UK MPs reject under-16 social media ban, but leave room for potential sanctions | Biometric Update The upper chamber had backed a move to ban under-16s from social media, which has gained traction following Australia’s implementation at the end of 2025.

英国議員、16歳未満のソーシャルメディア禁止を拒否、ただし制裁の可能性は残す

UK MPs reject under-16 social media ban, but leave room for potential sanctions #BiometricUpdate (Mar 11)

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NIST concept paper explores identity and authorization controls for AI agents | Biometric Update The paper outlines a proposed project aimed at adapting modern IAM frameworks to a new class of digital actors that operate across enterprise networks.

NISTのコンセプトペーパーでは、AIエージェントのアイデンティティと認証制御について検討しています

NIST concept paper explores identity and authorization controls for AI agents #BiometricUpdate (Mar 10)

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Indonesia to ban under-16s from social media, implement standard-based age checks | Biometric Update The regulation frames age assurance as defense against child exploitation and targets platforms that are specifically intended for children.

インドネシア、16歳未満のソーシャルメディア利用を禁止、標準年齢確認を導入へ

Indonesia to ban under-16s from social media, implement standard-based age checks #BiometricUpdate (Mar 9)

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Biometrics back digital government gains around the world | Biometric Update Digital government was in the spotlight this week on Biometric Update with the release of the OECD rankings and a full day of focused coverage on Tuesday.

生体認証は世界中でデジタル政府の進歩を後押しする

Biometrics back digital government gains around the world #BiometricUpdate (Mar 7)

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AI fraud pushing pace on need for advanced deepfake detection tools | Biometric Update Deepfake and continuous identity protection programs must therefore be framed not as experimental controls, but as ROI-driven investments.

AI詐欺が高度なディープフェイク検出ツールの必要性を加速

AI fraud pushing pace on need for advanced deepfake detection tools #BiometricUpdate (Mar 5)

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Visa connects digital ID wallets with shifting payments, service expectations | Biometric Update In a new white paper, Visa explores how citizen‑wallet initiatives — secure apps that hold official IDs and credentials — are gaining momentum globally.

Visaは、変化する決済やサービスへの期待に合わせてデジタルIDウォレットを連携させます

Visa connects digital ID wallets with shifting payments, service expectations #BiometricUpdate (Mar 3)

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Deepfakes can duck dated detection tools, need new layers of protection | Biometric Update One of Latin America’s largest identity and fraud infrastructure providers has implemented DuckDuckGoose’s real-time deepfake detection technology.

ディープフェイクは時代遅れの検出ツールをすり抜ける可能性があり、新たな保護層が必要

Deepfakes can duck dated detection tools, need new layers of protection #BiometricUpdate (Mar 2)

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Age verification for social media, chatbots go viral with regulators globally | Biometric Update Age assurance has achieved memetic repeatability. And the threat presented by AI chabots is spurring even more iterations.

ソーシャルメディアやチャットボットの年齢確認が世界的に規制当局の間で流行

Age verification for social media, chatbots go viral with regulators globally #BiometricUpdate (Mar 2)

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Github reveals how North Korean hackers create synthetic identities to infiltrate businesses | Biometric Update The hackers build fake personas to infiltrate companies as contractors and employees, relying on an organized pipeline to create synthetic identities at scale.

Githubが北朝鮮のハッカーが企業に侵入するために合成IDを作成する方法を公開

Github reveals how North Korean hackers create synthetic identities to infiltrate businesses #BiometricUpdate (Feb 26)

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Vietnam wants to tie citizens’ VNeID to social media accounts to cut identity fraud | Biometric Update Vietnam looks to make anonymity on social media a memory — as it prepares to fuse social media with its national digital identity system VNeID,

ベトナムは、国民のVNeIDをソーシャルメディアアカウントに紐付け、身元詐欺を削減したいと考えている

Vietnam wants to tie citizens’ VNeID to social media accounts to cut identity fraud #BiometricUpdate (Feb 23)

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Will India’s success with population-scale digital infrastructure translate to AI | Biometric Update India’s Prime Minister believes the next frontier of inclusive digital development is to be found in the convergence of AI and DPI.

インドの人口規模のデジタルインフラの成功はAIにも応用できるだろうか

Will India’s success with population-scale digital infrastructure translate to AI #BiometricUpdate (Feb 19)

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Online dating at risk as romance scams, deepfakes infiltrate platforms | Biometric Update Online dating sites are being flooded with deepfakes and AI content, making it hard for users to distinguish real matches from fraud bots.

ロマンス詐欺やディープフェイクがプラットフォームに侵入し、オンラインデートが危険にさらされている

Online dating at risk as romance scams, deepfakes infiltrate platforms #BiometricUpdate (Feb 17)

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Germany debates social media ban for under-16s | Biometric Update Social media age restrictions are getting traction in more and more jurisdictions. The latest to consider the move is an EU heavyweight.

ドイツ、16歳未満のソーシャルメディア禁止を議論

Germany debates social media ban for under-16s #BiometricUpdate (Feb 16)

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Romance scams empty the bank account – and rip out the heart | Biometric Update Research shows that 61% of people that have used dating apps in the UK have matched with a profile they later discovered was a bot, scammer or catfish.

ロマンス詐欺は銀行口座を空にし、心を引き裂きます

Romance scams empty the bank account – and rip out the heart #BiometricUpdate (Feb 12)

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US Congress deadlocked as homeland security funding set to expire | Biometric Update The DHS is racing toward a funding deadline this week as Congress remains deadlocked over its fiscal year 2026 appropriations bill.

国土安全保障予算の期限切れにより、米国議会は膠着状態に

US Congress deadlocked as homeland security funding set to expire #BiometricUpdate (Feb 12)

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India introduces new deepfake rules for social media | Biometric Update India has tightened rules related to deepfakes on social media, requiring platforms to identify, label, and trace AI-generated content.

インド、ソーシャルメディアに新たなディープフェイク規制を導入

India introduces new deepfake rules for social media #BiometricUpdate (Feb 11)

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Identity must be continuous, says Prove State of Identity Report 2026 | Biometric Update IDV platform provider Prove believes the core question for organizations needs to evolve. It’s not just who are you? but are you still you, right now?

アイデンティティは継続的でなければならない、とProveの2026年アイデンティティ状況レポートは述べている

Identity must be continuous, says Prove State of Identity Report 2026 #BiometricUpdate (Feb 9)

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Movement to get kids off social media gains momentum in EU | Biometric Update The movement to get Europe’s children off social media has picked up momentum, as individual nations and EU leadership consider how, exactly, to do it.

子どもたちをソーシャルメディアから遠ざける運動がEUで勢いを増す

Movement to get kids off social media gains momentum in EU #BiometricUpdate (Feb 9)

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FIDO’s Andrew Shikiar predicts the triumph of wallets in 2026 | Biometric Update Indeed, the success of the passkey brings with it the question of what comes next, and FIDO has found its answer in digital credentials.

FIDOのアンドリュー・シキアー氏は、2026年にウォレットが勝利すると予測している

FIDO’s Andrew Shikiar predicts the triumph of wallets in 2026 #BiometricUpdate (Feb 4)

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Deepfakes detection increasingly vital to law enforcement, fraud defense alike | Biometric Update As law enforcement agencies around the world grapple with deepfakes, more tools to protect businesses are joining the arsenal of available defenses.

ディープフェイクの検出は、法執行機関や詐欺対策にとってますます重要になっている

Deepfakes detection increasingly vital to law enforcement, fraud defense alike #BiometricUpdate (Feb 4)

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AI platforms flippant about stopping deepfake porn; authorities stepping in | Biometric Update Civitai is an online marketplace for AI-generated content, which has a ban on deepfake pornography but also sells files specifically designed to create it.

AIプラットフォームはディープフェイクポルノの阻止に軽率な対応、当局が介入

AI platforms flippant about stopping deepfake porn; authorities stepping in #BiometricUpdate (Feb 3)

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NIST develops playbook for online use cases of digital credentials in financial services | Biometric Update The project aims to bring together digital identity providers with organizations looking for guidance on how to integrate digital ID for online use cases.

NIST、金融サービスにおけるデジタル認証情報のオンライン利用事例に関するプレイブックを開発

NIST develops playbook for online use cases of digital credentials in financial services #BiometricUpdate (Feb 2)

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World token surges but biometric social media network is mostly more noise | Biometric Update Interest in the World project and its associated cryptocurrency has spiked after reports that OpenAI is developing its own social media network.

世界中でトークンが急騰、しかし生体認証ソーシャルメディアネットワークは主にノイズが多い

World token surges but biometric social media network is mostly more noise #BiometricUpdate (Jan 29)

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International age assurance standard to be open, free of charge | Biometric Update The EC, ITU and the AVPA have successfully petitioned the ISO and IEC to make ISO/IEC 27566-1:2025 Age Assurance Systems – Part 1: Framework, freely available.

国際年齢保証基準が無料で公開される

International age assurance standard to be open, free of charge #BiometricUpdate (Jan 27)

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How to regulate social media for teens (and make it stick): Inman Grant, Allen weigh in | Biometric Update As countries line up online safety legislation for age checks on social media, Australia’s eSafety Commissioner is here to say it won’t be easy.

10代の若者のソーシャルメディアを規制する方法（そしてそれを定着させる方法）：インマン・グラントとアレンが意見を述べる

How to regulate social media for teens (and make it stick): Inman Grant, Allen weigh in #BiometricUpdate (Jan 26)

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Scale of AI fraud makes legacy identity verification inadequate | Biometric Update Sometimes, you just have to tell yourself, “I’m good enough.” Then again, if you’re a digital identity security system, you’d be wrong.

AI詐欺の規模により、従来の本人確認では不十分に

Scale of AI fraud makes legacy identity verification inadequate #BiometricUpdate (Jan 23)

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Lack of visibility into AI agents and identities brings threats to orgs, says Permiso | Biometric Update Organizations are already integrating non-human identities, such as AI agents, and the trend is likely to continue throughout 2026.

AIエージェントとアイデンティティの可視性の欠如は組織に脅威をもたらすとペルミソ氏は言う

Lack of visibility into AI agents and identities brings threats to orgs, says Permiso #BiometricUpdate (Jan 23)

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Ireland to make age checks through government app mandatory for social media | Biometric Update Unprecedented among governments legislating online safety, the plan makes downloading the app, designed by the Government’s CIO, mandatory for age assurance.

アイルランド、ソーシャルメディアで政府アプリによる年齢確認を義務化へ

Ireland to make age checks through government app mandatory for social media #BiometricUpdate (Jan 22)

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Biometrics projects scale to meet great expectations, from borders to payments | Biometric Update Biometrics projects are graduating to production, reaching scale milestones and expanding dramatically in the top stories of the week.

生体認証プロジェクトは国境から決済まで、大きな期待に応える規模に拡大しています

Biometrics projects scale to meet great expectations, from borders to payments #BiometricUpdate (Jan 17)

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Thailand introduces face biometrics verification to fight health sector fraud | Biometric Update The new system is linked with the national digital identity system where faces are verified against the population registry.

タイ、医療分野の詐欺対策に顔認証を導入

Thailand introduces face biometrics verification to fight health sector fraud #BiometricUpdate (Jan 16)

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