Innovatrics claims 98% biometric accuracy in public transportation ticketing pilot
Innovatrics has completed tests of a facial recognition-based boarding system for Santiago, Chile’s public transportation system, allowing passengers to use…
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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.
World Bank proposes conceptual model for VC-based reusable digital payment IDs
In most countries, digital ID plays only a bit part in the payments story. You show your credentials to open…
Gaza reconstruction draws questions on digital wallets, biometric surveillance
U.S. conservative think tank, the Hudson Institute, has published an analysis on introducing digital wallets in Gaza, noting that careful…
London testing facial recognition app for police as another false match surfaces
London police will soon start testing “operator-initiated facial recognition” (OIFR), a mobile app that allows officers to photograph a person…
Czechia’s EUDI Wallet to go live in early 2027
Czechia is planning to make the full production version of its national digital identity available by early 2027, falling behind…
Nordic Council tender pursues cross-border digital ID verification with Baltics
The Nordic Council of Ministers has published a tender for an analysis on identity matching and the population registries in…
Github reveals how North Korean hackers create synthetic identities to infiltrate businesses
North Korean state-backed hackers are systematically building fake personas to infiltrate companies as contractors and employees, in some cases relying…
Biometrics, surveillance towers on Florida’s $46M immigration enforcement shopping list
Florida’s government has approved a $46 million budget to reimburse law enforcement agencies for purchases of equipment and for building…
What is the EU’s plan for achieving GovTech interoperability?
In April, Europe will mark two years since it launched the Interoperable Europe Act, which aims to increase interoperability among…
DHS wants more than biometrics in US-EU data sharing agreement
EU travelers to the U.S. could potentially find themselves at the mercy of algorithms. A new draft of the U.S.-EU…
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