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Google Biometrics News
Reality Defender red team enrolls fake faces in Google’s biometric account protection
Biometric liveness checks do not effectively protect Google’s selfie biometrics via video for account enrollment, log-in and recovery against synthetic…
| Jul 24, 2026 | Google adds selfie biometrics, liveness for account recoveryGoogle is adding selfie video as a new way for eligible users to regain access to their Google Account when… |
| Jul 14, 2026 | Microsoft and Google push passkeys deeper into workplace authenticationMicrosoft and Google are pushing passkeys and hardware security keys deeper into workplace authentication, with Microsoft preparing to make passkeys… |
| Jun 24, 2026 | TSA adds Google Wallet enrollment for PreCheck Touchless IDThe Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has launched a partnership with Google Wallet that will allow eligible travelers to enroll in… |
| Jun 22, 2026 | Google brings liveness detection to anti-bot verificationGoogle is testing a new reCAPTCHA method that asks users to perform simple hand gestures on camera. The service is… |
| Jun 18, 2026 | Identity emerges as governance layer for agentic AIIf anything is clear about the agentic AI revolution, it is that the process for governing agents at scale hinges… |
| May 14, 2026 | Tech giants sued under BIPA over voiceprints used to train AIGoogle is facing a new lawsuit under Illinois’ Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA), accusing the company of training voice AI… |
| May 5, 2026 | Google face unlock upgrade may miss Pixel 11 launch: leakGoogle’s upcoming flagship Pixel 11 smartphone is likely to launch without the much-anticipated facial biometrics-based unlock system, known as “Project… |
| Apr 29, 2026 | FIDO Alliance to start work on interoperable standards for agentic commerceThe FIDO Alliance has announced initiatives to develop interoperable standards for agentic interactions and commerce, and it has a new… |
| Apr 17, 2026 | Google investing $5M into LatAM DPI projects through Co-DevelopGoogle has pledged $5 million in support for Latin American governments adopting digital public infrastructure (DPI), including digital IDs and… |
| Mar 22, 2026 | Google tries to calm backlash over Android developer verificationGoogle is trying to defuse one of the sharpest criticisms of its new Android developer verification regime. The company announced… |
| Mar 1, 2026 | Fight over developer ID verification reshapes Android debateLast week, a coalition of civil rights organizations, open source advocates, and digital rights defenders published a sweeping open letter… |
| Feb 18, 2026 | Google tests Project Toscana face unlock system that could rival Apple’s Face IDThere is a great divide in biometrics deployment between Android and iOS devices. The biometrics battleground in the smartphone race… |
| Jan 30, 2026 | How to deploy responsible age checks at scale? Big Tech titans give different answersOne of the more remarkable contrasts at this week’s Federal Trade Commission (FTC) panel on age verification comes in a… |
| Jan 29, 2026 | Google expands Identity Check biometrics use with Android updatePhone theft is extremely annoying but it happens. Whether it’s snatched on the street, or stolen after being left somewhere,… |
| Jan 13, 2026 | With Gemini integration, Walmart joins effort to ‘infuse AI into every bit of shopping’It was a matter of time before the large language model (LLM) chatbots we have come to call “AI” became… |
| Dec 4, 2025 | Trulioo becomes part of Google protocol for agentic AI paymentsTrulioo has joined Google’s Agent Payments Protocol (AP2), which aims to establish an open, standardized language for secure payment transactions… |
| Dec 3, 2025 | Google allows biometrics for YouTube likeness detection to be used in AI trainingIn 2025, two of the biggest risks in tech are related. First is the deepfake threat: synthetic media is flooding… |
| Nov 27, 2025 | Meta lobbies Canada’s government to put age assurance at the app store levelMeta is trying to get ahead of the age assurance debate in Canada, with a pitch to the government in… |
| Nov 17, 2025 | Google launches early access for app developer identity verificationGoogle has opened early access to its new identity verification process for developers in its Android Developer Console. The company… |
Google Industry Insights
Google’s BIPA extraterritoriality dismissal provides key lessons
By David J. Oberly, Biometric Privacy & Data Privacy Attorney Utilizing a successful extraterritoriality challenge, Google was recently able to…
| Biometrics will Challenge the Security and Privacy of Social Networking |
