| Daily Biometrics News : Jul 7, 2025 |
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| World Economic Forum looks to get a GRIP on global regulatory environment |
| A new piece written by the World Economic Forum (WEF)’s head of digital inclusion, Kelly Ommundsen, looks at the gap…Read More |
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| Respected legal authority frames age assurance legislation as segregation, suppression |
| Language plays a fundamental role in how concepts and technologies are introduced into and evolve… |
| New high scores in fingerprint biometrics accuracy for Dermalog, ROC, Innovatrics |
| New algorithms submitted to the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology for its Proprietary… |
| Australia’s safety code for search tools takes effect, with age verification rules |
| Like its counterparts in the EU and UK, Australia’s digital regulator is beginning to formalize… |
| Age verification coming to major video game mod site in EU, UK |
| Changes to Nexus Mods come in response to UK online safety legislation … |
| Ecuador upgrades border ID verification with Regula forensic devices |
| Ecuador is upgrading its border identity verification systems by deploying a range of Regula’s ID… |
| Self-serve biometric kiosks for EES launch at Britain ports |
| The European Union’s new Entry/Exit System (EES) is set to roll out this October, introducing… |
| Sri Lanka developing cloud and data governance strategies |
| Following the recent issue of an RFP for a vendor to implement the Sri Lanka… |
| OpenID forms group to address silos between AI and identity communities |
| The OpenID Foundation has launched an Artificial Intelligence Identity Management Community Group to tackle emerging… |
| EUDI Wallet onboarding can’t wait for biometrics security standards completion |
| Standards for ensuring the integrity of biometric data and harmonized testing to ensure systems are… |
| Mastercard launches luxury biometric metal credit card in Bangladesh |
| Mastercard and Eastern Bank have teamed up to introduce Bangladesh’s first biometric metal credit card.… |
| India wants to automate death deletion for Aadhaar digital hygiene |
| There are so-called Blue Zones: locations that seem to possess an extraordinary number of people… |
| Digital Government Africa Summit 2025 |
| Digital Government Africa Summit 2025 Lusaka, Zambia October 7 – 9, 2025 Digital Government Africa… |
| Madagascar codifies civil registry reform, readies biometric ID card tender |
| A bill on the identification of natural persons in Madagascar has received the greenlight of… |
| Liberia national ID push gets boost with 500 donated biometric kits |
| Liberia’s National Identification Registry (NIR) has received material support from the country’s National Elections Commission… |
| Govt ID systems enable financial inclusion, and without oversight, surveillance |
| Biometric databases held by governments form the basis of traditional, centralized digital ID systems, but… |
| CBP’s biometric border dragnet and the corporate state behind it |
| U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is on the verge of reissuing a sweeping regulatory… |
| New Orleans police seek expanded facial recognition powers amid privacy backlash |
| The New Orleans Police Department (NOPD) is pressing the City Council to roll back restrictions… |
| Oloid expands market reach with Armatura partnership, gets DEA certification |
| Facial authentication provider Oloid has announced a strategic go-to-market partnership with biometric access control and… |
| Meta pushes common online age of majority in EU, Brazil cracks down on Instagram |
| Meta has published a statement in support of proposals to establish a common Digital Majority… |
