Biometric Update

@BiometricUpdate

Biometric Update is the leading online source for breaking news, analysis, and research about the global biometrics industry.

Joined March 2012

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Biometric Update@BiometricUpdate · Jul 11

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Biometric Update@BiometricUpdate · Jul 25

Parental consent, age ranges are flaws in India’s data privacy act, say experts Gaps in DPDPA all that’s stopping huge market from adopting Big Tech models #ageverification #dataprivacy biometricupdate.com/202507/parenta…

BiometricUpdate's tweet card. A one-size-fits-all approach to age and identity verification can potentially limit the digital ecosystem’s ability to serve children effectively.

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Biometric Update@BiometricUpdate · Jul 24

Deepfake detection firms unveil €5M funding round, anti-spoof tool and new CTO #biometrics #deepfakes @Identif__AI @KeylessTech @pindrop biometricupdate.com/202507/deepfak…

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Biometric Update@BiometricUpdate · Jul 25

Countries impose IDV for gambling; Brazilians fine providing selfies #biometrics #digitalID #gambling #identityverification @RegulaForensics biometricupdate.com/202507/countri…

BiometricUpdate's tweet card. Brazilians are getting used to identity verification with face biometrics, although these attitudes become sharper with other kinds of biometrics.

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Biometric Update@BiometricUpdate · Jul 25

Hopae joins govt digital ID wallet initiative as Korea targets global interoperability #digitalID #digitalwallets @HopaeInc biometricupdate.com/202507/hopae-j…

BiometricUpdate's tweet card. The start-up will join a research project in the development of interoperability and global standards of digital identity wallets.

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Biometric Update@BiometricUpdate · Jul 25

Complex activation, few uses hold back digital ID adoption in Germany: research Govt has pledged commitment to digitizing public services, increase uptake #digitalID #digitalidentity #digitalwallets biometricupdate.com/202507/complex…

BiometricUpdate's tweet card. Only 35 percent of adult Germans have activated their electronic identity, despite the country offering eID functionality since 2010.

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Biometric Update@BiometricUpdate · Jul 25

Google Cloud partners with ZKP identity verification protocol Self #ageverification @googlecloud #identityverification #web3 #zeroknowledge biometricupdate.com/202507/google-…

BiometricUpdate's tweet card. The protocol is developed by Self Labs and is used for privacy-preserving identity verification, location or age verification and DeFi integrations.

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Biometric Update@BiometricUpdate · Jul 25

Agentic AI, market moves’ impact on biometric payments prompts Goode report update #biometrics #digitalidentity @goodeintel biometricupdate.com/202507/agentic…

BiometricUpdate's tweet card. The updated report also adds HID Global’s U.ARE.U face biometric device and an exclusive interview with the managing director of HID's biometrics business unit.

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Biometric Update@BiometricUpdate · Jul 25

UK high court hears Wikipedia suit against Online Safety Act category rules Wikimedia Foundation urges UK to set ‘global precedent’ for online public interest projects #ageverification #digitalID @Wikipedia biometricupdate.com/202507/uk-high…

BiometricUpdate's tweet card. The legal challenge focuses solely on the new Categorization Regulations that risk imposing Category 1 duties (OSA’s most stringent obligations) on Wikipedia.

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Biometric Update@BiometricUpdate · Jul 25

OpenID VC spec shows interoperability between issuers, digital wallets OpenWallet Foundation, Meeco, Lissi, Bundesdruckerei, Mattr among participants #digitalID #digitalidentity #digitalwallets @openid biometricupdate.com/202507/openid-…

BiometricUpdate's tweet card. The OpenID Foundation has successfully completed an interoperability test of its OpenID for Verifiable Credential Issuance (OpenID4VCI) specification.

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Biometric Update@BiometricUpdate · Jul 25

Voter cards get biometric update in Dominican Republic, Bahamas #biometrics #digitalidentity #elections biometricupdate.com/202507/voter-c…

BiometricUpdate's tweet card. The Dominican Republic is hoping its new voter registration cards will have global reach. Likewise, Bahamas is looking to modernize the electoral framework.

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Biometric Update@BiometricUpdate · Jul 25

Indonesia proposes expansion of its digital migrant IDs to sailors #digitalID #Indonesia biometricupdate.com/202507/indones…

BiometricUpdate's tweet card. The E-PMI is a digital identification system designed to better protect and track Indonesian migrant workers (PMI) by offering them official identification.

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Biometric Update@BiometricUpdate · Jul 25

Oz Forensics makes secure biometrics more accessible with website redesign #biometrics #digitalidentity biometricupdate.com/202507/oz-fore…

BiometricUpdate's tweet card. Oz Forensics redesigns website for clear and accessible communication of its mission to make identity verification more secure, intuitive and inclusive.

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Biometric Update@BiometricUpdate · Jul 24

Suprema face biometric access control devices get early EU certification Revised RED enforcement deadline coming August 1 #accesscontrol #biometrics biometricupdate.com/202507/suprema…

BiometricUpdate's tweet card. Suprema's access control devices with face biometric authentication have been certified for the cybersecurity requirements of the EU's revised RED regulation.

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Biometric Update@BiometricUpdate · Jul 24

Age assurance laws for social media heading to US Supreme Court NetChoice challenges Mississippi case as Virginia law progresses #ageverification #socialmedia @NetChoice biometricupdate.com/202507/age-ass…

BiometricUpdate's tweet card. To date, more than a dozen states have passed legislation regulating the use of social media by youth, and more are following.

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Biometric Update@BiometricUpdate · Jul 24

New Jersey gives Motor Vehicle Commission 44 months to issue mDLs #digitalID #mDL biometricupdate.com/202507/new-jer…

BiometricUpdate's tweet card. The New Jersey MVC will develop digital driver’s licenses and “digital non-driver identification cards” to be stored on smartphones and other mobile devices.

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Biometric Update@BiometricUpdate · Jul 24

UK age verification is here: Ofcom set to begin enforcing Online Safety Act Sites not complying with child age checks subject to huge fines #ageverification @The_AVPA @LuciditiDID @Ofcom @getyoti biometricupdate.com/202507/uk-age-…

BiometricUpdate's tweet card. The regulatory rigor that Ofcom has promised suggests an increased demand for age verification and age estimation products and services.

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Biometric Update@BiometricUpdate · Jul 24

Australia contracts Unisys and Idemia border biometrics for 3 years, $17M #biometrics #bordersecurity @IdemiaGroup @unisys biometricupdate.com/202507/austral…

BiometricUpdate's tweet card. The contract the technology is supplied under is for three years at AU$25.3 million, but could be extended through the middle of 2034.

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Biometric Update@BiometricUpdate · Jul 24

NZ selects Mattr and Dave Clark for digital wallet, government app development #digitalID #digitalwallet biometricupdate.com/202507/nz-sele…

BiometricUpdate's tweet card. The core of the Government App will be designed and developed by Dave Clark NZ, and Mattr will supply digital wallet technology.

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Biometric Update@BiometricUpdate · Jul 24

Pentagon expands secure login access with myAuth rollout #cybersecurity #digitalidentity #identityverification @okta biometricupdate.com/202507/pentago…

BiometricUpdate's tweet card. This identity-as-a-service platform is set to replace the legacy DS Logon system, a move that will affect more than 20 million users over the next 18 months.

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