Biometrics applications rebalanced in 2023 to address questions about age and liveness
The increasingly rapid growth of biometrics deployments and digital identities issued makes the field both challenging and rewarding to cover….
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.
Demystifying the relationship between commercial biometrics and privacy
Each day, biometric payment systems and computer vision-based shopping experiences are popping up at more establishments throughout the world. But…
The govt body fighting against extortion in Cameroon’s civil registration sector
Adeline N., a mother of four, resident in the town of Bamenda in the North West Region of Cameroon, secured…
Colombia is using digital ID to fight its village hackers
While Colombia may be famous to the rest of the world mostly for its coffee, the Latin American country may…
How aging, injury and capture impact the challenge of change in biometric identifiers
One of the oft-cited advantages of using biometrics for verification and authentication is that they are unique to a person’s…
Could the right to sue remake US biometrics privacy lawsuits?
The provision in the U.S. that seems to be the biggest stumbling block for states trying to enact comprehensive biometric…
Bhutan stands up self-sovereign identity with a small team and smaller budget
Bhutan is amongst the poorest and least-developed countries in the world, ranked 134th out of 203 by the United Nations…
The last thing they have: can biometric tech help the homeless, and will they trust it?
Homelessness is not a single problem, but a confluence of many social issues and challenges – not the least of…
Age verification is rising and euConsent wants to be a global solution
As countries such as the UK, the U.S. and Australia have been introducing or considering age verification regulation, the European…
eIDAS update sets up harmonized remote ID verification, privacy protection
European stakeholders are finalizing the details of how the EU Digital Identity Wallet will work under eIDAS 2.0, and showed…
Biometric Market Analysis and Buyer's Guides
- Biometric Physical Access Control
- Digital Identity Verification
- Deepfake Detection
- Online Age Assurance
- Facial Liveness Detection