Deepfake fears motivate consumers to change behavior, but misconceptions linger
Consumer fears about deepfakes, data breaches and account takeovers are pushing security higher among priorities when selecting services and performing…
Features and Interviews
Biometric Update offers exclusive features and executive interviews along with forward-looking, systematic data about the global biometrics market. Interviews provide perspectives from companies in the industry, their partners, analysts and other stakeholders in the ecosystem, individually or as part of in-depth features. Read our exclusive ID4Africa coverage.
Cameroon hands 15-year biometric ID card contract to Augentic
Augentic has agreed a deal with the government of Cameroon to produce a new generation biometric national ID card for…
Startup OVE reveals prototype for flexible biometric payment device
San Francisco-based startup OVE has unveiled a prototype of its Touch & Go fingerprint scanner for biometric retail payments. Co-founder…
Age Assurance Standards, solutions and dialogue gain ground at Global Summit
An unprecedented gathering of stakeholders gathered in the UK to discuss the standards and technologies behind age assurance methods, including…
Under-display facial recognition possible with quantum-inspired computational chemistry
Under-display cameras and facial recognition are in high demand as consumers yearn for smartphones with a bezel-free display. Through quantum-inspired…
Does facial recognition work if surgery alters a person’s face?
In the wealthy district of Gangnam in Seoul, immortalized in the viral pop hit “Gangnam Style,” there are currently 447…
iMARS workshop reveals progress and incident growth in face image morphing
Face image morphing is a significant threat to face biometrics applications such as border crossings and identification. Since 2020, Europe…
AuthenticID and Anonybit founders demystify privacy-centric biometric authentication
An epidemic of data breaches has created a situation in which businesses and consumers are simultaneously worried about protecting themselves…
Latent fingerprint software improvements save police time with higher accuracy
Latent fingerprints are the original raison d’etre for the biometrics industry, but the technology behind their collection and matching is…
Simprints plans to make its biometric ID open source for greater social impact
The CEO of Simprints Toby Norman says the company plans to release a full open source stack for its fingerprints…
Biometric Market Analysis and Buyer's Guides
- Biometric Physical Access Control
- Digital Identity Verification
- Deepfake Detection
- Online Age Assurance
- Facial Liveness Detection