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New Mexico ruling puts Meta on collision course with age assurance

By Joel R. McConvey

- Meta is feeling the regulatory pinch in New Mexico, where a judge has ordered the social media company to pay…

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OpenID opens certification for digital ID issuance, verification protocols

By Chris Burt

- Digital wallet providers, digital identity and credential issuers, verifiers and government agencies can now use test suites developed by the…

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UN moves to renew Palantir deal despite unresolved privacy, governance risks

By Anthony Kimery

- The United Nations (U.N.) World Food Programme (WFP) is preparing to renew a five-year agreement with Palantir Technologies even though…

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Continuous adaptive trust is the new fraud detection mandate

By Dan Holmes

- By Dan Holmes, VP of Product Planning and Strategy at Feedzai The fraud prevention landscape is transforming at a rapid…

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Cameroon: When birth certificates represent children who do not exist

By Ayang Macdonald

- In the world of legal identity, it is said that a child without a birth certificate does not exist, but…

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NIST 1:N results show face recognition accuracy race is tightening

By Ashok Singal

- The latest NIST Face Recognition Technology Evaluation (FRTE) 1:N results suggest facial recognition is entering a more mature phase. Leading…

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New framework argues government AI depends on strong DPI

By Lu-Hai Liang

- The Centre for Digital Public Infrastructure says governments must build trusted digital infrastructure before AI can scale across public services.…

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Facewatch, Forecourt Eye partner to tackle petrol theft at UK pumps with FRT, ANPR

By Joel R. McConvey

- “The price of gas keeps on rising,” says a song from UK indie band Bloc Party’s classic 2005 album, Silent…

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AVPA calls for layered age assurance ecosystem in response to Pornhub

By Joel R. McConvey

- Three unquestionably popular views have emerged from the ongoing debate around biometric age assurance. The first, expressed by a majority…

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India warns Meta to curb AI-generated content or face enforcement

By Joel R. McConvey

- Meta has fallen afoul of India, after the platform temporarily removed a video posted by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.…

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SQR folds under funding pressure amid UK’s uncertain digital ID landscape

By Chris Burt

- Isle of Man-based digital identity service provider SQR is winding down operations. The decision following a failure to secure funding…

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DHS privacy assessment reveals scope of Secret Service HELIX surveillance system

By Anthony Kimery

- The U.S. Secret Service has transformed an older White House camera network into a searchable surveillance platform that combines facial…

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OpenID opens certification for digital ID issuance, verification protocols
Chris Burt |
AVPA calls for layered age assurance ecosystem in response to Pornhub
Joel R. McConvey |
Facewatch, Forecourt Eye partner to tackle petrol theft at UK pumps with FRT, ANPR
Joel R. McConvey |
UN moves to renew Palantir deal despite unresolved privacy, governance risks
Anthony Kimery |
New Mexico ruling puts Meta on collision course with age assurance
Joel R. McConvey |
India warns Meta to curb AI-generated content or face enforcement
Joel R. McConvey |
Cameroon: When birth certificates represent children who do not exist
Ayang Macdonald |
SQR folds under funding pressure amid UK’s uncertain digital ID landscape
Chris Burt |
NIST 1:N results show face recognition accuracy race is tightening
Ashok Singal |
DHS privacy assessment reveals scope of Secret Service HELIX surveillance system
Anthony Kimery |
Cloudflare launches digital wallet, tools for agentic AI identity and governance
Chris Burt |
Laos advances digital identity with electronic household registration
Ayang Macdonald |
ScreenCheck brings IDloop contactless fingerprint scanner to Middle East
Lu-Hai Liang |
Continuous adaptive trust is the new fraud detection mandate
Dan Holmes |
Biometrics consolidation reflects shift to continuous identity
Chris Burt |
Australia’s national face matching system expands with NSW participation
Joel R. McConvey |
From behavior to payment: Visa builds trust across the customer lifecycle
Ashok Singal |
Why deepfake detection is becoming trust infrastructure
Joel R. McConvey |
Brazil age assurance challenge overlooks privacy-preserving options
Joel R. McConvey |
Post-quantum identity expands beyond cryptography
Chris Burt |

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New framework argues government AI depends on strong DPI

By Lu-Hai Liang

- The Centre for Digital Public Infrastructure says governments must build trusted digital infrastructure before AI can scale across public services.…

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Why Veridas and Fourthline are building a new kind of identity platform
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Asia becomes testing ground for social media age assurance models
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NIST shifts focus from mobile driver’s license technology to adoption
Joel R. McConvey |
Age assurance explained: The laws reshaping the internet
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Listen: trust, identity and governance in the agentic age, with Alice Sesay Pope
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Diia architect warns against treating EUDI Wallet as another infrastructure project
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Taceo CEO sees market for distributed biometrics processing coming together
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BioRugged launches biometric camera platform for European system integrators
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Biometric Update Industry Insights feature biometrics and digital ID industry experts discussing their unique perspectives.

Continuous adaptive trust is the new fraud detection mandate

By Dan Holmes

- By Dan Holmes, VP of Product Planning and Strategy at Feedzai The fraud prevention landscape is transforming at a rapid…

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Trust needs intelligence: Why credit unions must rethink fraud prevention
Dave Rossi |
Agentic AI demands unified approach to human and non-human identity
Michael Hubbard |
Beyond the password: Why behavioral biometrics is becoming banking’s last line of defense
Divija Vijaya Ganiga |
Continuous authentication is the new trust infrastructure
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How AI is driving a new wave of motor fraud
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Within line of sight – personal issue police drones are on the horizon
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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.

UN moves to renew Palantir deal despite unresolved privacy, governance risks

By Anthony Kimery

- The United Nations (U.N.) World Food Programme (WFP) is preparing to renew a five-year agreement with Palantir Technologies even though…

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Digital Identity in Developing Nations
Cameroon: When birth certificates represent children who do not exist
Ayang Macdonald |
New framework argues government AI depends on strong DPI
Lu-Hai Liang |
Pakistan fast-tracks digital identity as Digital Nation Act takes effect
Lu-Hai Liang |
Rwanda turns digital public infrastructure into a continental growth strategy
Lu-Hai Liang |
Kazakhstan bets DPI will drive its next phase of growth, private sector innovation
Lu-Hai Liang |
Digital identity’s next phase is about trust, not technology
Joel R. McConvey |

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