London police mark 1K arrests through live facial recognition
The UK’s largest police force has announced a new milestone of more than 1,000 wanted criminals arrested thanks to live…
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.
Europe’s digital ID could inspire Global South’s next generation of DPI: TECH5
Many countries have spent years building large-scale identity databases for issuing national documents, often based on biometric data. Governments are…
Facial recognition systems based on older methods show high levels of bias: Study
A new study has revealed troubling differences in how facial recognition systems relying on widely used, older methods in open-source…
DSA guidelines risk fragmentation of EU age assurance for social media
The EU may allow member states to set their own age requirements for accessing certain products or services through age…
Potential Consortium nears end of digital wallet pilots
Potential, one of the consortia selected to run large-scale pilots for the upcoming EU Digital Identity (EUDI) Wallet, is preparing…
Namirial and Signaturit to form new group
E-signature and trust services company Signaturit is joining Namirial Group. The two European trust solutions and digital transaction management (DTM)…
Digi Yatra dreams of expansion
India’s face biometrics-based air travel app Digi Yatra has covered 24 of the country’s major airports and is expanding to…
Switzerland prepares to introduce biometric ID cards
Switzerland is planning to introduce a new chip-enabled biometric identity card by the end of 2026. The country is introducing…
Mexico debates centralizing biometric citizen codes to search for missing persons
The Mexican government has taken another step toward turning the country’s biometric-based Unique Population Registry Code (Clave Única de Registro…
Experian taps Mastercard identity insights to prevent fraud
Mastercard will provide its identity verification and fraud prevention technology to data broker and consumer credit reporting company Experian, allowing…
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