Bulgaria publishes draft digital ID law but likely to fail on EUDI wallet deadline
Bulgaria has made its first legislative step towards creating its digital ID wallet within the EU Digital Identity (EUDI) Wallet…
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Major air travel organizations urge EU to allow EES suspensions
The Entry-Exit System could lead to serious travel disruptions during the peak tourist season, including queues lasting four hours or…
TSA PreCheck to remain open during federal shutdown, DHS says
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) briefly set off alarm bells across the travel industry when it announced that the…
US lawmaker unveils plan for sweeping overhaul of Privacy Act
Democratic Rep. Lori Trahan this week released a sweeping report arguing that the decades old Privacy Act of 1974, once…
Sri Lanka launches CROPIX DPI to bridge gaps in agriculture
Sri Lanka‘s national digital platform for agriculture, CROPIX (Crop Resources, Optimizing Operations through Precise Information exchange) was launched recently. This…
Biometric injection attacks, AI-powered fake IDs move the fraud prevention goalposts
Biometrics has advanced as a field to the extent that matching selfies and detecting simplistic spoofs are largely considered solved…
HID reports delicate opportunity for biometrics adoption in shaky trust environment
Demand for biometrics is rising as organizations around the world strengthen their protections of user identities, even amid a notable…
In conversation at MOSIP Connect 2026: Biometric Update Podcast
Biometric Update was on the ground at MOSIP Connect 2026 in Rabat, Morocco this month, to observe and report on…
Media authentication an emerging front in battle against deepfakes: Microsoft report
Developing deepfake detection techniques is becoming a serious task for both governments and enterprises. Microsoft has published a new report…
Mastercard, Visa launch initiatives to expand access to digital banking, drive growth
What do global payments and football have in common? Danish goalkeeping legend Peter Schmeichel can tell you. In a new…
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