Biometric Security News

Billions Network has launched its mobile identity app for Android and iOS, offering AI-resistant, privacy-preserving verification using NFC-based document checks and zero-knowledge proofs.

As privacy concerns and regulatory demands for age verification collide, zero-knowledge proofs offer a cryptographic solution that keeps your sensitive data safe while satisfying compliance requirements.

Coinbase users claimed the exchange failed to notify them about the collection, storage, sharing and retention schedule of their biometric data.

Messaging apps gather users’ data and violate their privacy. Session co-founder Kee Jeffreys says encryption and decentralization are the solution.

World Network, the iris-scanning digital ID project formerly known as Worldcoin, can no longer offer crypto incentives to Brazilians.

Because biometric data cannot be replaced, storing the data requires the highest levels of security, Evin McMullen told Cointelegraph.

Biometric verification is an everyday part of life, but Privado chief product officer Sebastian Rodriguez says users should be curious about how service providers use their data.

Sumsub’s AI-powered deepfake detection and fraud prevention will go a long way toward ensuring both companies meet high security standards.

Over half a million people are already on the waitlist for Humanity Protocol’s public testnet launch, expected to take place in the back half of 2024.

Worldcoin Foundation open sources a secure multi-party computation (SMPC) system to enhance biometric data protection and confirmed that users can now securely delete old iris codes.

The Agency for Access to Public Information in Argentina was the latest government body to investigate Worldcoin, with reports suggesting probes in Germany, France and Kenya.

In the latest Cointelegraph Report, we analyzed the privacy and ethical concerns around Worldcoin, currently among the most controversial cryptocurrency projects, and assessed its potential to disrupt the AI era.

Blockchain protocol MultiversX has implemented a novel two-factor authentication mechanism to add additional security to its network.

A look at the different techniques employed by crypto phishing scammers and how users can stay protected.

The proposed class action lawsuit alleges the exchange violated privacy laws in Illinois when it collected and stored users' fingerprints and facial scans.