CNIL sets rules for biometric employee time and attendance systems in France
France’s Commission nationale de l’informatique et des libertés (CNIL) has published regulations for companies using employee’s biometrics, requiring the use…
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Biometric time and attendance systems restricted by European data protection rules, Dutch authority issues fine
Biometric time and attendance tracking of employees through a fingerprint-based system has been ruled illegal in Germany unless exceptional circumstances…
French high court rules against biometric facial recognition use in high schools
A lawsuit seeking to block biometric facial recognition technology pilots in two high schools in French cities of Nice and…
French football club experiments with facial biometrics for stadium access control
The football club FC Metz has allegedly rolled out a biometric facial recognition pilot for major events at its stadium…
France looks to establish legal framework to deploy biometric video surveillance
French officials are looking into a legal framework to deploy public video surveillance embedded with facial recognition technology, writes RFI….
French Secretary of State for Digital hesitant about national digital ID program
The French Interior Ministry announced in October plans to deploy facial recognition for enrollment into its national digital identification program…
Top biometrics and digital ID news stories of 2019: ramping up, investments and arguments
The spectacular growth of biometrics and digital identity drove the publication of more than 2,500 news items on Biometric Update…
NIST report tackles issue of ‘bias’ in facial biometrics
New research on demographic differentials of biometric facial recognition accuracy, or ‘bias,’ has been published by the U.S. National Institute…
Biometric card progress, facial recognition regulation and revenues top identity news of the week
A step in the commercialization of biometric payment cards is the most-read story on Biometric Update this week, with the…
French regulator clarifies facial recognition position
France’s National Commission on Computing and Liberties (CNIL) has issued new guidance on the appropriate use of biometric facial recognition…
