South Korea expands mobile ID to overseas residents
South Korea is making its mobile identification cards available to its nationals living overseas. The mobile ID card service will…
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Masha Borak is a technology journalist. Her work has appeared in Wired, Business Insider, Rest of World, and other media outlets. Previously she reported for the South China Morning Post in Hong Kong. Reach out to her at masha@biometricupdate.com.
EU earmarks €190M for new Horizon Europe program, including border management
The European Union has earmarked 190 million euros (US$204.8 million) for projects related to border security, cybersecurity, privacy, crime fighting…
Photos of Australian children found in AI training dataset, create deepfake risk
Personal photos of Australian children are being used to train AI through a dataset that has been built by scraping…
Deepfake research is growing and so is investment in companies that fight it
AI-generated content such as deepfakes is facing increasing scrutiny. Three new research resources – authored by search giant Google, identity…
Bulgaria’s biometric ID runs into issues in banks, eID may also face trouble
Bulgaria has recently rolled out new biometric ID cards but unfortunately for its citizens, some banks have not prepared to…
Italian researchers endorse biometrics to prevent digital identity misuse
European Union countries are in the process of introducing their digital identities as part of the bloc’s plan to introduce…
Online gambling is under attack from fraudsters. AI might save it
Online gambling has been rising in popularity thanks to its convenience but fraudsters and scammers are also finding their way…
Australia’s myGov app integrates passkeys, still waiting for ID credentials
Australia’s digital ID has made “real progress” in the last few months but the federal government is still unable to…
UK publishes tender for police facial recognition
The United Kingdom Home Office has issued a tender for a new national facial recognition software for policing amid increasing…
Limitations on biometric data use curb Swedish efforts to stop identity-related crime
Swedish government agencies are facing legal barriers related to biometric data as well as a lack of skills and technical…
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