by Chris Burt, Activist Post:

Huge investments in biometrics for identity verification and ID documents dominated the headlines on Biometric Update this week, with ID.me claiming the industry’s latest major funding round and Mühlbauer tapped for a major ID card contract in Europe. With slightly less money involved, an EUDIW pilot will be run by a consortium including Gataca, Switzerland is upgrading its AFIS, IdentiTek will make Albania’s passports and ID cards. Tech5 shared its vision for a near-future of safe and equitable digital identity in an EAB presentation.