The virtual Thoughtful Biometrics “unconference” on all things biometric generated fifteen different sessions, chosen at the start of the day…
Articles By Frank Hersey
Frank Hersey is a London-based reporter and podcast producer for Biometric Update. He previously covered biometric and digital identity issues in Africa from Côte d’Ivoire. Before that he covered tech news in China from Beijing. He has worked for the BBC, RFI and France 24.
How Sierra Leone joined forces for national digital ID – ID4Africa livecast
The latest ID4Africa livecast examined the issues around social protection and how Sierra Leone planned and rolled out its digital…
AVPA responds to EFF report on age verification
As more U.S. states consider laws to require proof of age before accessing websites with a certain level of content…
OECD seeks comment on its recommendation for digital ID governance
The OECD’s Public Governance Committee and its Working Party of Senior Digital Government Officials have developed a series of recommendations…
Yoti partners on digital ID for gaming, trials age estimation for Danish drinkers
Yoti has signed an agreement to add its digital ID app and identity verification technology to the Flows software integration…
Multimillion pound contracts keep coming for UK Government Digital Service’s One Login
The UK’s Government Digital Service is continuing to award contracts as it develops the One Login digital identity service for…
Thailand’s blockchain digital ID infrastructure – an ecosystem in an ID ecosystem
Thailand is progressing rapidly with enrollment into its blockchain-based biometric digital identity infrastructure operated by the National Digital ID Company Limited (NDID),…
Worldcoin says SDK lets you prove you’re a human online. Coins not included
Worldcoin’s dream of providing biometrically unique “proof of personhood” for the entire globe takes a step forward with the release…
Digital identity interest group forms with initial meeting at the LSE
Experts on digital identity and intersecting disciplines gathered at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) this week,…
Biometric Schengen Information System goes live, UK readies ETAs
The European Union’s upgraded Schengen Information System (SIS) for security and border management is now in operation, incorporating biometrics of…
