Global Scans · Biometrics · Weekly Summary

• [New] In 2026, widespread biometric adoption increases user confidence, reduces fraud risk, and provides a frictionless experience, allowing consumers to securely access accounts and perform transactions quickly without relying on traditional passwords or PIN codes. NASSCOM | The Official Community of Indian IT Industry
• [New] In Texas, the Responsible AI Governance Act will prohibit artificial intelligence systems from producing sexually explicit content or child pornography, obtaining biometric data without consent, or manipulating human behaviour to incite or encourage self-harm. Yahoo News
• [New] Canada Border Services Agency has been progressively rolling out biometric facial recognition and digital identity systems that will significantly reduce wait times and make entry procedures faster and more secure. / Canada Travel And Tour World
• [New] Travelers from both Mexico and Canada will experience more complex entry procedures, such as higher visa application fees, mandatory disclosures of social media and email histories, and the introduction of biometric verification measures. Travel And Tour World
• [New] Security and privacy teams should assess how stronger SIM issuance controls may reduce SIM-swap risk, while also increasing biometric data handling obligations and creating new attack surfaces around liveness checks, identity proofing vendors, and retention policies. / South Korea Digital Forensics Magazine
• [New] In 2026, life sciences companies will increasingly harness large-scale health, genetic, and biometric datasets to power AI-driven drug discovery and personalized care. Morrison Foerster
• [New] Visa sections will pilot biometric kiosks to shorten wait times and feed data into the EU Entry / Exit System. VisaHQ
• [New] As more AG offices gain familiarity with wielding their enforcement authority biometric privacy laws, it is possible that 2026 could see increased government enforcement of existing biometric privacy laws, even without any additional legislation. National Law Review
• [New] YouTube and LinkedIn will likely split feeds into verified human (requires ID + biometric scan) and synthetic / unverified. Growth Memo
• [New] Data privacy weaknesses heighten the risk, as several Israeli and Indian platforms route biometric information to remote servers outside the region potentially placing Caribbean citizens' identities in jurisdictions with weak or unclear privacy protections. St Vincent Times
• [New] In-store checkout may become more seamless through biometric verification, while one-click online payments could be widely available by 2030, aided by global tokenization that reduces manual entry and static passwords. Fintech Schweiz Digital Finance News - FintechNewsCH
• Canada is rapidly accelerating its digital border strategy, announcing today that mandatory facial recognition and biometric scanning will be phased in at three major international airports starting mid-December. Caribbean News Digital
• Modular payment architectures will allow UK companies to test biometric and low-friction authentication models without ripping out their existing stack. FinExtra
• By 2026, the way we handle auto insurance claims will be nearly unrecognizable, thanks to advancements in machine learning, computer vision, and predictive analytics. Fort Wayne Business Weekly
• Next-generation AR applications, powered by on-device neural processing units, will use computer vision to continuously scan and interpret the world. INAIRSPACE
• Social media history, family members' personal information, and biometric data are just some of the information tourists will need to provide if changes proposed this week by U.S. Customs and Border Protection are approved. Skift
• Authorities will integrate the Person Scrutinisation and Monitoring System with biometric SIM registration, effectively digitising the SPDC-era guest registration system. ENG.MIZZIMA.COM
• The DHS and Customs and Border Protection have implemented more comprehensive biometric tools, remote sensing, and AI biometric risk evaluation along the U.S.-Mexico border. New York Center For Foreign Policy Affairs
• Biometric privacy laws present substantial litigation risk, as the developments in 2025 indicate, building upon trends from prior years. National Law Review
• The true magic of 2025's AR innovations will be powered by artificial intelligence, specifically advancements in computer vision, machine learning, and generative AI. INAIRSPACE

Last updated: 04 January 2026