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Biometric authentication still needs an accessible fallback

By Manisha Varma Kamarushiis

Oct 7, 2026 - By Manisha Varma Kamarushiis, UX & Accessibility Researcher Biometric authentication has changed the way people unlock devices and access sensitive…

Samoa opens market engagement for national digital ID system

By Lu-Hai Liang

Oct 12, 2026 - Samoa is holding a virtual Early Market Engagement session to brief potential bidders for a National Digital Identification Information System…

ROC looks beyond biometrics with unified Vision AI strategy

By Ashok Singal

Oct 8, 2026 - ROC is trying to move beyond the biometric technology that made its name, putting identity, video analytics and digital evidence…

QTSPs face end-2026 deadline for biometric attack testing under eIDAS

By Ashok Singal

Oct 12, 2026 - Qualified trust service providers (QTSPs) that verify identities remotely have until the end of 2026 to complete required biometric testing…

Denmark moves to give people legal control over deepfake likenesses

By Joel R. McConvey

Oct 12, 2026 - In the classic 1989 sequel, Ghostbusters II, the character Peter Venkman asks the mayor of New York City, “have you…

A biometric match is evidence, not the whole identity decision

By Steven Renwick

Oct 9, 2026 - By Steven Renwick, co-founder and CEO of Tilores A customer takes a selfie, scans an identity document and passes the…

ASEAN moves toward interoperable digital identity with verifiable credentials

By Lu-Hai Liang

Oct 12, 2026 - The 11 members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations are among the world’s most active adopters of digital identity.…

Bangladesh weighs Securiport proposal for biometric‑driven border modernization

By Lu-Hai Liang

Oct 12, 2026 - Bangladesh is considering an overhaul of its immigration and border management systems centered on biometric identity verification and passenger screening.…

DHS biometric overhaul remains tied to Thales as HART deadline passes

By Anthony Kimery

Oct 12, 2026 - Eight days after DHS was supposed to bring its long-delayed HART biometric system into initial operation, the department was still…

‘We’re verifying identity in a way that we haven’t’: Janice Kephart on 25 years after 9/11

By Joel R. McConvey

Oct 9, 2026 - Last month marked 25 years since the September 11 attacks, an event that permanently changed air travel, border security and…

Türkiye’s age assurance law sets minimum age of 15 for having social media accounts

By Joel R. McConvey

Oct 12, 2026 - Starting on November 1, 2026, Türkiye will require users to be at least 15 before using social media, and will…

New World Bank funding to support Rwanda's digital ID rollout, CRVS digitization

By Ayang Macdonald

Oct 12, 2026 - Rwandan lawmakers have approved about $19 million in additional World Bank financing to support the national digital ID rollout and…

QTSPs face end-2026 deadline for biometric attack testing under eIDAS
Ashok Singal | 2 hours ago

DHS biometric overhaul remains tied to Thales as HART deadline passes
Anthony Kimery | 2 hours ago

Türkiye’s age assurance law sets minimum age of 15 for having social media accounts
Joel R. McConvey | 3 hours ago

Denmark moves to give people legal control over deepfake likenesses
Joel R. McConvey | 3 hours ago

Bangladesh weighs Securiport proposal for biometric‑driven border modernization
Lu-Hai Liang | 3 hours ago

New World Bank funding to support Rwanda’s digital ID rollout, CRVS digitization
Ayang Macdonald | 3 hours ago

Samoa opens market engagement for national digital ID system
Lu-Hai Liang | 4 hours ago

UNDP backs Malawi birth registration push with 152 new printers
Ayang Macdonald | 4 hours ago

DigiSign adds Innovatrics biometrics for international signers
Abhishek Jadhav | 4 hours ago

Facephi brings document and face biometrics to Crif onboarding
Abhishek Jadhav | 4 hours ago

Gabon updates digital payment laws to support regional interoperability
Ayang Macdonald | 4 hours ago

Vietnam shares population management, digital ID technology with Laos
Lu-Hai Liang | 4 hours ago

ASEAN moves toward interoperable digital identity with verifiable credentials
Lu-Hai Liang | 13 hours ago

W3C’s Verifiable Credential Barcodes add real-time revocation for physical IDs
Joel R. McConvey | 13 hours ago

TikTok gave children placebo safety controls in undisclosed experiments, New York alleges
Anthony Kimery | 16 hours ago

Border biometrics move toward better gates, or none at all
Chris Burt | 2 days ago

ICE voter data, nonprofit investigations expose expansive surveillance machinery
Anthony Kimery | 3 days ago

ICE scraps visa vetting system recompete in favor of Palantir Foundry
Anthony Kimery | 3 days ago

TECH5 names Rahul Parthe CEO for next phase of digital infrastructure growth
Abhishek Jadhav | 3 days ago

Next Biometrics to file for bankruptcy
Chris Burt | 3 days ago

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ASEAN moves toward interoperable digital identity with verifiable credentials

By Lu-Hai Liang

Oct 12, 2026 - The 11 members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations are among the world’s most active adopters of digital identity.…

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ROC looks beyond biometrics with unified Vision AI strategy
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Ashok Singal | 2 weeks ago

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Ashok Singal | 3 weeks ago

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A biometric match is evidence, not the whole identity decision

By Steven Renwick

Oct 9, 2026 - By Steven Renwick, co-founder and CEO of Tilores A customer takes a selfie, scans an identity document and passes the…

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Biometric authentication still needs an accessible fallback
Manisha Varma Kamarushiis | 5 days ago

Data breaches make the case for minimizing identity data in KYC
Vladimir V. Arlazarov | 7 days ago

Do we trust supermarkets more than the police with our biometrics?
Fraser Sampson | 1 week ago

Tower of Babel 2.0: When misunderstanding becomes a security risk
Eduard de Knegt | 2 weeks ago

The EUDI Wallet: Building trust, unlocking growth in Europe
Jacques van Zijp | 2 weeks ago

Passkeys in the post-quantum era: Why FIDO needs more than new algorithms
Johann-Philipp Thiers | 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.

Cameroon’s civil registration reform faces $85M funding gap

By Ayang Macdonald

Oct 8, 2026 - Cameroon needs more than FCFA 50 billion, about US$85 million, to fully digitalize its civil registration system by 2029–2030, according…