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DHS releases ‘comprehensive’ report on use of face biometric systems

By Anthony Kimery

- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) new report on the department’ use of facial recognition (FR) and face capture…

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Biometrics in live event venues face pushback from privacy regulators

By Joel R. McConvey

- Sports leagues and live event venues continue to explore facial recognition for security and ticketing use cases. Biometric ticketing deployments…

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Trump unveils landmark AI initiative called ‘Stargate’

By Anthony Kimery

- Coinciding with his repeal of former President Joe Biden’s 2023 AI Executive Order that required AI companies to share safety…

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Keyless adds $2M in funding to fuel North American expansion

By Chris Burt

- Keyless has raised $2 million in a selective strategic funding round to support its plans for continued growth in 2025,…

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Opinion: Mexico's AI Bill highlights global trends in compliance and fair use

By Tony Porter

- By Tony Porter, Chief Privacy Officer, Corsight AI The global regulatory landscape for AI is evolving at a breakneck pace,…

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UK government wades into private sector territory with mDL, digital wallet

By Chris Burt

- The UK government has thrown the nation’s digital identity ecosystem into confusion with the revelation that the Gov.uk digital wallet…

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All eyes on AI Act exemptions as ban on high-risk AI systems nears

By Masha Borak

- Despite being celebrated as the world’s first comprehensive AI legislation in the world, the European Union’s AI Act has left…

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Idemia liveness detection tops DHS evaluation

By Chris Burt

- Idemia Public Security has announced it scored the highest biometric accuracy and fairness in an assessment of its liveness detection…

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UK government wades into private sector territory with mDL, digital wallet
Chris Burt |
Trump unveils landmark AI initiative called ‘Stargate’
Anthony Kimery |
Opinion: Mexico’s AI Bill highlights global trends in compliance and fair use
Tony Porter |
All eyes on AI Act exemptions as ban on high-risk AI systems nears
Masha Borak |
Idemia liveness detection tops DHS evaluation
Chris Burt |
Keyless adds $2M in funding to fuel North American expansion
Chris Burt |
DHS releases ‘comprehensive’ report on use of face biometric systems
Anthony Kimery |
Biometrics in live event venues face pushback from privacy regulators
Joel R. McConvey |
Serve Legal aims to fill compliance testing gaps for age estimation, liveness
Joel R. McConvey |
Yubico provides 200,000 YubiKeys to T-Mobile, predicts security trends in 2025
Joel R. McConvey |
Socure: 40M Americans committed first-party fraud over the holiday season
Lu-Hai Liang |
Entrust unveils AI-powered facial biometric authentication for its IDaaS platform
Lu-Hai Liang |
Idemia unveils device for biometric payment card enrollment on smartphone
Chris Burt |
New platform for streamlined document verification launched by Indian govt
Ayang Macdonald |
Maldives uses biometrics to fish out illegal migrant workers for repatriation
Ayang Macdonald |
Location data vulnerability found in Cloudflare’s CDN
Anthony Kimery |

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BorderAge promises 100% anonymous age assurance with hand gesture modality

By Joel R. McConvey

- Imagine a magician who waves their hands not to conjure a white rabbit, but to provide age assurance without collecting…

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Biometric transactions to generate $315B by 2028: Prism Project
Chris Burt |
Biometrics starts 2025 with new and increasingly clear roles in the digital world
Chris Burt |
What we talk about when we talk about ‘humanness’
Joel R. McConvey |
Networks aim to make digital identity truly reusable in 2025
Chris Burt |
Financial services need digital identity stitched together, investors take note
Chris Burt |
Humanity Protocol: ‘We’re building a full credential ecosystem’
Masha Borak |
DefAI Project aims to give age assurance its own dedicated deepfake detection toolkit
Joel R. McConvey |
Socure calls for US digital identity taskforce, critical infrastructure status
Chris Burt |

Industry Insights

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

Opinion: Mexico’s AI Bill highlights global trends in compliance and fair use

By Tony Porter

- By Tony Porter, Chief Privacy Officer, Corsight AI The global regulatory landscape for AI is evolving at a breakneck pace,…

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How AI fraudsters are capitalizing on the slow rollout of digital IDs
Ofer Friedman |
Facial recognition for borders and travel: 2025 trends and insights
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State of passkeys 2025: passkeys move to mainstream
Vincent Delitz |
Will change in the White House sound a different tune for AI-driven biometrics in law enforcement
Fraser Sampson |
Revealed: the world’s most surveilled cities of 2024?
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Biometrics and digital identity M&A in 2024
Alan Goode |

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.

L1 biometric device certification now mandatory for Aadhaar authentication

By Chris Burt

- India has transitioned to more secure biometric authentication devices, with the requirement for only registered devices certified to the Level…

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Digital Identity in Developing Nations
Turkey bolsters digital identity system with blockchain and biometrics
Ghulam Shabir Arain |
Pakistan digital identity governance changes to bridge gaps, eliminate overlaps
Ghulam Shabir Arain |
Central Africa needs traction on financial inclusion to advance economic growth
Ayang Macdonald |
India transforming public finance with digital identity and biometrics
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Bhutan charts a digital future with blockchain, bitcoin, and national digital ID
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