Biometric Update
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Biometric Update is the leading online source for breaking news, analysis, and research about the global biometrics industry.
Joined March 2012
ADVP, Tony Blair Institute debate UK digital ID plans: Biometric Update podcast #UKdigitalID #digitalID @InstituteGC
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Veriff US Fraud Industry Pulse Survey 2025 Covering key sectors in the rapidly evolving digital ecosystem, such as compliance, digital fraud, risk, financial crime, customer authentication and more @Veriff #fraudprevention #report
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The Veriff Fraud Industry Pulse Report is compiled after extensive analysis of US-based fraud decision-makers at businesses with 100+ employees or $100m+.
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Impersonation, emulators and ecommerce lead sophisticated fraud trends: Veriff Biometric onboarding, risk analysis and repeat authentication prescribed #biometrics #digitalidentity #fraudprevention #identityverification @Veriff
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The company has been emphasizing the point about the sophistication of fraud attacks, as have others in the industry like Sumsub and Veridas.
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Neurotechnology wins UIDAI biometrics challenge for child fingerprint authentication #biometrics @innovatrics @Neurotec @UIDAI
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The latest biometrics challenge held by the Unique Identification Authority of India shows the improving viability of fingerprint matching for children.
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Coalition of states hammers NetChoice in defense of Arkansas’ Social Media Safety Act Calls law ‘constitutionally valid response to predatory business practices by platforms’ #ageverification #socialmedia @NetChoice
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How much credence should we give to the tech billionaires defending their platforms as beacons of free speech, when they know how bad they are for kids?
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Hungarian IDV company acquisition attracts suspicion over alleged government ties #facialrecognition #identityverification
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The deal is now attracting attention among media outlets and political watchers due to the companies’ relationship with Prime Minister Viktor Orbán.
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Prominent digital identity executive, biometrics expert named Socure President and CCO OneSpan, ID Dataweb, Grabba, Daon, ROC, Alcatraz, 1Kosmos leadership shuffles #biometrics #digitalidentity
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Thompson holds patents spanning mobile biometric liveness detection and third-party authentication. He co-founded ID.me and led Idemia’s North America business.
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Irish government backs bill on police use of biometric recognition #biometrics #facialrecognition
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The government has approved the publication of a bill that would permit the Garda Síochána to use biometric recognition under specific conditions.
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Washington’s online safety push collides with big tech and fracturing Congress FTC steps in as House leaders soften safeguards and Senate digs in on platform accountability #ageverification
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The sprint to reassert control over children’s online safety entered a volatile new phase this week in the United States.
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Reddit files High Court challenge to Australia’s social media age restrictions #ageverification #biometrics
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The filing alleges the ban infringes Australia’s implied freedom of political communication on social media platforms that require an age-verified account.
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Shanghai and Singapore unveil cross-border online business registration Service uses DIDs and verifiable credentials #digitalID
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A fully online business registration service built on the Shanghai–Singapore cross-border digital trust framework has launched.
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Vietnam passes sweeping internet oversight, cybersecurity law #digitalidentity #identityverification
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The National Assembly has approved a new Cybersecurity Law that significantly expands government control over digital identity, data and online content.
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Gabon pens deal with UNCDF to accelerate financial inclusion #digitalidentity @UNDP @UN
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The UNCDF has agreed to support Gabon in modernizing its national financial services ecosystem and increasing the level of financial inclusion.
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A new kind of digital camouflage emerges from DARPA AI research #biometrics #facialrecognition
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The technique, called DiffProtect, quietly rewrites a person’s face in a photograph using the same generative technology behind modern image creation tools.
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Australia’s under-16 social media ban exposes the urgent need for privacy-first age verification By Sarah Bone, Co-Founder and Children’s Online Safety Advocate, YEO Messaging #ageverification #socialmedia
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The law shows that protecting children cannot be achieved through policy alone. It requires technology that embeds verified trust into the digital ecosystem.
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Luciditi first to claim certification across full spectrum of UK trust framework roles Two new qualifying roles aim to give firms more granular insight into DIATF compliance #digitalidentity @LuciditiDID
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Luciditi has become the first provider to certify against all five roles of the UK’s Digital Identity and Attributes Trust Framework (DIATF).
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Porn site operator fixes liveness detection for age verification after Ofcom fine UK regulator scores, takes another shot #ageverification @Ofcom
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Ofcom’s spokesperson said the new age check method is "capable of being highly effective at correctly determining whether or not a user is a child."
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UK startup’s AOT biometric sensor could bring liveness detection to curved surfaces #biometrics
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The optical sensor is the first of its kind, Smartkem claims, and can be used for fingerprint or palm biometrics on flexible or curved surfaces.
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