Russian lawmakers call for protecting minors online by verifying age, identity
Russian lawmakers are proposing the introduction of mandatory identification for accessing adult content online, with some calling for the use…
Unified Biometrics System
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Russian bank VTB rolls out biometric terminals for retail age verification
Russia may be shut out of current EU-level discussions about age assurance, but that doesn’t mean it’s off the table….
Russia’s state-backed WeChat copy launches digital ID
Russian state-backed ‘super app’ Max has launched a test version of its digital identity feature, designed to allow users to…
Russia’s Unified Biometric System registering more foreign citizens
Over 200,000 foreign citizens in Russia registered their data in the country’s national biometric database Unified Biometric System (UBS) in…
Russia building terminal with end-to-end biometrics at Sochi airport
Russian authorities say they will build the country’s first fully biometric terminal at Sochi international airport. The project will be…
Russia’s banks work to boost Unified Biometric System
Russia’s largest bank Sberbank and the National Payment Card System (NSPK), operator of the Mir payment system, plan to combine…
Russia looks at biometric age checks for online sale of age-restricted goods
The Russian government will develop amendments to the national legislation to verify the age of buyers using biometrics for the…
Russia plans biometrics, CCTV use to automate enforcement of petty offenses
Russia plans to use the Unified Biometric System (UBS) to charge automatic fines for various minor administrative violations such as…
Biometric payments project launched in Kazan, Russia
The authorities of the city of Kazan, a center of Russian petrochemical production, has officially launched biometric face payment via…
Russian state to collect biometrics of foreigners
Foreigners entering the Russian Federation for a period of more than 90 days will be obliged to submit their biometric…
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