| Daily Biometrics News : Jun 23, 2025 |
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| Cyber Threat Observatory workshop advises on protections for national digital ID systems |
| The Alan Turing Institute launched the Cyber Threat Observatory last year to monitor cyber threats to digital ID systems. The…Read More |
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| Kyrgyzstan state printer wades into biometric passport market with Namibia deal |
| A shipment of 130,000 biometric passports has been sent from Kyrgyzstan to Namibia, after a… |
| Spanish law among most comprehensive for age checks, kids’ online safety |
| Among EU nations pursuing child online safety legislation and age verification tools, Spain has been… |
| UN cautions govts to safeguard human rights in AI procurement |
| AI is a major trend of this decade with advancements in the technology having an… |
| Optimistic plan would pair universal legal identity with basic income program |
| A new paper calls the lack of legal identity for millions of people around the… |
| Facia declares breakthrough deepfake detection scores |
| Facia has reached the point where it is scoring perfect accuracy for deepfake detection on… |
| Nepal’s biometric passport contract awarded to Veridos, Mühlbauer |
| Nepal’s biometric passport system has a new primary supplier. German firms Mühlbauer and Veridos have… |
| Reddit considers World for proof of personhood, age verification: Report |
| Reddit is reportedly in talks with Tools of Humanity to use the World ID biometric-based… |
| New NADRA ID card rules redefine biometrics, mandate birth registration with Union Councils |
| Several reforms, including a redefinition of biometrics within the context of Pakistan’s national ID card… |
| OCR Studio MRZ ID document scanning integrated by Greek hospitality IT provider |
| Greece-based digital tourism solution provider ZeusTech is integrating machine readable zone (MRZ) scanning from Dubai-based… |
| Alipay introduces smart glasses payment with voice authentication |
| Chinese payments giant Alipay has launched smart glasses that enable users to perform transactions through… |
| UAE Pass streamlines access to over 5k digital services as transactions surge |
| The Cabinet of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) met recently to review the use of… |
| Benin shares its X-Road DPI interoperability experience in peer learning webinar |
| A recent peer learning discussion organized by the Centre for Digital Public Infrastructure (CDPI) spotlighted… |
| Biometrics providers and systems evolve or get left behind |
| Biometrics are allowing people to prove who they are, speeding journeys through airports, and enabling… |
| Findynet funding development of six digital wallet solutions |
| Finnish public-private cooperative Findynet has announced it will award 60,000 euros (US$69,200) to six digital… |
| Patchwork of age check, online safety legislation grows across US |
| As the U.S. waits for the Supreme Court’s opinion on the Texas case of Paxton… |
| AVPA laud findings from age assurance tech trial |
| The Age Verification Providers Association (AVPA), and several of its members, have welcomed the publication… |
| 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… |
| Netherlands’ asylum seeker ID cards from Idemia use vertical ICAO format |
| The Netherlands will introduce new identity documents for asylum seekers Idemia Smart Identity, compliant with… |
| Zenoo integrates Trinsic, Sumsub for advanced digital ID onboarding options |
| Onboarding and compliance orchestration engine provider Zenoo has formed a pair of partnerships to give… |
