Daily Biometrics News : May 12, 2025 |
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Enterprise IAM could provide needed critical mass for reusable digital identity |
There are 2.6 billion people around the world who make up the addressable population for user-held digital identity, according to…Read More |
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iProov stacks up border biometrics wins with Orlando airport deployment announced |
iProov is supplying its face biometrics to Orlando International Airport (MCO), which serves nearly 58… |
Entrust delves into APAC digital government opportunity from DPI |
Digital service delivery powered by national digital identity programs are sweeping across the Asia-Pacific region,… |
New York senate committee advances ban on police use of biometric surveillance |
The New York Senate Internet and Technology Committee has taken a decisive legislative step to… |
Secretary of state to attend this week’s meeting between UK govt, digital ID industry |
This week, the UK government is having a face-to-face with industry trade groups representing the… |
Texas AG secures record breaking privacy settlement with Google |
In a major development in the battle over consumer data privacy, Texas Attorney General Ken… |
Age assurance with zero-knowledge proofs needed across EU, say member states |
European countries want digital platform providers to align with the EU’s Digital Services Act (DSA)… |
Cake is Vietnam’s first digital bank to pass iBeta Level 2 PAD test |
Cake Digital Bank has become the first digital-only bank in Southeast Asia to pass iBeta’s… |
Wikipedia says OSA categories ensnare it in IDV regulations targeting social media |
The Wikimedia Foundation, which runs Wikipedia, has launched a legal challenge to the UK’s Online… |
50-in-5 DPI campaign adds Jamaica and Mexico |
The 50-in-5 campaign which is a collaborative effort aimed at helping countries of the Global… |
Namibia to step up civil registration efforts with $9M budget |
The Department of Civil Registration in Namibia, which is under the Ministry of Home Affairs,… |
Swedish police seek mobile fingerprint readers in $7.6M tender |
The Swedish police have issued a tender seeking mobile biometric fingerprint readers with integrated passport… |
Banks struggle to fight fraud with AI, reusable ID could help |
The vast majority of financial institutions – around 90 percent – are leaning on some… |
Regulator presses TFH for details on World biometric data collection in Indonesia |
Indonesia government officials are exploring the potential misuse of biometric data and may require the… |
Hong Kongers must replace older smart ID cards with new ones or risk prosecution |
Hong Kong is calling on its residents to replace older smart ID cards with new… |
Ghana’s new identification authority board to focus on public trust, inclusive service delivery |
The National Identification Authority of Ghana (NIA) has new appointees on its governing board with… |
Biometrics has been drafted into the battle between AI fraud and AI defenses |
Biometrics implementations for public services are expanding in countries around the world, even as AI-enabled… |
Oversight report fuels urgency of Congressional push for TSA biometrics reform |
At a time of intensified scrutiny of the Transportation Security Administration’s (TSA) expanding use of… |
Chad issues biometric IDs to thousands of refugees with Idemia tech, UNHCR’s help |
Refugees in Chad can now apply for a legal identity to bring them an important… |
Moldova launches digital ID card, takes another step to align with eIDAS |
Moldova has reached several milestones towards complying with European Union regulations on electronic identification over… |