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TSA launches digital identity roadmap
The new Identity Management Roadmap outlines the agency’s goals for a cohesive identity management ecosystem to support security, passenger experience and operational efficiency goals ... keep reading this report

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Biometric Update Daily News
UK ecommerce MFA rules take effect as biometrics providers win fintech clients
The rules around online transactions continue to tighten, with the UK requiring stronger authentication through factors including face and fingerprint...
 
Biometrics registration for Zambia’s new national ID system underway
Zambia’s parliament has been told that work to put in place a new biometric ID system dubbed the Integrated National...
China to introduce digital ID cards nationwide
China’s Prime Minister Li Keqiang has said the country will in the course of this year introduce the digital ID...
 
Time to rethink your identity management strategy
By Mike Vesey, CEO, IdRamp Public sector has often lagged behind the marketplace when it comes to digital innovation. But...
UK Biometrics and Surveillance Commissioner asks pointed questions of vendors
Biometric surveillance raises a whole series of questions about ethics and public acceptance that go far beyond data protection and...
 
Block’s hardware wallet to use fingerprint biometric authentication
Payment firm Block (formerly known as Square) has confirmed that fingerprint biometrics will be the main method of authentication for...
ICAO pilots travelers’ digital ID verification upgrades with PKD support
The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) has unveiled a new pilot project to authenticate travelers’ electronic and digital IDs. The...
 
IARPA awards contracts for whole-body biometric identification
The research and development arm of the U.S. Office of the Director of National Intelligence announced a tranche of contracts...
Socially advantageous, a good grip could also keep a phone from spilling the beans
If the search for new sources of sustainable energy were as successful as the hunt for new biometric identifiers, the...
 
Clearview AI makes face biometrics service available to Ukraine Ministry of Defense
Clearview AI is providing its facial recognition to the Ukrainian defense ministry to assist in identifying people, possibly at checkpoints or...
Idemia joins board of digital identity nonprofit ADI Association
Idemia has joined the board of directors of the Accountable Digital Identity (ADI) Association to promote an open framework for...
 
UK scraps pre-arrival biometric checks for Ukrainian refugees
The United Kingdom has announced a new immigration system designed to streamline the entry of Ukrainian refugees fleeing from the...
Alternative approaches to mobile device biometrics on the rise
Good news-bad news for Samsung in one of the most-read stories on Biometric Update this week, with an ultrasonic under-display...
 
UK establishes Office for Digital Identities and Attributes, new legislation and trustmark
The UK government has established the interim Office for Digital Identities and Attributes (ODIA) to oversee security and privacy for...
 
 
 
 
 
 
Events and Webinars
ID4Africa LiveCasts: Mobile for Identity Management and Inclusive ID4D
  March 9, 2022 - April 27, 2022
ID4Africa LiveCasts: Mobile for Identity Management and Inclusive ID4D March 9 & 23, April 13 & 27: 13:30 GMT From...
World Police Summit
  March 14, 2022 - March 17, 2022
World Police Summit Dubai, UAE March 14 – 17, 2022 Hosted by Dubai Police, the World Police Summit will host...
Border Management & Technologies Summit Middle East 2022
  March 14, 2022 - March 16, 2022
Border Management & Technologies Summit Middle East 2022 March 14 – 16, 2022 Dubai, UAE IBMATA are pleased to announce...
GISEC 2022
  March 21, 2022 - March 23, 2022
GISEC 2022 Dubai March 21 – 23, 2022 GISEC is the region’s most established and influential cybersecurity and infosec exhibition...
‘Explaining’ biometric recognition and PAD methods: xAI tools for face biometrics
  March 22, 2022 - March 22, 2022
“Explaining” biometric recognition and PAD methods: xAI tools for face biometrics EAB virtual lunch talk March 22, 2022 at 12:30-1:30pm...