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US Labor department explores digital worker identity platform for employment compliance | Biometric Update
1+ day, 8+ hour ago (946+ words) The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) is exploring a digital workforce identity system that could link a worker’s verified identity and employment authorization to credentials, wages, training, housing, transportation, and worksite records, using data analytics and potentially AI to identify fraud…...
The next bottleneck for African digital identity is infrastructure, not software
2+ day, 13+ hour ago (948+ words) Africa’s next wave of digital identity investment may have surprisingly little to do with biometrics, wallets or credentials. The projects are different, but together they point toward a broader shift. Private capital is moving deeper into the physical infrastructure on…...
A biometric system can be accurate and still fail an accessibility test | Biometric Update
2+ day, 14+ hour ago (225+ words) By Joshua W.J. Brown Accessibility standards make the same point from another direction. Canada’s CAN/ASC-EN 301 549:2024 says that when ICT uses biological characteristics, it must not rely on one particular biological characteristic as the only means of identification or control. The…...
TrustED tests whether Europe’s digital identity model can preserve privacy in the real world | Biometric Update
2+ day, 14+ hour ago (912+ words) By the end of 2026, EU Member States are expected to make European Digital Identity (EUDI) Wallets available to citizens. What follows is potentially even more consequential. Very large online platforms will be required to accept an EUDI Wallet when users…...
Singapore expands Singpass passkeys to Android users | Biometric Update
2+ day, 15+ hour ago (578+ words) Singapore’s digital identity system Singpass has added passkey login to Android devices, the Government Technology Agency (GovTech) announced Wednesday. Android users will receive phased notifications via the Singpass app prompting them to create a passkey, provided they update to the…...
RAND warns security biometrics, digital ID can become tools for targeting | Biometric Update
3+ day, 8+ hour ago (1265+ words) According to a new RAND Europe report, security agencies adopting biometric identification, digital identity, and AI systems should be required to justify the need for the technology before acquiring it and to build independent oversight, audit trails, and human rights…...
Google warns AI agents are automating credential theft at unprecedented scale | Biometric Update
3+ day, 12+ hour ago (691+ words) Agentic AI is enabling cybercriminals to coordinate complex infrastructure systems to steal credentials. These tools can manage multiple stages of an operation and reduce the time attackers spend moving between discovery, exploitation, and collection. Google’s findings illustrate how AI is…...
IDScan confirms breach after 170M identity documents put up for sale | Biometric Update
4+ day, 6+ hour ago (285+ words) New Orleans-based ID verification provider IDScan.net has acknowledged the major breach of one of its databases, that exposed more than 170 million scanned identity documents, including 153 million driver’s licenses. IDScan, widely known for its VeriScan age and identity check software,…...
Microsoft launches Age API, following OS-level declared age range model | Biometric Update
4+ day, 7+ hour ago (366+ words) Whether because of its age, its product focus or its relatively anemic branding, Microsoft has not caught much public scrutiny in debates over age assurance. Apple and Google, which make phones, run their operating systems and manage their app stores,…...
South Korea plans AI crime strategy built on biometrics, digital identity
4+ day, 8+ hour ago (412+ words) The South Korean government is preparing a national policing strategy to counter the rapid rise of AI-driven crime, including biometric manipulation, digital identity fraud and increasingly autonomous scams. According to officials, AI is now being misused across the entire criminal…...