Biometric Update for September 19, 2024

Daily biometrics news and exclusive features about biometrics companies.

Are current regulations adequate for ensuring the security of wearable data?

By Jack Shaw

Sep 18, 2024 - Wearables are common in consumer circles and growing in commercial applications like health care. This shift is largely positive, as…

US discusses ethics of biometric travel

By Masha Borak

Sep 18, 2024 - As U.S. lawmakers debate the Traveler Privacy Protection Act, government agencies, including the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), are working on…

ICE to award contract to field more NEC fingerprint capture devices

By Anthony Kimery

Sep 18, 2024 - US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) intends to award a firm fixed price delivery order under the First Source II…

Veriff passes Level 2 biometric PAD evaluation from iBeta

By Abigail Opiah

Sep 18, 2024 - Veriff has completed the ISO/IEC 30107-3 Level 2 Compliance evaluation for biometric passive liveness detection by iBeta. The Estonia-based company…

France, Germany, Netherlands not ready for EES: report

By Masha Borak

Sep 18, 2024 - The European Union’s upcoming biometric border scheme is likely to face more delays. France, Germany and the Netherlands have written…

Outdated biometric liveness tests create ‘false sense of security,’ FaceTec argues

By Chris Burt

Sep 18, 2024 - Biometrics are replacing legacy knowledge-based authentication for remote and unsupervised authentication scenarios. But the latest liveness detection report from FaceTec…

Nigeria embraces DTCs amid talks on passport-free travel in Africa

By Abigail Opiah

Sep 18, 2024 - The Nigerian federal government has unveiled its intention to adopt digital travel credentials (DTCs), in a bid to streamline the…

Alcatraz AI launching upgraded Rock with boosted biometric privacy

By Masha Borak

Sep 18, 2024 - Biometric access control company Alcatraz AI is coming out with a new product, highlighting both its privacy features and physical…

Prove launches user verification tool with Uber as first client

By Abigail Opiah

Sep 18, 2024 - A new identity verification offering, Prove Verified Users, has been announced to enhance security across digital marketplaces. Its introduction by…

Instagram tightens rules for teens with Yoti age estimation

By Chris Burt

Sep 18, 2024 - Tightening regulations and clenching fists around age verification for social media have prompted Instagram to introduce a new account category…

US discusses ethics of biometric travel
Masha Borak | 5 hours ago

Nigeria embraces DTCs amid talks on passport-free travel in Africa
Abigail Opiah | 5 hours ago

Prove launches user verification tool with Uber as first client
Abigail Opiah | 5 hours ago

ICE to award contract to field more NEC fingerprint capture devices
Anthony Kimery | 9 hours ago

Veriff passes Level 2 biometric PAD evaluation from iBeta
Abigail Opiah | 9 hours ago

Outdated biometric liveness tests create ‘false sense of security,’ FaceTec argues
Chris Burt | 9 hours ago

Instagram tightens rules for teens with Yoti age estimation
Chris Burt | 9 hours ago

France, Germany, Netherlands not ready for EES: report
Masha Borak | 9 hours ago

Alcatraz AI launching upgraded Rock with boosted biometric privacy
Masha Borak | 9 hours ago

Are current regulations adequate for ensuring the security of wearable data?
Jack Shaw | 10 hours ago

Fayda digital ID critical to Ethiopia’s 2025-2030 digital govt strategy: official
Ayang Macdonald | 13 hours ago

BixeLab highlights need for proactive security measures in ID fraud update
Chris Burt | 13 hours ago

Resecurity launches digital ID protection in Qatar
Abigail Opiah | 13 hours ago

RecFaces features face biometrics security software on Indian tour
Abhishek Jadhav | 13 hours ago

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Biometric Update offers exclusive features and in-depth interviews with executives in the biometrics industry.

As biometrics infiltrate the fan experience, will anyone challenge Wicket at the game?

By Joel R. McConvey

Sep 12, 2024 - In terms of biometric use cases, security, privacy and fraud prevention are all good – but what if you just…

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Mattr introduces VICAL Viewer to ease mDL adoption for relying parties
Chris Burt | 1 week ago

SIC Biometrics plots scale-up path from under-the-radar prominence
Chris Burt | 1 week ago

Travizory advocates combination of biographic, biometric data for stronger border security
Ayang Macdonald | 2 weeks ago

Claim that DTC ‘is the strongest digital identity’ under the microscope
Chris Burt | 3 weeks ago

Incognia rides steady growth as it aims for half a billion users
Joel R. McConvey | 4 weeks ago

Disconnect between deepfake attacks and defenses revealed by iProov survey
Chris Burt | 1 month ago

OIX: Digital ID is in a ‘critical phase’ globally
Masha Borak | 1 month ago

ZA airport delays not caused by Idemia biometrics system
Chris Burt | 1 month ago

Industry Insights

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

Are current regulations adequate for ensuring the security of wearable data?

By Jack Shaw

Sep 18, 2024 - Wearables are common in consumer circles and growing in commercial applications like health care. This shift is largely positive, as…

More Industry Insights

EU AI pact sets new standards for ethical AI use across Europe
Tony Porter | 5 days ago

Convenience or security – which came first?
Fraser Sampson | 7 days ago

Digital IDs: How to accelerate global interoperability
Andrew Black | 1 week ago

Emerging technology and emergency surveillance or vice versa?
Fraser Sampson | 2 weeks ago

The role of behavioral biometrics in a world of growing cyberthreats
Anthony Eaton | 2 weeks ago

Remote biometric surveillance and policing – a new frame of reference?
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.