| Daily Biometrics News : Jul 3, 2025 |
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| Europe’s digital ID could inspire Global South’s next generation of DPI: TECH5 |
| Many countries have spent years building large-scale identity databases for issuing national documents, often based on biometric data. Governments are…Read More |
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| IOM unveils methodology to assess performance of legal ID systems |
| The International Organization for Migration (IOM) has unveiled what it calls the Legal Identity System… |
| UK govt considering pleas to set police facial recognition use on solid legal ground |
| The UK government is considering introducing new legislation to back the use of facial recognition… |
| Facial recognition systems based on older methods show high levels of bias: Study |
| A new study has revealed troubling differences in how facial recognition systems relying on widely… |
| Enhanced Passenger Processing enters the fray at US airports |
| Air travel is so back. Numbers are up, and it’s the Fourth of July, when… |
| Is this the world’s most vulnerable national ID system? |
| By Professor Fraser Sampson, former UK Biometrics & Surveillance Camera Commissioner Few things have driven biometric… |
| Video games need age assurance; k-ID and Microsoft offer good models: WEF |
| It is, in some sense, the elephant in the virtual living room, and definitely not… |
| UK delivery apps increase face verification checks as widespread account sharing alleged |
| Deliveroo, Just Eat and Uber Eats will step up remote biometric verification for their delivery… |
| Uzbekistan leans into digitalization |
| Digital versions of ID-related documents are now valid nationwide in Uzbekistan – but there is… |
| Hitachi partners on biometric tourism service with Panasonic FRT |
| Hitachi and JTB Corporation have partnered to develop a digital ticketing service with biometric authentication… |
| Visa partners with AfDB to broaden digital inclusion |
| The African Development Bank (AfDB) and Visa have formalized a strategic partnership to bolster Africa’s… |
| Legacy MFA from major airlines hacked, exposing reams of data |
| On these pages, “multifactor authentication” has begun to sound archaic, as biometrics, passkeys, proximity detection… |
| Mastercard unveils security-focused Start Path program |
| Mastercard has launched its Start Path Security Solutions accelerator aimed at supporting start-ups tackling cybersecurity,… |
| Vietnam kicks off e-ID registration campaign for foreign nationals |
| Vietnam has kicked off a 50-day campaign to register foreign nationals for the new Level-2… |
| Bhutan hosts decentralized application hackathon with Ethereum Foundation |
| The Kingdom of Bhutan is a world leader in digital public infrastructure (DPI) and it’s… |
| Kazakhstan bans face coverings that impede facial recognition in public |
| The President of Kazakhstan, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, has signed a legislation that prevents the wearing of… |
| IGF discussions advance push for interoperable digital ID in Africa |
| In the past, there’ve been calls, including from UNECA, for a unique African interoperable digital… |
| Deepfake defense tools integrated by authID and Prove, launched by Evo Tech |
| authID has formed a strategic relationship with Prove to ensure the integrity of digital identities… |
| Growing identity fraud challenges put higher education at risk |
| By Chris Borkenhagen, CISO & Chief Digital Officer at AuthenticID As higher education institutions continue… |
| Indonesia and Tony Blair Institute unveil roadmap to bridge financial inclusion gap |
| A new study from the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change (TBI), launched in partnership… |
