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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.

 

Trust Stamp files patent for tokenized biometrics, inks IoT collaboration

Biometric digital identity services firm Trust Stamp has filed another patent for tokenized identity as it could help meet increasingly…

 

UK legal charity decries use of biometric immigrant monitoring devices

The UK has been expanding the use of biometric electronic monitoring devices for immigration bail cases, a practice that has…

 

Law on public facial recognition surveillance submitted in Monaco

The tiny country of Monaco is set to debate its first law on public video surveillance systems with remote biometric…

 

Biometrics deployed in healthcare for Thailand migrants, ID checks in China

Thai authorities are hailing a project using iris and facial recognition to provide medical services to eligible migrant workers. A…

 

Spread of biometric devices spark fears over surveillance in Serbia, Kosovo

Serbian authorities have been building up their arsenal of drones equipped with advanced capabilities, including those that allow biometric data…

 

Colombia is using digital ID to fight its village hackers

While Colombia may be famous to the rest of the world mostly for its coffee, the Latin American country may…

 

Popular porn sites hit with EU regulation mandating age verification

Popular porn sites Pornhub, Stripchat and XVideos will be forced to prevent European minors from accessing their content online, including…

 

Australia lays out priorities for myGov digital ID, including passwordless logins

The Australian government has released a set of recommendations for updating the MyGov digital identity, confirming the introduction of passwordless…

 

Burundi promises biometric ID cards before 2025

Burundi will spare no effort in providing its residents with biometric identity cards before the 2025 elections, the Ministry of…

 

Spanish regulator consults public on age verification

Age verification and age estimation technology is gaining ground across Canada, Australia, the UK and the U.S. and with more…

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