Social media needs age verification for users under 15, say 11 EU member states
The pressure to impose age checks for social media platforms is growing in the EU, and regulators and providers are…
Year: 2025
With Royal Assent, UK Data (Use and Access) Bill is now law
Today, the UK Data (Use and Access) Bill attained Royal Assent, making it law and establishing a legal basis for…
UK lays out privacy policy for One Login identity verification
Data collected for Gov.uk One Login will not be used to target advertisements or profile users, and selfie biometrics for…
Fortinus Global, MD Tony Smith to advise Paravision on border biometrics expansion
Paravision is ready to support national-scale identity programs with Fortinus Global as its new strategic advisor for border security systems….
Google upgrading ultrasonic biometric sensor for Pixel 10 smartphones
Google is upgrading the ultrasonic fingerprint biometric sensor for its latest flagship smartphone release. In 2024 the Google Pixel 9…
Facial age estimation: A roadmap for technological and legal deployment and development
Facial age estimation: A roadmap for technological and legal deployment and development Microsoft Teams June 25, 2025 from 12:30-13:30 CET…
Facebook and its 3 billion users get passkeys, Microsoft deleting passwords
Facebook is introducing passkeys as the social media platform jumps on the passkeys wagon. While Facebook might have fallen out…
Spain invests in chips and cybersecurity center, with digital identity firms involved
Spain is establishing a cybersecurity and microelectronics center as part of its digital transformation. The €19.6m ($22.4m) investment by Spain’s…
Jumio upgrades defense against deepfakes and biometric injection attacks
Deepfake and biometric injection attack detection from Jumio is now generally available with the launch of the company’s most advanced…
Hopae launches hConnect targeting EU digital wallets and global integration
Hopae has launched its global eID verification platform hConnect. The hConnect platform offers over 100 eIDs and 99 percent wallet…
Biometric Market Analysis and Buyer's Guides
- Biometric Physical Access Control
- Digital Identity Verification
- Deepfake Detection
- Online Age Assurance
- Facial Liveness Detection