| Daily Biometrics News : Jun 7, 2025 |
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| Biometric authentication gains trust, reusable ID advances with oversight |
| The steady march of digital identity credentials towards reusability with biometric authentication is meeting the skepticism of some privacy advocates…Read More |
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| Phygital IDs and PPPs: IN Groupe CEO Agnès Diallo on realizing identity’s promise |
| IN Groupe is one of the oldest companies in the identity space, but promoted Agnès… |
| OneSpan doubles down on biometric FIDO authentication with Nok Nok Labs acquisition |
| OneSpan is diving into FIDO biometric authentication across its platform for passwordless e-signatures and digital… |
| Login.gov stumbles in federal effort to modernize digital identity |
| A new audit by the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) has delivered a sobering assessment… |
| iBeta expands biometrics testing to demographic bias |
| A new biometrics testing service has been launched by iBeta Quality Assurance to help developers… |
| ISO standard for consent management finished, made available for free |
| The International Standards Organization has published a standard for obtaining and recording consent, as is… |
| UIDAI runs Biometric SDK Benchmarking competition with cash prizes |
| The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) in collaboration with IIIT-Hyderabad has launched a competition… |
| NZ government seeks insights, information on market for digital civil registration |
| New Zealand’s Department of Internal Affairs (DIA) is “seeking ideas and opportunities to help shape… |
| DSIT seeks firm for ‘independent assurance’ to improve DIATF certification scheme |
| The UK Department for Science, Innovation & Technology (DSIT) has issued a tender for an… |
| New AI and biometrics strategy launched by UK ICO |
| The UK Information Commissioner’s Office has launched a new AI and biometrics strategy to support… |
| Reimagined UK digital ID, wallet proposed by Labour think-tank |
| The UK government is considering a proposal to issue a national smartphone-based verifiable digital identity… |
| UK startup’s accreditation, £18M One Login contracts to build digital ID trust |
| Onboarding and KYC startup Orchestrating Identity has been double-certified by the Kantara Initiative as both… |
| ‘mDL don’t phone home’: digital ID experts sound alarm over privacy capability |
| Influential digital identity professionals and privacy groups are warning that mobile driver’s licenses can comply… |
| mDL, digital wallet spec interoperability demonstrated at OpenID event |
| The OpenID Foundation has announced the results on an interoperability demonstration held in May with… |
| EUDI Wallet crucial for the financial sector, Visa exec tells Money20/20 |
| As a trusted means of identity verification, the European Digital Identity (EUDI) Wallet is a… |
| Mastercard halfway to Europe’s ecommerce transformation with passkeys, tokenization |
| Visa and Mastercard, the payments giants bestriding the globe, are pushing biometrics, tokenization and Click… |
| Palm and face biometrics in competition as retail payment modalities of choice |
| Palm biometrics is gaining ground with companies planning implementations in Europe, the Middle East and… |
| Visa ‘Checkout Friction Report’ shows strong demand for biometrics and one-click checkout |
| The simpler it is to pay, the more likely it is customers will buy. While… |
| Ethiopia’s digital ID chief lays out roadmap for reaching 90M enrollments by 2027 |
| “Digital ID is not optional; it is a necessity.” It is on this conviction that… |
| Somalia walking a thorny road to an inclusive national digital ID system |
| Flashback about 30 years ago, Somalia had no functional national ID system. Legal identity in… |
| São Tomé and Principe pilots MOSIP-based national digital ID system |
| São Tomé and Principe, Africa’s second smallest country by area and population, with just around… |
| DRC cuts biometric passport price, adds online enrollment with new supplier Dermalog |
| Citizens of Congo-Kinshasa will be able to apply for the country’s new biometric passport by… |
| Sierra Leone reaches 93 percent national ID coverage, 80 percent services digitized |
| Sierra Leone says it has recorded a 93 percent civil registration and national ID issuance… |
| Chad, Mali, Senegal pursue birth registration reforms to close gaps |
| Efforts deployed by the Republics of Chad, Mali and Senegal to reform and digitize their… |
| $60M to speed up digital connectivity infrastructure in Ethiopia, Djibouti, Tanzania |
| A data center operator, Wingu Africa, has announced the obtention of $60 million to accelerate… |
| Legal identity is pivotal to inclusive migration governance in Africa: ECA |
| Stakeholders from about a dozen African governments, civil society outfits and international development organizations recently… |
| Pakistan to harmonize govt databases for easier biometric verification, data security |
| Pakistan will implement a nationwide facial recognition system and also ensure the harmonization of all… |
| Sri Lanka OneRegistry to bridge gap between citizens and government databases |
| With help from the UN Development Program (UNDP) and the World Health Organization (WHO), along… |
| Tonga launches TongaPass digital ID and government portal |
| Tonga has launched its TongaPass digital ID, a new digital government portal with which the… |
| Texas bill calls for tough age checks – but sensible access needs a clear roadmap |
| By Mary Ann Miller, Fraud & Cybercrime Executive Advisor and VP of Client Experience at… |
| Canadian lawmakers consider age verification, estimation for online porn access |
| Legislation to restrict youth access to pornography with age checks has returned to the floor… |
| FTC chair launches campaign to restore parental control over kids’ online privacy |
| In a digital age where children are increasingly immersed in online environments, the issue of… |
| US age verification and online safety event leans heavily toward Christian nationalism |
| Is age verification the future of the internet? It depends who you ask – and… |
| Spain’s digital wallet to be included in EU age assurance app pilot project |
| In tandem with enforcement action on age assurance, the European Commission is ramping up activity… |
| Aylo stages digital revolt over age verification law as it shutters porn sites in France |
| Arrête! Censorious government is throwing a sheet over your cinéma épicé! Liberté! Égalité! Fraternité! A… |
| FBI warns of AI-generated voice scams impersonating government officials |
| In a stark and urgent warning, the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s (FBI) Internet Crime Complaint… |
| US law enforcement adopts AI with caution amid growing capabilities |
| Artificial intelligence (AI) is no longer a distant frontier for federal law enforcement agencies. It’s… |
| Fight over disclosure of FRT used by NJ cops heads to state Supreme Court |
| A group of civil rights organizations are calling on the New Jersey Supreme Court to… |
| Businesses fight identity fraud surge with misplaced confidence, lack of insight |
| A new report examining identity fraud trends across Europe reveals a disconnect between business confidence… |
| ‘Unhappy path’ to identity verification costing businesses: Women In Identity |
| The hidden costs of failing to build inclusion into identity systems during the design phase… |
