Biometric Update for July 8, 2025

Daily biometrics news and exclusive features about biometrics companies.

Europe's digital ID could inspire Global South’s next generation of DPI: TECH5

By Masha Borak

Jul 3, 2025 - Many countries have spent years building large-scale identity databases for issuing national documents, often based on biometric data. Governments are…

Ecuador upgrades border ID verification with Regula forensic devices

By Chris Burt

Jul 7, 2025 - Ecuador is upgrading its border identity verification systems by deploying a range of Regula’s ID document examination devices. The deployment…

Respected legal authority frames age assurance legislation as segregation, suppression

By Joel R. McConvey

Jul 7, 2025 - Language plays a fundamental role in how concepts and technologies are introduced into and evolve alongside society. The debate over…

New high scores in fingerprint biometrics accuracy for Dermalog, ROC, Innovatrics

By Chris Burt

Jul 7, 2025 - New algorithms submitted to the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology for its Proprietary Fingerprint Template (PFT) Evaluation have…

Age verification coming to major video game mod site in EU, UK

By Joel R. McConvey

Jul 7, 2025 - Want to make sweet love to that frost giant who lives in the fjord? You may have to prove your…

An approach to developing digital identification in the context of DPI

By Juan Pablo García Cairello

Jul 4, 2025 - By Juan Pablo García Cairello, Digital Identity Manager at AGESIC In 2023, G20 leaders defined Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) as…

Australia’s safety code for search tools takes effect, with age verification rules

By Joel R. McConvey

Jul 7, 2025 - Like its counterparts in the EU and UK, Australia’s digital regulator is beginning to formalize its online safety codes. The…

Self-serve biometric kiosks for EES launch at Britain ports

By Lu-Hai Liang

Jul 7, 2025 - The European Union’s new Entry/Exit System (EES) is set to roll out this October, introducing biometric border checks for all…

World Economic Forum looks to get a GRIP on global regulatory environment

By Joel R. McConvey

Jul 7, 2025 - A new piece written by the World Economic Forum (WEF)’s head of digital inclusion, Kelly Ommundsen, looks at the gap…

Sri Lanka developing cloud and data governance strategies

By Duruthu Edirimuni Chandrasekera

Jul 7, 2025 - Following the recent issue of an RFP for a vendor to implement the Sri Lanka Digital Identity (SL-UDI), the country…

The Biometric Update Podcast

Clear, compelling stories about the biometrics and digital identity industry. Listen now to our first 6 episodes on Spotify, Apple Podcasts or Podbean.

No Phone Home campaign waves red flag over server retrieval for digital ID

Humanity Protocol CEO talks Moongate acquisition, expansion into ticketing

Biometric Update Podcast races into the future with 1Password and agentic AI

Biometric Update Podcast connects with ADVP

Biometric Update Podcast looks at the road to a global standard for age assurance

Biometric Update Podcast digs into deepfakes with Pindrop CEO

World Economic Forum looks to get a GRIP on global regulatory environment
Joel R. McConvey | 17 hours ago

Respected legal authority frames age assurance legislation as segregation, suppression
Joel R. McConvey | 17 hours ago

New high scores in fingerprint biometrics accuracy for Dermalog, ROC, Innovatrics
Chris Burt | 17 hours ago

Australia’s safety code for search tools takes effect, with age verification rules
Joel R. McConvey | 18 hours ago

Age verification coming to major video game mod site in EU, UK
Joel R. McConvey | 18 hours ago

Ecuador upgrades border ID verification with Regula forensic devices
Chris Burt | 19 hours ago

Self-serve biometric kiosks for EES launch at Britain ports
Lu-Hai Liang | 19 hours ago

Sri Lanka developing cloud and data governance strategies
Duruthu Edirimuni Chandrasekera | 19 hours ago

OpenID forms group to address silos between AI and identity communities
Lu-Hai Liang | 20 hours ago

EUDI Wallet onboarding can’t wait for biometrics security standards completion
Chris Burt | 22 hours ago

Mastercard launches luxury biometric metal credit card in Bangladesh
Lu-Hai Liang | 22 hours ago

India wants to automate death deletion for Aadhaar digital hygiene
Lu-Hai Liang | 22 hours ago

Madagascar codifies civil registry reform, readies biometric ID card tender
Ayang Macdonald | 24 hours ago

Liberia national ID push gets boost with 500 donated biometric kits
Ayang Macdonald | Yesterday

Govt ID systems enable financial inclusion, and without oversight, surveillance
Chris Burt | 3 days ago

CBP’s biometric border dragnet and the corporate state behind it
Anthony Kimery | 4 days ago

New Orleans police seek expanded facial recognition powers amid privacy backlash
Anthony Kimery | 4 days ago

Oloid expands market reach with Armatura partnership, gets DEA certification
Joel R. McConvey | 4 days ago

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Europe’s digital ID could inspire Global South’s next generation of DPI: TECH5

By Masha Borak

Jul 3, 2025 - Many countries have spent years building large-scale identity databases for issuing national documents, often based on biometric data. Governments are…

More Interviews and Features

Namibia weighs biometrics options for foundation of instant payment system
Chris Burt | 7 days ago

Internal struggle over US federal biometric data management intensifies
Anthony Kimery | 2 weeks ago

Virginia police dept. launches facial recognition program under strict oversight
Anthony Kimery | 2 weeks ago

Au10tix gets nod from Microsoft as ideal solution for AI agents built in MS Copilot
Joel R. McConvey | 4 weeks ago

No watchlist needed to secure public spaces: Corsight execs
Chris Burt | 4 weeks ago

Phygital IDs and PPPs: IN Groupe CEO Agnès Diallo on realizing identity’s promise
Chris Burt | 1 month ago

Ethiopia’s digital ID chief lays out roadmap for reaching 90M enrollments by 2027
Ayang Macdonald | 1 month ago

Somalia walking a thorny road to an inclusive national digital ID system
Ayang Macdonald | 1 month ago

Industry Insights

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

An approach to developing digital identification in the context of DPI

By Juan Pablo García Cairello

Jul 4, 2025 - By Juan Pablo García Cairello, Digital Identity Manager at AGESIC In 2023, G20 leaders defined Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) as…

More Industry Insights

Growing identity fraud challenges put higher education at risk
Chris Borkenhagen | 6 days ago

Social media’s age verification crisis: Can platforms solve the technical and ethical puzzle?
Liudas Kanapienis | 7 days ago

You can’t reset your DNA. So why are you letting companies treat it like a password?
Aras Nazarovas | 3 weeks ago

Building trust in the age of digital identity: why cyber resilience must come first
Nathalie Gosset | 3 weeks ago

Privacy doesn’t have to cost us great online services
Andrew Black | 3 weeks ago

The face of commerce: When your identity becomes your wallet
Matt Marino | 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.

Somalia’s biometric border overhaul signals deeper US engagement

By Anthony Kimery

Jul 1, 2025 - In a move hailed as both technologically significant and strategically vital, Somalia formally launched the Personal Identification Secure Comparison and…