2025 deepfake threat predictions from biometrics, cybersecurity insiders
As the year 2025 begins, anti-fraud and cybersecurity companies such as iProov, World and Pindrop are laying out their predictions…
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.
mDLs accepted at bars, casinos in more US states
The U.S. is increasing the number of mobile driver licenses (mDLs) while digital documents find new uses in bars and…
DTCs bring risks, exaggerate efficiency: Digital rights groups
Digital travel credentials (DTCs) are supposed to make travel faster and more convenient but the digital documents that could soon…
Amsterdam startup Ver.iD raises $2M for European expansion
Digital identity verification company Ver.iD has raised 2 million euros (US$2.05 million) in angel funding as it prepares to kick…
Idemia chips power St Kitts and Nevis’s new digital ID cards
St Kitts and Nevis’s new electronic identification (eID) system will be equipped with technology from Idemia. The Caribbean dual-island nation…
UK digital ID companies raised $1B since 2015
The UK digital identity market has generated £2.05 billion (US$2.5 billion) annual revenue during the 2023-2024 fiscal year while the…
Vietnam reaches 70M enrolled in biometric national ID database
Vietnam has successfully enrolled 70 million citizens into its national ID database over the last two years thanks to a…
Cryptographers warn about EUDI Wallet privacy
The European digital identity project, which aims to give each EU resident a digital wallet by 2026, is seeing more…
UK govt backs down on immigration document reform
While the UK is busy with pushing digital ID initiatives it is also slowing down on other planned identification reforms. …
Israel keeps emergency biometrics measures in place, more than a year into Gaza war
Last year, on October 7th, a Hamas attack on Israel plunged the country into a war against Gaza that would…
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