes ago

Papua New Guinea builds legal foundation for digital identity ecosystem
Masha Borak | 1 hour ago

NIST sees biometrics developers closing in on operational morph detection
Chris Burt | 16 hours ago

Big talk on imminent UK social media law as consultation closes
Joel R. McConvey | 17 hours ago

Regula warns most organizations don’t know what bots are doing, or why
Joel R. McConvey | 17 hours ago

UK digital ID consultation advances to 120-member People’s Panel
Joel R. McConvey | 19 hours ago

Signicat adds Austria ID as Europe prepares for EUDI Wallet transition
Masha Borak | 23 hours ago

Injection attack detection critical to digital security yet often misunderstood
Joel R. McConvey | Yesterday

Yubico MFA security keys get Indian enterprise distributor, NIST validation
Chris Burt | Yesterday

Samsung joins Apple, Google in expanding passport-based digital IDs in mobile wallets
Lu-Hai Liang | Yesterday

Didit raises $6M to expand identity and fraud infrastructure platform
Masha Borak | Yesterday

Voxmind secures funding as firms seek defenses against voice deepfakes
Stephen Mayhew | Yesterday

Foundation pushes beyond Bitcoin into identity, AI authorization with $6.4M raise
Lu-Hai Liang | Yesterday

Digital Travel Credentials move identity verification beyond the border
Frank Schmalz | Yesterday

There’s no digital ID without data protection: Mauritius privacy chief
Ayang Macdonald | Yesterday

Biometric face morph attack detection breakthroughs offer border security hope
Chris Burt | 2 days ago

Nigeria, Kenya, Morocco selected for AfCFTA digital identity and DPI rollout
Lu-Hai Liang | 2 days ago

Nevada facial recognition project draws scrutiny over privacy, police oversight
Anthony Kimery | 2 days ago

New Zealand prepares biometric age credential for Govt.nz digital wallet
Joel R. McConvey | 2 days ago

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Liberia restructures national ID deal with OSD, plans issuance restart

By Ayang Macdonald

May 28, 2026 - Liberia has agreed on a concession arrangement with Austrian identity company OSD International, paving the way for the resumption of…

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There’s no digital ID without data protection: Mauritius privacy chief
Ayang Macdonald | Yesterday

Trust inevitable in building human rights-sensitive digital ID systems
Ayang Macdonald | 3 days ago

Biometric Update Podcast: Claire Ma explores the next phase of government digital identity
Joel R. McConvey | 6 days ago

Direction for open source DPI sustainability, local ownership established
Chris Burt | 7 days ago

Africa’s altered market may mean new leading tech providers, ID4Africa EC says
Chris Burt | 1 week ago

ID4Africa speakers urge legal identity inclusion for refugees, stateless persons
Ayang Macdonald | 2 weeks ago

Biometrics lawyer Dan Saeedi talks BIPA on Biometric Update Podcast
Joel R. McConvey | 2 weeks ago

World Bank, African DPAs outline formula for trusted digital identity, DPI
Chris Burt | 2 weeks ago

Industry Insights

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Digital Travel Credentials move identity verification beyond the border

By Frank Schmalz

May 27, 2026 - By Frank Schmalz is Director of Strategic Portfolio Management at Veridos Global travel is not just growing, it is outpacing…

More Industry Insights

From data to trust, democracy in the age of artificial intelligence
Prof.dr. Almir Badnjević | 3 days ago

Why blockchain will be vital for the next generation of biometrics
Thomas Berndorfer | 1 week ago

KYC in the age of LLMs: Why agent-based ID scanning can ruin your business
Konstantin Bulatov | 2 weeks ago

From identity to intent: Reimagining biometrics for real-time fraud prevention
Lenny Gusel | 2 weeks ago

Stop treating identity as a compliance step. It’s infrastructure now
Harry Varatharasan | 3 weeks ago

Certainty vs flexibility – does the UK need a Biometric Surveillance Act?
Fraser Sampson | 4 weeks ago

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.