ID renting big problem for gig economy; the ‘right friction’ could curb rampant fraud
A TransUnion report indicates that weak identity verification processes are leaving gig platforms, workers and consumers exposed to fraud and…
Commercial Applications
Biometrics are used in retail and customer-facing settings for point-of-sales services such as payments, access control in systems for purposes such as shoplifting prevention, and identification or characteristic analysis for personalization or customer insights. Access control systems are also increasingly used for automated commercial applications, such as hotel check-ins. Typically, these use palm vein, fingerprint, iris recognition, facial recognition.
Grok’s image processing feature is a mass violation of biometric privacy laws
The world, or some part of it, has decided in the last month or so that generating sexualized images of…
Utah’s new liquor law mandates ID checks for every alcohol purchase
Utah’s new “100% ID” liquor law that took effect January 1 requires every customer to present an acceptable ID for…
TFH integrates biometrics from Authsignal, Qualcomm for palm payments
Tools for Humanity, the firm associated with Sam Altman’s World crypto and iris biometrics project, has partnered with Authsignal and…
Facewatch FRT records twice as many UK retail alerts in 2025
Facial recognition technology is catching more repeat offenders in UK shops. A press release from London biometrics firm Facewatch says…
iDenfy launches automated ID verification app for high risk Shopify orders
iDenfy has expanded its fraud prevention suite with new tools for e‑commerce and corporate onboarding, with an app for Shopify…
Foodstuffs releases privacy assessment for FRT trial in NZ grocery stores
New Zealand grocery retailer Foodstuffs has published a Privacy Impact Assessment for its trial of in-store facial recognition technology. The…
Korea’s Coupang promotes passkeys in Taiwan, faces possible $1bn fine for data leak
Coupang wants to grow the adoption of passkeys in Taiwan, viewing the market as a strategic hub, even as it…
Retailers turning to biometrics to speed up in-store age checks
From Glasgow to Seoul to Moscow, retailers are embracing biometric and AI-powered age verification technologies to tighten compliance, protect minors…
Human error blamed for false accusation at retailer using facial recognition
False accusations of shoplifting against a man in Cardiff, Wales are the result of human error, rather than a false…
Biometric Market Analysis and Buyer's Guides
- Understanding MOSIP
- Biometric Physical Access Control
- Digital Identity Verification
- Deepfake Detection
- Online Age Assurance
- Facial Liveness Detection