Malaysia Moves Toward Expanded Biometric Collection for MyKad Holders with New Bill
Malaysia’s Dewan Rakyat has passed the National Registration (Amendment) Bill 2025, which would require biometric data collection for all MyKad (citizen ID)…
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Mexico Opens Tender for Biometric CURP Platform Ahead of 2026 Nationwide Rollout
Mexico has opened a public tender to operate and migrate the cloud and IT platform that will power its new biometric Unique Population Registry Code (CURP), a…
Liberia Suspends Biometric ID Contract Amid Procurement Controversy
A biometric identification contract in Liberia has been suspended after the Public Procurement and Concessions Commission (PPCC) rejected the process used to…
Hybrid Hand Biometric System Achieves 99.29 Percent Accuracy in Scientific Reports Study
A recent study published in Nature’s Scientific Reports has demonstrated that a hybrid hand biometric identification system can achieve a consistent 99.29…
ICE Expands Biometric Surveillance With Mobile Iris-Scanning Systems
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is expanding its use of biometrics with the acquisition of mobile iris-scanning systems designed to identify…
Cameroon Launches Rapid Biometric ID Program in Far North to Address Displacement and Delays
Cameroon’s Delegate-General for National Security (DGSN) has launched a rapid biometric identity enrollment campaign in the country’s Far North region, aiming…
Credence ID Joins MOSIP Marketplace as Qualified System Integrator
Credence ID has been recognized as a System Integrator by the Modular Open Source Identity Platform (MOSIP), formally joining the initiative’s Technology…
WhoFi Tracks People Using Wi-Fi Signal Distortion, Raising New Privacy Concerns
Researchers at La Sapienza University of Rome have developed a novel surveillance technology that can identify individuals with high accuracy based solely on…
Mexico to Roll Out Voluntary Biometric CURP IDs in 2026
Mexico is launching a national digital ID overhaul in 2026, introducing a new biometric version of the Unique Population Registry Code (CURP). The update,…
Researchers Use Nasal Breathing Patterns for Biometric ID With 96.8 percent Accuracy
Researchers in Israel have developed a new biometric identification method based on unique nasal breathing patterns, achieving a 96.8 percent accuracy rate in…