Missouri moves closer to a biometric privacy act
Three Missouri bills, House Bill 407, House Bill 500, and Senate Bill 554, have passed second readings as part of…
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.
Australia’s privacy watchdog publishes regulatory strategy prioritizing biometrics
The Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) has launched a new digital ID regulatory strategy mapping out how it…
Car rental application indicator of expanding IDV market
A common dream scenario described at digital identity conferences has become a reality in Mexico, where a partnership between Avis…
Meta fights Facebook scam ads with facial recognition
Meta says it has obtained regulatory approval to roll out a trial for its facial recognition system built to fight…
BIPA still ripe for civil actions on biometrics as legal status of amendment awaits clarity
Litigation of Illinois’ Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) is in a strange legal limbo. Having been milked through a flurry…
Facial age estimation winning UK retailers’ support
In-person age checks are a fraught process, as anyone who has worked a front-of-house position in the retail or hospitality…
Australian state seeks public feedback on facial recognition use for gambling exclusion
The Australian state of New South Wales has opened up public consultation on new gambling reforms. The New South Wales…
New Zealand govt reviews privacy law amid battle over biometrics regulation
The government of New Zealand has been quietly reviewing the country’s privacy laws to identify legal barriers to the use…
Age assurance in shops reduces lineups, eases staff burdens and improves security
Age assurance technologies are increasingly being deployed for point-of-sale use cases, and proving effective at curtailing the sale of restricted…
Age check legislation to prevent youth alcohol, tobacco sales expanding globally
In line with analyst predictions for 2025, various countries and territories are strengthening age verification regulations to protect minors from…
Biometric Market Analysis and Buyer's Guides
- Understanding MOSIP
- Biometric Physical Access Control
- Digital Identity Verification
- Deepfake Detection
- Online Age Assurance
- Facial Liveness Detection