Biometric Update for May 11, 2026

Daily biometrics news and exclusive features about biometrics companies.

Face biometrics use cases outnumbered only by important considerations

By Chris Burt

May 9, 2026 - With face biometrics now used regularly in many different sectors and areas of life, stakeholders are asking questions about a…

VPNs on regulatory block in EU, UK as lawmakers address age check circumvention

By Joel R. McConvey

May 11, 2026 - A philosophical tug-of-war is at play in the debate over whether Virtual Private Networks (VPNs) enable easy circumvention of age…

Certainty vs flexibility – does the UK need a Biometric Surveillance Act?

By Fraser Sampson

May 3, 2026 - By Professor Fraser Sampson, former UK Biometrics & Surveillance Camera Commissioner Last week London became a city of two tales. Two…

Stop treating identity as a compliance step. It's infrastructure now

By Harry Varatharasan

May 6, 2026 - By Harry Varatharasan, Chief Product Officer, ComplyCube The UK governmentʼs digital identity consultation is closing, and for most commentators, this…

Jordan grants legal status to Sanad digital ID as users pass 2.6M

By Joel R. McConvey

May 11, 2026 - Jordan’s Sanad digital identity app, which operates using iris biometrics from IrisGuard, now has full legal status. A report from…

Deepfake penetration outpacing security preparedness: GetReal Security

By Joel R. McConvey

May 11, 2026 - GetReal Security’s new Deepfake Readiness Benchmark Report confirms what many businesses are saying: convincing AI deepfakes are no longer a…

UK regulators pan patchwork policy for law enforcement facial recognition

By Chris Burt

May 5, 2026 - The UK’s two Biometrics Commissioners shared cautionary observations about the use of facial recognition in law enforcement over the weekend…

Thailand mandates biometric IDV for all social media advertisers to curb scams

By Masha Borak

May 11, 2026 - Social media platforms in Thailand, such as Facebook, will need to introduce identity verification for advertisers, according to a new…

Biometric Update Podcast: Teresa Wu on SIA’s Corporate Credential Design Guide

By Joel R. McConvey

May 2, 2026 - The Security Industry Association (SIA) has published its Corporate Credential Design Guide, and Idema Public Security’s Teresa Wu, who has…

City of London seeks digital ID orchestrator as reusable identity push accelerates

By Masha Borak

May 11, 2026 - The City of London is calling on tech companies to build a reusable digital identity verification service for the financial…

The Biometric Update Podcast and The Trust Files

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Biometric Update Podcast: Teresa Wu on SIA’s Corporate Credential Design Guide

ADVP and NO2ID back DVS framework from opposing perspectives

Concordium’s Boris Bohrer-Bilowitzki wants to keep your AI agents in line

Wizz, Tech Coalition talk child online safety with Biometric Update Podcast

Deepfake penetration outpacing security preparedness: GetReal Security
Joel R. McConvey | 14 minutes ago

VPNs on regulatory block in EU, UK as lawmakers address age check circumvention
Joel R. McConvey | 51 minutes ago

Thailand mandates biometric IDV for all social media advertisers to curb scams
Masha Borak | 56 minutes ago

City of London seeks digital ID orchestrator as reusable identity push accelerates
Masha Borak | 2 hours ago

Jordan grants legal status to Sanad digital ID as users pass 2.6M
Joel R. McConvey | 2 hours ago

Face biometrics use cases outnumbered only by important considerations
Chris Burt | 2 days ago

Biometric Update Podcast explores identification at scale using browser fingerprinting
Joel R. McConvey | 3 days ago

Passkeys now pervasive but passwords persist in enterprise authentication
Chris Burt | 3 days ago

Pornhub returns to UK, but only for iOS users who verify age with Apple
Joel R. McConvey | 3 days ago

Europol operated ‘shadow’ IT systems without data safeguards: Report
Masha Borak | 3 days ago

EU pushes AI Act deadlines for high-risk systems, including biometrics
Masha Borak | 3 days ago

Meta challenges UK Online Safety Act fines tied to global revenue
Joel R. McConvey | 3 days ago

Jumio, Socure, Signicat, ROC add execs amid AI fraud, growth push
Masha Borak | 3 days ago

Louisiana bill would bring biometric age checks to bars
Anthony Kimery | 3 days ago

SLC Digital patents multi-signal fingerprint biometric sensor array for smart cards
Chris Burt | 3 days ago

OSD, Euphoria revealed as tech suppliers for ECOWAS biometric ID in Nigeria
Ayang Macdonald | 3 days ago

The Gambia upgrades police forensics capacity with biometric system launch
Chris Burt | 3 days ago

Latvia extends e-signature service to keep 400,000 eIDs valid
Masha Borak | 3 days ago

Colombia holds verifiable credential workshop for public sector
Masha Borak | 3 days ago

Bank of Ghana governor backs biometric digital ID for financial trust
Ayang Macdonald | 3 days ago

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UK regulators pan patchwork policy for law enforcement facial recognition

By Chris Burt

May 5, 2026 - The UK’s two Biometrics Commissioners shared cautionary observations about the use of facial recognition in law enforcement over the weekend…

More Interviews and Features

Biometric Update Podcast: Teresa Wu on SIA’s Corporate Credential Design Guide
Joel R. McConvey | 1 week ago

ADVP and NO2ID back DVS framework from opposing perspectives
Joel R. McConvey | 2 weeks ago

Concordium’s Boris Bohrer-Bilowitzki wants to keep your AI agents in line
Joel R. McConvey | 3 weeks ago

FPC CEO expects biometrics growth, efficiency, capital gains from Precise merger
Lu-Hai Liang | 4 weeks ago

Following IPO, ROC is investing in homegrown security for US market
Joel R. McConvey | 4 weeks ago

Wizz, Tech Coalition talk child online safety with Biometric Update Podcast
Joel R. McConvey | 1 month ago

Marshall Scholar tells BU Podcast how to fix the age assurance debate
Joel R. McConvey | 1 month ago

MOSIP community shares practical digital identity deployment lessons at Connect 2026
Chris Burt | 2 months ago

Industry Insights

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

Stop treating identity as a compliance step. It’s infrastructure now

By Harry Varatharasan

May 6, 2026 - By Harry Varatharasan, Chief Product Officer, ComplyCube The UK governmentʼs digital identity consultation is closing, and for most commentators, this…

More Industry Insights

Certainty vs flexibility – does the UK need a Biometric Surveillance Act?
Fraser Sampson | 1 week ago

Taking a smarter approach to anti-cheat with behavioral biometrics
André Pimenta Ribeiro | 2 weeks ago

Under AMLA, 95% false positives become a regulator’s problem
Max Irwin | 2 weeks ago

Your regulation-compliant KYC is not enough to protect customer data
Konstantin Bulatov | 2 weeks ago

Continuous AI biometric identification: Why manual patient verification is not enough!
Deepak Borole | 3 weeks ago

Ghost Murmur whispers the arrival of zoemetrics
Fraser Sampson | 3 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.