1M age verifications for Russian digital ID app Max
Russians have verified their age more than 1 million times using the state-backed “super app” Max, which includes a digital…
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.
Humanity Protocol pivots from Proof-of-Personhood but sticks with palm biometrics
Humanity Protocol, one of the companies that has followed in the footsteps of Sam Altman’s World in creating a Proof-of-Personhood…
Bulgaria publishes draft digital ID law but likely to fail on EUDI wallet deadline
Bulgaria has made its first legislative step towards creating its digital ID wallet within the EU Digital Identity (EUDI) Wallet…
Major air travel organizations urge EU to allow EES suspensions
The Entry-Exit System could lead to serious travel disruptions during the peak tourist season, including queues lasting four hours or…
Media authentication an emerging front in battle against deepfakes: Microsoft report
Developing deepfake detection techniques is becoming a serious task for both governments and enterprises. Microsoft has published a new report…
Deutsche Telekom launches unified mobile credential security platform for business
Deutsche Telekom (DT) is launching a new mobile security platform, which will allow the user to store their digital identity,…
FTC asked to investigate Meta facial recognition smart glasses plan
Meta is facing backlash over its plans to add facial recognition capabilities to its camera-equipped smart glasses. On Wednesday, during…
Vouchsafe integrates Innovatrics biometrics and liveness to secure thin-file fallbacks
UK-based identity verification provider Vouchsafe has integrated biometric technology from Innovatrics, which has previously invested in the firm through its…
New research shows MLLMs can boost biometric morph attack detection
A group of Slovenian researchers has introduced a new way to enhance single-image morphing attack detection (S-MAD) systems with the…
Australian Retail Council says shoppers in favor of facial recognition
More than 80 percent of Australians support the use of facial recognition in retail stores to identify people who have…
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