German kids passports all go biometric next year
Germany is doing away with children’s paper passports in favor of biometric documents with embedded electronic chips beginning next year….
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Multiple regulators turn gaze to Worldcoin’s iris collection
Regulators in the UK, France, Germany, Kenya and Mexico are scrutinizing Worldcoin, the company that offers people free cryptocurrency for…
EU countries have right to record biometrics on ID cards, says top court adviser
The European Union’s top court is soon set to decide on whether including fingerprint data on identity cards is against…
Worldcoin launches digital ID, proof of personhood in Germany
Worldcoin’s plans for a global, accessible biometric identity network have taken another step toward the company’s particular utopia, with the…
Jenetric acquisition by Dermalog consolidates German biometrics market
Fingerprint biometrics developer Jenetric, best known for its optical scanners built with thin film technology (TFT), has been acquired by…
Study finds factors behind a society’s acceptance of biometric surveillance
Wondering if your neighbors will support government use of facial recognition surveillance? A new study of four of the world’s…
Face biometrics getting deeper into policing, sparking concerns
Those worried about the use of facial recognition by law enforcement have warned about how the technology could become entrenched…
New Digital IDs roll out as established program report encouraging adoption trends
Call it update Friday. Progress reports on digital ID campaigns from developed economies (including California’s) and developing (including Bhutan’s) are…
Incode selfie biometrics get a thumb’s up from German regulator for age verification
German regulators reportedly have given a “positive assessment” of age verification software based on selfie biometrics by San Francisco-based Incode…
Biometric passports progress in Turkey, Denmark, Suriname
Turkey and Suriname have unveiled their latest steps on biometric passports, while Giesecke+Devrient says the production of Danish electronic passports…
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