CBP One app criticized over extra-territorial biometrics collection
U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s biometric asylum app CBP One has come under attack over plans to expand the collection…
Articles By Masha Borak
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.
SSI advocates welcome EU digital wallet, IOTA sees opportunity
Self-sovereign identity (SSI) advocates are celebrating a win after the European Parliament approved legislation last week that will bring digital…
Regula powers taxi driver registration as new figures show ID verification savings
Regula is helping the Polish taxi industry comply with a new law requiring mandatory identity verification. To achieve this, the…
UK government defines areas of priority for digital identity and AI
How can the UK ensure that its artificial intelligence technology reduces bias and how can the digital identity ecosystem become…
Visa says palm biometric payments have promising future
Payments giant Visa showcased its pay-by-palm biometric payment technology at an event marking the transformation of its Singapore Innovation Center…
Australia: ‘Clear concern’ over high-risk AI, ministers continue work on digital ID regulation
Australia’s approach to regulating AI will not be “hands-off” while the misuse of citizens’ biometric data remains one of the…
Switzerland issues tender for digital ID with $200M budget
Switzerland is forging ahead with its plans to establish a national digital identity with a new tender for an online…
Faulty biometric locks prompt recall of thousands of gun safes in US
A U.S. consumer rights watchdog has ordered a recall of more than 119,000 biometrics-enabled safes used for storing valuables and…
Kuwaitis urged to complete mandatory biometrics registration by June
Kuwaitis have been given three months to complete mandatory fingerprinting for the country’s central biometric database. The final countdown for…
Scientists recreate fingerprints from the sound of swiping on a touchscreen
Hackers may have a new way of obtaining your biometric data – by secretly listening in to the sound of…
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