Biometric Identity Verification Against the Population Registry

Face matching with liveness checks against a government identity database, used to verify people for public and regulated services such as SIM card registration, border control and boarding.

visionunverified

0named models

660candidates

4deployments

4in Indonesia

Named Models

The research names no model for this use case.

Where this comes from

Models the research names for this use case. Research, with sources on each model record.

Who Runs It

production, 2pilot, 1planned, 1

PT Kereta Api Indonesia (KAI)Country: IndonesiaFace recognition boarding gates at 22 stationsVendor: not statedproductionDate24 Aug 2025About 16.39 million passengers over three years. The source does not use the word AIEvidence: company statementConfidence: lowSource: industri.kontan.co.id, metrotvnews.com, en.wikipedia.org

Direktorat Jenderal ImigrasiCountry: IndonesiaAutogates with face recognition integrated with Border Control Management at Soekarno-Hatta Terminal 3Vendor: not statedproductionDate2 Oct 202324 units from 2 October 2023, 26 more planned; no results in the releaseEvidence: government statementConfidence: mediumSource: imigrasi.go.id, en.wikipedia.org

TelkomselCountry: IndonesiaFace recognition matched to Dukcapil data for SIM registration and replacement in MyGraPARI and GraPARI Online (vendor not named)Vendor: not statedpilotDate7 Oct 2024Trial reported successfulEvidence: company statementConfidence: lowSource: investortrust.id

Komdigi and Dukcapil (Kemendagri); all mobile operatorsCountry: IndonesiaFace biometric registration of new SIM cards validated against the Dukcapil population databaseVendor: not statedplannedDate17 Dec 2025As announced: voluntary trial 1 January to 30 June 2026, mandatory for new customers from 1 July 2026; biometric data validated by Dukcapil and not stored by operatorsEvidence: government statementConfidence: mediumSource: investortrust.id

Where this comes from

Documented uses by named organisations. The evidence column says who made the claim.

Candidate Models

COCO val

A general benchmark for this model class, not a test on this use case. Object detection and segmentation AP (mAP50-95). Higher is better. Showing 10 of 11.

RF-DETR 2XLRoboflow vendor-reported60.1

YOLO26xUltralytics vendor-reported57.5

YOLO26lUltralytics vendor-reported55

D-FINEUniversity of Science and Technology of China (USTC), Institute of Artificial Intelligence, Hefei Comprehensive National Science Center independent55

RF-DETR MRoboflow vendor-reported54.7

YOLO26mUltralytics vendor-reported53.1

RF-DETR SRoboflow vendor-reported52.9

YOLO26sUltralytics vendor-reported48.6

YOLO11Ultralytics independent48.3

RF-DETR NRoboflow vendor-reported48

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YOLO26lUltralytics, visionReleasedJan 2026open weightsruns on edgehas scoreslast 18 months

YOLO26mUltralytics, visionReleasedJan 2026open weightsruns on edgehas scoreslast 18 months

YOLO26nUltralytics, visionReleasedJan 2026open weightsruns on edgehas scoreslast 18 months

YOLO26sUltralytics, visionReleasedJan 2026open weightsruns on edgehas scoreslast 18 months

YOLO26xUltralytics, visionReleasedJan 2026open weightshas scoreslast 18 months

RF-DETR 2XLRoboflow, visionReleasedNov 2025runs on edgehas scoreslast 18 months

RF-DETR MRoboflow, visionReleasedNov 2025runs on edgehas scoreslast 18 months

RF-DETR NRoboflow, visionReleasedNov 2025runs on edgehas scoreslast 18 months

RF-DETR SRoboflow, visionReleasedNov 2025runs on edgehas scoreslast 18 months

SAM 3Meta, visionReleasedNov 2025open weightshas scoreslast 18 months

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Where this comes from

Derived, not researched: models in the directory whose class matches a class this use case uses, excluding family records and models shut down or deprecated. Ranked by how many fit facts they meet, then by release date. Each fit fact is read from the model record.

Use Case

Industry: public sector
Model classes: visionunverified
Benchmarks or datasets: not in the notes
Regulatory notes: Surat Edaran Menkominfo 9/2023 Etika Kecerdasan Artifisial, Kementerian Komunikasi dan Informatika (now Kementerian Komunikasi dan Digital)Biometric identity verification against the population registry is an AI-based service run by an electronic system operator, and the circular asks such operators to build and use AI on the values of inclusivity, transparency, humanity and security.
UU 27/2022 Pelindungan Data Pribadi, DPR and President of the Republic of Indonesia (administered by Kementerian Komunikasi dan Digital)Biometric identity verification against the population registry processes biometric data such as face images or voice recordings of the people being identified or served, so the controller needs a lawful basis, must protect the data and must honour data subject rights.
UU 24/2013 Perubahan UU Administrasi Kependudukan, DPR and President of the Republic of Indonesia (Ditjen Dukcapil, Kementerian Dalam Negeri)Biometric identity verification against the population registry uses population identity data such as NIK or biometric records, which this law governs and which Dukcapil manages.
EU AI Act, Regulation (EU) 2024/1689 (international), European UnionBiometric identity verification against the population registry uses remote biometric identification or law enforcement AI, which the EU AI Act lists as high-risk or restricts; given as an international reference.

Where this comes from

From the industry tracks T08 to T10 of the research notes.

R&D Topics

Links to R&D topics are awaiting review.

Where this comes from

Which R&D topics would most change this use case. Drafted by Claude from the topic definitions and the use case; proposed until approved.

Incidents

Thai Wallet App's Facial Recognition Errors Created Registration Issues for Government ProgramsThailand, 2019-09-29, otherA Thai wallet app failed to recognize people’s faces, resulting in citizens and disproportionately elders unable to sign up for Thai government’s cash handout and co-pay programs or having to wait in long queues at local ATMs for authentication.
Uber Locked Indian Drivers out of Accounts Allegedly Due to Facial Recognition FailsIndia, 2017-03-13, discriminationUber drivers in India reported being locked out of their accounts allegedly due to Real-Time ID Check's facial recognition failing to recognize appearance changes or faces in low lighting conditions.
UK passport photo checker shows bias against dark-skinned womenUnited Kingdom, 2020-10-07, discriminationUK passport photo checker shows bias against dark-skinned women.

Where this comes from

Documented failures, harms or misuse in this kind of use, Indonesia first, then the region, then well-known cases elsewhere (AI Incident Database, OECD AI incidents monitor, reputable news). Not a claim about any deployment listed here.

In Neighbouring Countries

22 Vietnamese credit institutions (State Bank of Vietnam programme)Vietnam, production, 2024-07-24VNeID authentication and biometric comparison with chip citizen ID cards; 276.3 million customer records
HSBC SingaporeSingapore, production, 2024-10-02Singpass Face Verification (face matched against government records) in its mobile app
DBS Bank (with GovTech)Singapore, pilot, 2020-08-02SingPass face verification for digital onboarding

Where this comes from

Documented deployments of this use case in Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam and the Philippines, each with its source.

Opportunities

Opportunities are awaiting review.

Where this comes from

Gaps found by rule in what the directory holds for this use case. Each is a proposal for review.

Links

IndustryPublic Sector31 use cases, 44 deployments

Use CaseBiometric Identity Verification Against the Population RegistryPublic Sector

Modelsnone recorded

Who Runs It

Komdigi and Dukcapil (Kemendagri); all mobile operatorsPlanned, 17 Dec 2025

PT Kereta Api Indonesia (KAI)In production, 24 Aug 2025

TelkomselPilot, 7 Oct 2024

Direktorat Jenderal ImigrasiIn production, 2 Oct 2023

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Deployments 4

Direktorat Jenderal ImigrasiAutogates with face recognition integrated with Border Control Management at Soekarno-Hatta Terminal 3, Indonesia Komdigi and Dukcapil (Kemendagri); all mobile operatorsFace biometric registration of new SIM cards validated against the Dukcapil population database, Indonesia PT Kereta Api Indonesia (KAI)Face recognition boarding gates at 22 stations, Indonesia TelkomselFace recognition matched to Dukcapil data for SIM registration and replacement in MyGraPARI and GraPARI Online (vendor not named), Indonesia

Sources

investortrust.id/business/88850/kemenkomdigi-pastikan-data-bio... https://investortrust.id/business/88850/kemenkomdigi-pastikan-data-biometrik-pengguna-sim-card-divalidasi-dukcapil-tak-disimpan-operator
gov.uk/government/collections/algorithmic-transparen... https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/algorithmic-transparency-reports

To cite this page: Project AURION, AI Use-Cases Research & Innovation, "Biometric Identity Verification Against the Population Registry", https://aurion.semai.id/usecases/pub-biometric-identity-verification/, records of October 2026.