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…
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.
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…
Facial recognition deployed for subway payments in Japan, Kazakhstan and Russia
More cities are experimenting with face biometrics in public transportation but the rollouts are proceeding at very different paces. The…
Phuket’s nightlife venues urged to use digital ID to check age of Thai partygoers
Partygoers in the popular Thai tourist destination of Phuket may soon have to undergo age screening with the country’s face…
UK telco BT wants its digital ID to become DIATF-certified: reports
In October, the UK’s largest telecom operator BT launched a digital identity aimed at providing access to services such as…
EU’s biometric Entry/Exit System may have a launch date
The European Union’s biometric-based Entry/Exit System (EES) may have finally received its launch date. The much-delayed travel regime is due…
Google receives certificate for facial age estimation in the UK
Google has received a certificate of conformity for its facial age estimation technology that could help it prevent children from…
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