Biometric Update for June 11, 2026

Daily biometrics news and exclusive features about biometrics companies.

Canada joins push for social media age assurance with new digital safety law

By Joel R. McConvey

Jun 10, 2026 - Canada will follow Australia in prohibiting kids under 16 from having social media accounts. CBC News reports that the measure…

Yoti presses universities for evidence, weighs legal action over age assurance paper

By Joel R. McConvey

Jun 10, 2026 - Yoti has escalated its dispute with academics from Georgia Tech and UC Irvine, sending a second letter pressing the universities…

EU Council advances business wallet framework for corporate digital identity

By Chris Burt

Jun 10, 2026 - European Business Wallets could create a market for rapid online authentication and risk intelligence checks to replace inefficient manual checks…

FOSI reports suggest support growing for Australia's social media age minimum

By Joel R. McConvey

Jun 10, 2026 - The Australian experiment in establishing a minimum age for using social media presents two large problems for those who frame…

Nigeria links digital identity ambitions to digital sovereignty agenda

By Ayang Macdonald

Jun 10, 2026 - Nigeria is increasingly framing digital identity, data infrastructure and online services as matters of digital sovereignty, as the country seeks…

Frontex warns EES border queues could persist for another two years

By Masha Borak

Jun 10, 2026 - The EU’s biometric-based Entry-Exit System (EES) may continue to cause long queues at borders for another two years, a Frontex…

UK government courts digital ID industry after months of friction

By Chris Burt

Jun 10, 2026 - The UK government established an independent advisory panel on Wednesday to provide independent support for, insight into and oversight of…

Heuristik targets healthcare biometrics with AI built for clinical conditions

By Lu-Hai Liang

Jun 8, 2026 - Spanish biometrics company Heuristik has global ambitions, a personal origin story and government backing for its neural network focused on…

White House, Senate revive push to block state AI laws through kids safety deal

By Anthony Kimery

Jun 11, 2026 - The White House and congressional Republicans are reviving an effort to override some state AI laws, this time by pairing…

Europe moves to secure sovereign cybersecurity and chips

By Lu-Hai Liang

Jun 10, 2026 - Europe’s push for sovereignty over its digital systems has new developments in cybersecurity and semiconductor manufacturing. New initiatives from Palo…

Türkiye says employers cannot rely on biometrics for attendance monitoring

By Ayang Macdonald

Jun 11, 2026 - The Personal Data Protection Board of Türkiye has ruled that using biometric data such as fingerprints or facial recognition to…

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ID4Africa’s Joseph Atick on why Africa is setting the pace for digital identity

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

Biometrics lawyer Dan Saeedi talks BIPA on Biometric Update Podcast

ADVP and NO2ID back DVS framework from opposing perspectives

White House, Senate revive push to block state AI laws through kids safety deal
Anthony Kimery | 3 hours ago

Türkiye says employers cannot rely on biometrics for attendance monitoring
Ayang Macdonald | 4 hours ago

EU Council advances business wallet framework for corporate digital identity
Chris Burt | 17 hours ago

Yoti presses universities for evidence, weighs legal action over age assurance paper
Joel R. McConvey | 21 hours ago

FOSI reports suggest support growing for Australia’s social media age minimum
Joel R. McConvey | 21 hours ago

Frontex warns EES border queues could persist for another two years
Masha Borak | 22 hours ago

Europe moves to secure sovereign cybersecurity and chips
Lu-Hai Liang | 22 hours ago

Nigeria links digital identity ambitions to digital sovereignty agenda
Ayang Macdonald | 22 hours ago

Canada joins push for social media age assurance with new digital safety law
Joel R. McConvey | 23 hours ago

UK government courts digital ID industry after months of friction
Chris Burt | 24 hours ago

Fingerprint Cards builds beyond sensors with AllKey platform expansion
Lu-Hai Liang | 24 hours ago

ICE moves to keep Parsons embedded in HSI overseas biometric alert program
Anthony Kimery | 24 hours ago

Next Biometrics sees growing government demand in Taiwan and Malaysia
Lu-Hai Liang | Yesterday

Keytos taps Carahsoft to bring passwordless identity to govt agencies
Lu-Hai Liang | Yesterday

Certification becoming trust signal for procurement and market positioning
Joel R. McConvey | 2 days ago

IAD testing set to take off as QTSP deadline passes, EUDI Wallet onboarding begins
Chris Burt | 2 days ago

UK’s proposed OS-level age verification could eliminate part of DVS market
Chris Burt | 2 days ago

UK promises age assurance for social media, device-level child safety controls
Joel R. McConvey | 2 days ago

Aware upgrades biometric orchestration platform with ROC, Mitek integrations
Chris Burt | 2 days ago

Appeals board upholds 4 FaceTec biometric liveness detection patents
Chris Burt | 2 days ago

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Heuristik targets healthcare biometrics with AI built for clinical conditions

By Lu-Hai Liang

Jun 8, 2026 - Spanish biometrics company Heuristik has global ambitions, a personal origin story and government backing for its neural network focused on…

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iBeta launches Injection Attack Detection testing against CENS/TS 18099
Joel R. McConvey | 7 days ago

Interoperable digital ecosystems next frontier of Africa’s digital transformation
Ayang Macdonald | 7 days ago

Cloud Signature Consortium sees decade of work reflected in EUDI Wallet rollout
Masha Borak | 1 week ago

Governance can keep DPI working for people when other stakeholders turn against them
Chris Burt | 1 week ago

Digital identity must be built for interoperability from day one, says Margins CEO
Ayang Macdonald | 1 week ago

ID4Africa’s Joseph Atick on why Africa is setting the pace for digital identity
Joel R. McConvey | 2 weeks ago

Indicio, Idemia PS see opening for reusable digital identity after Treasury endorsement
Lu-Hai Liang | 2 weeks ago

Liberia restructures national ID deal with OSD, plans issuance restart
Ayang Macdonald | 2 weeks ago

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Crime mapping in the AI era: why transparency still matters

By Fraser Sampson

Jun 3, 2026 - By Professor Fraser Sampson, former UK Biometrics & Surveillance Camera Commissioner It’s almost 20 years since colleagues at West Yorkshire Police…

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Digital Travel Credentials move identity verification beyond the border
Frank Schmalz | 2 weeks ago

From data to trust, democracy in the age of artificial intelligence
Prof.dr. Almir Badnjević | 2 weeks ago

Why blockchain will be vital for the next generation of biometrics
Thomas Berndorfer | 3 weeks ago

KYC in the age of LLMs: Why agent-based ID scanning can ruin your business
Konstantin Bulatov | 4 weeks ago

From identity to intent: Reimagining biometrics for real-time fraud prevention
Lenny Gusel | 4 weeks ago

Stop treating identity as a compliance step. It’s infrastructure now
Harry Varatharasan | 1 month 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.