Ireland wants to make its welfare card more like a national ID
Ireland’s government wants to enable citizens to use Public Services Cards (PSC), currently distributed by the Department of Social Protection…
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.
Deepfakes are a weapon of mass manipulation and most people can’t spot them
Deepfakes have become a full-blown geopolitical and financial weapon, according to a new report IdentifAI. Most people, from corporate fraud…
American Airlines deploys 20 dormakaba biometric boarding gates at Dallas Fort Worth
American Airlines has announced the official launch of its dormakaba eGates at the Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) in…
Meta urged to halt facial recognition glasses rollout, disclose law enforcement ties
Meta’s plan for facial recognition smart glasses is facing more opposition from civil society. More than 70 organizations have called…
Facephi launches Canadian subsidiary
Facephi is on an expansion spree: The biometric identity verification company firm has launched a new subsidiary in Canada, as…
iDenfy integrates reusable digital IDs to help businesses avoid onboarding fails
Businesses have long been dealing with a common behavioral issue when clients attempt their Know Your Customer (KYC) onboarding workflow:…
Self Labs acquires startup Loam to build agentic AI’s digital identity infrastructure
Zero-Knowledge Proof (ZKP) identity verification and proof-of-personhood (PoP) company Self Labs has completed the acquisition of U.S.-based AI agent and automation…
Arizona Wallet creator AstreaX launches digital ID app
Government software and digital identity developer AstreaX has officially launched its mobile wallet, which will be used by the U.S….
EES rollout triggers delays, biometric suspensions at EU airports
The full launch of the Entry-Exit System (EES) last Friday has led to long queues, missed flights, and suspensions of…
PNG expands mandatory digital ID to businesses taking gov’t contracts
The government of Papua New Guinea is making its national digital ID a mandatory form of authentication for all business…
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