| Daily Biometrics News : Jul 2, 2025 |
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| 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 ID which can be used…Read More |
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| 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… |
| Facial age estimation raises technical, legal, interdisciplinary questions |
| The latest Lunch Talk from the European Association of Biometrics focuses on facial age estimation… |
| Google, Sparkasse to collaborate on ‘first of its kind’ age verification initiative |
| The dominos are beginning to fall in the global game of age assurance, as incoming… |
| DSA guidelines risk fragmentation of EU age assurance for social media |
| The EU may allow member states to set their own age requirements for accessing certain… |
| AML & FinCrime Tech Forum |
| AML & FinCrime Tech Forum London, UK December 4, 2025 The AML & FinCrime Tech… |
| Middle East digital transformation prompts digital ID adoption and partnership |
| The Middle East is seeing particularly strong growth in digital identity, cybersecurity, biometrics and other… |
| Greater urgency for digital overhaul of public services: UN Public Service Forum |
| Governments must ramp up the urgency of digital transformation to deliver inclusive, transparent and effective… |
| UK chooses stop-gap biometrics oversight, leaves surveillance camera role empty |
| The UK now has a stop-gap Biometrics Commissioner, having appointed Francesca Whitelaw KC to role… |
| New Jersey mDL bill advances but won’t take effect for three years |
| New Jersey may be getting mobile driver’s licenses, following the advancement of a bill through… |
| Potential Consortium nears end of digital wallet pilots |
| Potential, one of the consortia selected to run large-scale pilots for the upcoming EU Digital… |
| IDnow, Keyless partner on biometric ‘continuous trust’ |
| IDnow has announced a strategic partnership with Keyless, which will see its range of identity… |
| Namirial and Signaturit to form new group |
| E-signature and trust services company Signaturit is joining Namirial Group. The two European trust solutions… |
| Trump administration’s citizenship database avoids oversight; ignites Big Brother fears |
| In a sweeping move that has reshaped the architecture of federal identity verification, the Trump… |
| World’s latest phone-sized updates throw doubt on future of big shiny Orb |
| World has made much of its Orb hardware device, a spherical iris scanner that seems… |
| Canada directs Hikvision to stop local operations |
| Canada has ordered Hikvision Canada to cease all operations in the country and close its… |
| Somalia’s biometric border overhaul signals deeper US engagement |
| In a move hailed as both technologically significant and strategically vital, Somalia formally launched the… |
| South Dakota to push ahead with age verification law following SCOTUS opinion |
| The Supreme Court ruling upholding Texas’ age verification requirement for porn sites has set the… |
