Biometric Update for July 15, 2026

Daily biometrics news and exclusive features about biometrics companies.

Griaule ranks among top fingerprint biometrics providers in MINEX III

By Chris Burt

Jul 14, 2026 - Brazil-based biometrics provider Griaule has placed sixth among global providers for fingerprint recognition accuracy, and first in Latin America, in…

UK government draws legal line in the sand on social media age minimum

By Joel R. McConvey

Jul 14, 2026 - The UK government says it is giving childhood back to the nation’s children with its new legislation restricting social media…

HMLR missing the net with Qualified Electronic Signatures, says UK digital ID sector

By Joel R. McConvey

Jul 14, 2026 - The UK’s digital identity sector is appealing to the HM Land Registry (HMLR), the government agency that registers ownership of…

Court rejects deal, reopens Clearview AI lawsuit over biometric data collection

By Chris Burt

Jul 14, 2026 - A novel court settlement that resolved a legal complaint against the data collection practices of facial recognition provider Clearview AI…

Funding gap puts Sri Lanka's digital ID project under review

By Duruthu Edirimuni Chandrasekera

Jul 14, 2026 - The Sri Lanka Unique Digital Identity (SL-UDI) project faces a budget gap, with quotes from Indian companies surpassing the Indian…

LAPD’s withdrawal from Flock exposes deeper failures in camera oversight

By Anthony Kimery

Jul 14, 2026 - The Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) allowed its three-year agreement with Flock Safety to expire July 11 and suspended its…

OpenAI requires hardware-backed passkeys for trusted cyber access

By Abhishek Jadhav

Jul 14, 2026 - OpenAI is requiring stronger account protection for users who access some of its most sensitive AI capabilities. Starting September 1,…

Age assurance standard builds out with new draft on analysis of age check systems

By Joel R. McConvey

Jul 14, 2026 - Work continues to create and refine a comprehensive standard for online age assurance. Published last year, ISO/IEC 27566 is the…

NZ Policing Bill raises MPs alarm over expanded biometric powers

By Lu-Hai Liang

Jul 14, 2026 - New Zealand’s Policing Amendment Bill takes in expanded biometric collection. The country’s justice select committee has recommended the bill be…

California quadruples access to mobile driver’s licenses

By Anthony Kimery

Jul 14, 2026 - California has opened its mobile driver’s license program to millions more residents under a new law that raises the enrollment…

The Biometric Update Podcast and The Trust Files

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Listen: trust, identity and governance in the agentic age, with Alice Sesay Pope

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ID4Africa’s Joseph Atick on why Africa is setting the pace for digital identity

Biometric Update Podcast: Claire Ma explores the next phase of government digital identity

Court rejects deal, reopens Clearview AI lawsuit over biometric data collection
Chris Burt | 10 hours ago

Funding gap puts Sri Lanka’s digital ID project under review
Duruthu Edirimuni Chandrasekera | 10 hours ago

Age assurance standard builds out with new draft on analysis of age check systems
Joel R. McConvey | 10 hours ago

UK government draws legal line in the sand on social media age minimum
Joel R. McConvey | 10 hours ago

HMLR missing the net with Qualified Electronic Signatures, says UK digital ID sector
Joel R. McConvey | 10 hours ago

OpenAI requires hardware-backed passkeys for trusted cyber access
Abhishek Jadhav | 11 hours ago

California quadruples access to mobile driver’s licenses
Anthony Kimery | 11 hours ago

NZ Policing Bill raises MPs alarm over expanded biometric powers
Lu-Hai Liang | 12 hours ago

LAPD’s withdrawal from Flock exposes deeper failures in camera oversight
Anthony Kimery | 12 hours ago

Griaule ranks among top fingerprint biometrics providers in MINEX III
Chris Burt | 12 hours ago

Microsoft and Google push passkeys deeper into workplace authentication
Anthony Kimery | 13 hours ago

Vietnam expands VNeID beyond borders as ASEAN interoperability advances
Lu-Hai Liang | 13 hours ago

UK, Australia evidence points to weak age checks, not VPNs, as main problem
Joel R. McConvey | 13 hours ago

Caribbean countries align digital identity efforts for regional integration
Ayang Macdonald | 14 hours ago

Missouri’s new age assurance law specifies data storage restrictions
Joel R. McConvey | 17 hours ago

NEC, Ava Labs building on-chain verification layer for AI agents, stablecoins
Joel R. McConvey | Yesterday

Startup deepidv doubles deepfake detection options and forms research partnership
Chris Burt | Yesterday

Facewatch retail facial recognition to notify police of repeat offender matches
Chris Burt | 2 days ago

ROC Watch gets new liability protections with DHS DT&E designation
Joel R. McConvey | 2 days ago

Bulgaria MP tables bill calling for age limits, age checks on social media
Joel R. McConvey | 2 days ago

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Listen: trust, identity and governance in the agentic age, with Alice Sesay Pope

By Joel R. McConvey

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Diia architect warns against treating EUDI Wallet as another infrastructure project
Masha Borak | 2 weeks ago

Taceo CEO sees market for distributed biometrics processing coming together
Chris Burt | 3 weeks ago

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Chris Burt | 3 weeks ago

ITL’s age estimation headway in Germany proves market, regulatory readiness
Chris Burt | 4 weeks ago

Imprivata CEO tells Biometric Update Podcast why identity must evolve faster
Joel R. McConvey | 1 month ago

Local developers, mobile credentials and QR Codes take ID4Africa spotlight
Chris Burt | 1 month ago

Heuristik targets healthcare biometrics with AI built for clinical conditions
Lu-Hai Liang | 1 month ago

iBeta launches Injection Attack Detection testing against CENS/TS 18099
Joel R. McConvey | 1 month ago

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Delegated authentication: A security essential plus strategic data asset

By Dewald Nolte

Jul 5, 2026 - By Dewald Nolte, Co-Founder and Chief Strategy Officer, Entersekt The payments landscape has undergone a significant transformation, from in-person card…

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When digital identity fails: Closing the blind spot in border security
Gregory Magnasco | 2 weeks ago

The growing safety responsibility behind digital locks
Anurag Vennavaram | 2 weeks ago

Why border security is moving beyond the checkpoint
Baiyun Gao | 3 weeks ago

Hawaii ID issue shows interoperability matters as digital IDs scale
Albert Roux | 4 weeks ago

Africans’ identity security a key driver of economic development, democracy, livelihoods and dignity
Nat Pisupati | 1 month ago

Crime mapping in the AI era: why transparency still matters
Fraser Sampson | 1 month ago

Digital Identity in Developing Nations

With UN SDG 16.9 calling for legal identity for all by 2030, Biometric Update is taking a special in-depth focus on digital ID projects in developing countries.