The Latest Biometric News
Australia’s Department of Finance opened consultation on March 4, 2026 on the Digital ID Amendment (Redress Framework) Rules 2026, proposing what would be a…
Utah’s legislature has unanimously passed SB 275, the State-Endorsed Digital Identity Program Amendments, establishing what may be the strongest privacy…
Iranian authorities secretly acquired the FindFace facial recognition system developed by Russia’s NtechLab, using Iranian intermediary companies to circumvent…
The Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance (CCAF) at Cambridge Judge Business School has launched a multi-year program to help governments in low- and…
Japan’s Digital Agency has authorized the first private-sector use of free space on the My Number Card’s IC chip, designating Toshiba Digital Engineering…
Mexico’s Social Security Institute (IMSS) has published a definitive list of procedures now requiring the biometric CURP, the country’s upgraded national…
IDEMIA Public Security and Proof, a digital identity platform company, have formed a strategic partnership to deliver verifiable digital credentials that work…
Background screening platform GCheck has announced a partnership with Cerebrum, an identity and credential verification company, to embed biometric identity…
The UK government has published a pre-release of the Digital Verification Services (DVS) Trust Framework version 1.0, setting out the rules that digital…
Switzerland’s Federal Council has pushed back the launch of the country’s national electronic identity card to December 1, 2026, after its original summer 2026…