| Daily Biometrics News : Jun 21, 2025 |
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| Biometrics providers and systems evolve or get left behind |
| Biometrics are allowing people to prove who they are, speeding journeys through airports, and enabling anonymous online proof of age,…Read More |
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| DNP acquires majority stake in Laxton |
| DNP Senior Corporate Officer Yoshiki Numano and Laxton Group CEO Lyle Laxton Dai Nippon Printing… |
| iBeta’s biometric presentation attack detection testing levels up |
| The growing sophistication of spoof attacks on biometric systems for identity verification and authentication is… |
| Humanity Protocol CEO talks Moongate acquisition, expansion into ticketing |
| Humanity Protocol has acquired Moongate, marking a move into the ticketing and access market. For… |
| Women in Identity research sheds light on cost of ID exclusion |
| Identity exclusion is costing businesses money. The same problem is causing misery among real people,… |
| Municipal ID programs offer ID to undocumented people, and ICE wants their data |
| Amid the ongoing collapse of democratic norms in the U.S., it is easy to miss… |
| LSE Identity Project reflects on 20 years of observing, influencing digital identity policy |
| The London School of Economics (LSE) Identity Project is celebrating twenty years of existence. At… |
| Inclusion must be the foundation of digital ID systems: Nordregio report |
| There is very high digital ID adoption in Greenland, Faroe Islands, and Åland, but these… |
| Spain invests in chips and cybersecurity center, with digital identity firms involved |
| Spain is establishing a cybersecurity and microelectronics center as part of its digital transformation. The… |
| Building trust in the age of digital identity: why cyber resilience must come first |
| By Nathalie Gosset, VP Identity and Biometric Solutions at Thales Trust is the invisible infrastructure… |
| Biometrica pushes back on alleged privacy risks, biometric data concerns |
| A controversy brewing over the prospective adoption of a public security system from Biometrica that… |
| Wrongful arrest in US linked to facial recognition error leads to $200K settlement |
| Jefferson Parish Louisiana Sheriff Joe Lopinto’s office has agreed to pay $200,000 to settle a… |
| Private, effective age verification is possible: Australia age assurance technology trial |
| “Age assurance can be done in Australia and can be private, robust and effective.” This… |
| AVPA laud findings from age assurance tech trial |
| The Age Verification Providers Association (AVPA), and several of its members, have welcomed the publication… |
| Privacy doesn’t have to cost us great online services |
| By Andrew Black, Managing Director ConnectID and Sujeet Rana, Chief Digital Officer NAB For years,… |
| Social media age check warning by NZ regulator reflects fear beyond proposal |
| A New Zealand bill that mirrors Australia’s social media ban for users under 16 could… |
| Fight misinformation with IDV for tiered anonymity on social media, paper argues |
| Social media and its effects on our society is an ongoing conversation. Some governments are… |
| Alan Turing Institute reveals digital identity and DPI risks in Cyber Threats Observatory Workshop |
| Digital identity systems are showing growing vulnerabilities with commensurate risks for the development of DPI.… |
| Understanding of what #SafeDPI is, how to achieve it creeps forward |
| If a government spends millions of dollars on an identity system or any other kind… |
| Tanzania launching infant biometric registration pilot with UNICEF support |
| Tanzania’s National Identification Authority (NIDA) says it is figuring how to implement an infant biometric… |
| Benin envisages mobile wallet launch in inclusive national digital ID push |
| Benin has mentioned plans of launching a digital wallet as part of its push to… |
| Tonga reveals MOSIP and VS One World foundations of DPI success |
| Tonga launched its TongaPass digital ID and digital government portal this month. The government is… |
| Sri Lanka promotes outcome-based procurement for a robust digital economy |
| A significant transformation in Sri Lanka’s public procurement system, is paramount in the journey to… |
| Sri Lanka to launch govt API policies and guidelines |
| Sri Lanka’s government, in the wake of its digital economy drive, is gearing up to… |
| Hackathon spotlights role of Philippines national ID in effective service delivery |
| Institutions that are yet to integrate their services with the Philippines national ID Authentication platform… |
| Hey babe, check out my regulations: porn star, VerifyMy spice up UK Online Safety Act |
| It’s one thing when Christian moralists lobby for age assurance laws – but another thing… |
| With Royal Assent, UK Data (Use and Access) Bill is now law |
| Today, the UK Data (Use and Access) Bill attained Royal Assent, making it law and… |
| UK regulator fines 23andMe over massive genetic data breach |
| The U.K. Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has fined U.S.-based 23andMe £2.31 million for serious security… |
| Half a million shoplifters can’t be right |
| By Professor Fraser Sampson, former UK Biometrics & Surveillance Camera Commissioner When Napoleon said that we… |
| UK lays out privacy policy for One Login identity verification |
| Data collected for Gov.uk One Login will not be used to target advertisements or profile… |
| American mDL uptake suggests digital ID mass adoption caught in the slow lane |
| Mobile driver’s licenses (mDLs) are coming online as the first wave of government-issued digital IDs… |
| Swiss digital ID backed by major political parties ahead of autumn referendum |
| Switzerland’s planned national digital identity has received support from a broad parliamentary alliance that includes… |
| Biometric ticketing, IDV sweeps across Brazilian stadiums under mandate |
| Brazil has mandated face biometrics for use in large stadiums, a landmark move for the… |
| Continued innovation needed to effectively address sophisticated financial fraud |
| A Dark Economy Survey carried out by behavioral biometrics firm BioCatch has highlighted the disturbing… |
| Financial firms beef up fraud prevention with biometrics and FIDO standards |
| Globally, financial companies are moving to strengthen their digital security and identity protocols, leveraging biometrics,… |
