Biometric Update for February 15, 2026

Daily biometrics news and exclusive features about biometrics companies.

Australia’s eSafety Commissioner stands firm in face of US demands

By Joel R. McConvey

Feb 13, 2026 - For a few weeks, there wasn’t much news about how U.S. Congress has demanded that Australian eSafety Commissioner Julie Inman…

Meta plans launch of facial recognition to smart glasses in ‘dynamic political environment’

By Masha Borak

Feb 13, 2026 - Meta is reportedly planning to roll out facial recognition capabilities for its smart glasses as early as this year, taking…

Liveness is king: FaceTec’s Jay Meier in conversation with Chris Burt

By Joel R. McConvey

Feb 13, 2026 - It’s best, says Jay Meier, to think about identity management as a system of symbiotic systems. Which is to say,…

Signicat to offer B2B identity verification for online merchants

By Masha Borak

Feb 13, 2026 - Signicat has taken another step toward its goal of becoming a major digital ID provider in the European B2B space.…

MOSIP pursues democratization of digital identity with unconference conversations

By Chris Burt

Feb 13, 2026 - A democratic vision of digital identity is central to the non-profit, open-source mandate of MOSIP. As the organization and the…

Ring and Flock call off integration as scrutiny of camera-to-police partnership intensifies

By Anthony Kimery

Feb 13, 2026 - Amazon-owned Ring and Flock Safety have canceled their planned partnership, stepping back from an integration that would have linked one…

Innovatrics, ROC improve rankings in NIST ELFT, rising to 2 and 3 respectively

By Joel R. McConvey

Feb 13, 2026 - Innovatrics is celebrating success in the latest National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Evaluation of Latent Fingerprint Technologies (ELFT)…

Mobai joins Norway’s new digital fraud research center

By Masha Borak

Feb 13, 2026 - Facial biometrics company Mobai will be the main biometric technology partner in a new research center focused on combating fraud…

Ofcom fines Kick, threatens 4chan as OSA enforcement steadily dials up

By Joel R. McConvey

Feb 13, 2026 - UK regulator Ofcom has faced criticism for being too slow and lenient with its power to enforce the Online Safety…

Trust as a target: The parallels between application and romance fraud

By Dave Rossi

Feb 11, 2026 - At National Hunter’s annual conference, many experts reflected on the parallels between romance and application fraud. Sharing one of the…

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OpenAge is on a roll: CEO talks AgeKeys with Biometric Update Podcast

Reimagining online value can enable digital privacy, MyTerms co-founder argues

The Trust Files: The internet is dying - but the digital trust ecosystem can save it

Alan Goode talks biometric physical access control on Biometric Update Podcast

Ring and Flock call off integration as scrutiny of camera-to-police partnership intensifies
Anthony Kimery | 2 days ago

MOSIP pursues democratization of digital identity with unconference conversations
Chris Burt | 2 days ago

Liveness is king: FaceTec’s Jay Meier in conversation with Chris Burt
Joel R. McConvey | 2 days ago

Ofcom fines Kick, threatens 4chan as OSA enforcement steadily dials up
Joel R. McConvey | 2 days ago

Innovatrics, ROC improve rankings in NIST ELFT, rising to 2 and 3 respectively
Joel R. McConvey | 2 days ago

Meta plans launch of facial recognition to smart glasses in ‘dynamic political environment’
Masha Borak | 2 days ago

Australia’s eSafety Commissioner stands firm in face of US demands
Joel R. McConvey | 2 days ago

Mobai joins Norway’s new digital fraud research center
Masha Borak | 2 days ago

Signicat to offer B2B identity verification for online merchants
Masha Borak | 2 days ago

UK data watchdog responds to govt consultation on police use of facial recognition
Masha Borak | 2 days ago

FBI leverages NGI biometric database, advanced forensics in high-profile abduction
Anthony Kimery | 3 days ago

Mitek enhances unassisted video verification to meet deepfake challenge
Joel R. McConvey | 3 days ago

Center for DPI unveils framework for AI-ready nations
Lu-Hai Liang | 3 days ago

Scientists develop ways to camouflage heart rate from radar-based surveillance
Anthony Kimery | 3 days ago

South Korea publishes investigation results into Coupang data breach
Masha Borak | 3 days ago

Emerging biometrics and PAD concerns, VCs front and center as MOSIP evolves
Chris Burt | 3 days ago

Romance scams empty the bank account – and rip out the heart
Joel R. McConvey | 3 days ago

iProov becomes first vendor to achieve Ingenium Level 4, CEN/TS 18099 Level High
Joel R. McConvey | 3 days ago

CBP embeds Clearview AI into tactical targeting operations
Anthony Kimery | 3 days ago

NADRA launches unified platform to standardize ID verification services
Ayang Macdonald | 3 days ago

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Liveness is king: FaceTec’s Jay Meier in conversation with Chris Burt

By Joel R. McConvey

Feb 13, 2026 - It’s best, says Jay Meier, to think about identity management as a system of symbiotic systems. Which is to say,…

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OpenAge is on a roll: CEO talks AgeKeys with Biometric Update Podcast
Joel R. McConvey | 1 week ago

John Howard reflects on DHS biometrics evaluations and the AI testing landscape
Chris Burt | 2 weeks ago

Alan Goode talks biometric physical access control on Biometric Update Podcast
Joel R. McConvey | 2 weeks ago

Yoti’s passive biometric liveness detection first to pass iBeta Level 3 PAD test
Chris Burt | 3 weeks ago

Biometrics vendors should ‘step up their marketing’ say smartphone analysts
Lu-Hai Liang | 3 weeks ago

Podcast: Dr. Sean Kelly says biometrics offer security, efficiency for healthcare
Joel R. McConvey | 3 weeks ago

Next Biometrics is betting on ‘anywhere-on-display’ — could a future iPhone use it?
Lu-Hai Liang | 4 weeks ago

In AI era, identity is about governance, Microblink’s Hartley Thompson tells BU Podcast
Joel R. McConvey | 4 weeks ago

Industry Insights

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Trust as a target: The parallels between application and romance fraud

By Dave Rossi

Feb 11, 2026 - At National Hunter’s annual conference, many experts reflected on the parallels between romance and application fraud. Sharing one of the…

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Redefining customer identity in an age of verified trust
Darryl Jones | 2 weeks ago

Official Recognition – ‘transformative technology’ at the heart of UK police reform
Fraser Sampson | 2 weeks ago

Standards, security, and trust: The foundation for next-generation digital IDs
Tyson Moler | 3 weeks ago

AI has static identity verification in its crosshairs. Now what?
Mike Engle | 4 weeks ago

A New Year’s resolution for AI – don’t blame the bot
Fraser Sampson | 4 weeks ago

Digital trust: Reflections on 2025 and outlook for 2026
Alan Goode | 2 months 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.