| Daily Biometrics News : May 16, 2025 |
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| Madagascar considers bids for €8.5M digital ID contract |
| Madagascar is reportedly in the final stages of selecting a biometrics supplier for a project to modernize the country’s civil…Read More |
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| Fraud rings exploit federal weaknesses as Washington falls behind |
| A new report from identity verification company Socure provides a grim but necessary wake-up call… |
| Verifiable Credentials 2.0 now a W3C Standard |
| The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) Verifiable Credentials Working Group has published seven W3C Recommendations,… |
| Veriff opens technology hub in São Paulo, Brazil |
| Veriff has expanded into Latin America with the opening of its Veriff Americas headquarters in… |
| World moves further into Asia with new Thailand manager on heels of US launch |
| “Like a Rolling Orb” may not have the same ring to it as Bob Dylan’s… |
| Alarming gains in face reconstruction from biometric templates made by researchers |
| Biometric template security is critical to the data integrity and privacy the industry needs to… |
| UK govt planning £2M facial recognition contract to catch driver’s test cheats |
| The UK government is planning a tender to contract worth 2 million pounds (approximately US$2.7… |
| IEEE age-appropriate design work with Indonesia leads to first-of-its-kind regulation |
| A release from the IEEE Standards Association (IEEE SA) says its collaboration with policymakers in… |
| East African states explore ways to foster cross-border DPI development |
| Representatives of government and the private sector from the eight member states of the East… |
| FTC chief warns deepfake takedown law requires urgent infrastructure overhaul |
| On Thursday, Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chairman Andrew N. Ferguson testified before the House Appropriations… |
| Biometric departures complete seamless travel journey at Jamaica’s Sangster airport |
| Montego Bay Jamaica (MBJ) Airports Limited, which operates Jamaica’s Sangster International Airport (SIA), is celebrating… |
| Illinois’ biometric data privacy lawsuit merry-go-round keeps spinning |
| Cyrptocurrency platform Coinbase is facing allegations it failed to obtain written consent before capturing face… |
| Deepfake detection in cochlear implants could reduce fraud risk for hearing impaired |
| It is increasingly difficult for the human ear to recognize audio deepfakes. For the hearing-impaired… |
| Harmonized digital driving license in EU approved as part of driving reform package |
| The EU is getting closer to a harmonized mobile driver’s license (mDL) with the approval… |
| DARPA taps Aptima to bring media forensics to market amid deepfake surge |
| The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has awarded a commercialization contract to Aptima, Inc.… |
| Parsons secures sole source deal to equip U.S. Air Force with biometric kits |
| The U.S. Air Force Air has issued a notice of intent to award a sole-source… |
| Gov.uk Wallet ‘empowering the market,’ says Kyle, in big win for OSPs |
| After a tense few weeks, the UK government has released the working principles for the… |
| Biometrics integrations, identity intelligence improve financial services onboarding |
| Major integrations for Fourthline and BioCatch are expanding the reach of their biometric user onboarding… |
| Pakistan introduces digital birth, death registration in health facilities |
| Pakistan has taken a decisive move to streamline birth and death registration by digitizing the… |
| MOSIP and GLEIF join new Mojaloop partner program to advance financial inclusion |
| The Mojaloop Foundation has unveiled a new global partner program, an initiative focused on advancing… |
