Daily Biometrics News : Jun 9, 2025 |
|
Project NOLA facial recognition back on table for New Orleans police after prison break |
A public safety disaster and an audacious jailbreak have police in New Orleans considering broader use of facial recognition technology.…Read More |
|
Hippo Digital wins contract to review UK MoD’s identity verification |
The UK Ministry of Defense has awarded a contract to Hippo Digital to assess its… |
Trump directive rewrites cybersecurity policy, strips digital ID framework |
In a sweeping redirection of U.S. cybersecurity strategy, President Donald Trump has signed a new… |
US Dept. of Education launches crackdown on student aid fraud with new ID verification rules |
In a sweeping response to an escalating wave of identity theft and fraud within federal… |
Liberia needs more funding to widen national ID coverage |
The Executive Director of Liberia’s National Identification Registry (NIR), Andrew Peters, says one of the… |
Fraud prevention from Incognia now supports 7 Delivery Hero brands globally |
Location identity specialists Incognia has announced a fresh partnership with Delivery Hero SE, the German… |
No watchlist needed to secure public spaces: Corsight execs |
Many of the threats to public safety from terrorists involve people who are not previously… |
World enters UK market with deployment of biometric Orbs in London |
The lofty aspirations of digital identity and proof-of-personhood (PoP) firm World must build on the… |
Orchestrating Identity certified for UK digital ID scheme by Kantara |
Onboarding and KYC startup Orchestrating Identity has been double-certified by the Kantara Initiative as both an Identity Service Provider… |
Kilt announces suite of decentralized products aimed at consumers |
Decentralized digital identity (DID) company Kilt has announced a suite of fresh consumer and enterprise… |
Trans-Atlantic biometrics regulation initiative names new co-rapporteur |
A joint European-U.S. legal project focused on creating guidelines for biometric technology regulation has named… |
Leak with 4B records from Chinese citizens discovered by researchers |
Cybersecurity researchers have exposed what they term “likely the biggest data leak to ever hit… |
EES app is running late, says Port of Dover |
A biometric-based app developed by Frontex to speed up border crossings under the European Union’s… |
Is this the perfect use case for police facial recognition? |
By Professor Fraser Sampson, former UK Biometrics & Surveillance Camera Commissioner As another report on facial… |
Biometric authentication gains trust, reusable ID advances with oversight |
The steady march of digital identity credentials towards reusability with biometric authentication is meeting the… |
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… |
EU wants its Digital Identity Wallet accepted internationally |
The EU unveiled its International Digital Strategy, outlining an ambitious plan to strengthen its position… |
TSA developing wearable sensors to replace physical pat downs |
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) and Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate… |
HID highlights image quality as key to effective facial recognition applications |
HID is in the midst of a push with its facial recognition hardware and software… |
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… |