EDRi, Statewatch call for ban of EU-wide police facial recognition system
The European Commission’s ‘Prüm II’ legislation may amplify the risks of state overreach and biometric mass surveillance and should therefore…
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Fingerprint Cards CEO Fredrikson explains corporate split as natural next step
A major structural change may not be the most obvious move for a company that is at or near the…
Palmki scores again with biometric payments for Belgian pro sports club
In basketball, palming is technically a carrying violation, but palming for a beer is now allowed for fans of the…
Renewed attack on EU’s proposed Eurodac biometric upgrade
Dozens of civil society organizations have renewed their demand that the EU stop expanding the capabilities of its biometric asylum-registration…
Fingerprint Cards adopts biometric platform strategy, overhauls corporate structure
Fingerprint Cards has revamped its organizational structure to align its governance model with a new strategy to provide a biometrics…
Uber Eats driver to amend lawsuit alleging racial bias by app’s biometric verification
A UK judge has ruled that former Uber Eats delivery driver Edrissa Manjang can amend and pursue claims that he…
Next Biometrics expands leadership team with CPO, 2 SVPs
Two players in the biometrics industry, Precise Biometrics and Next Biometrics, have added to their management teams in furtherance of…
MLB’s Phillies fuss with face biometrics, find out what digital rights groups think
As Major League Baseball’s postseason begins, fans of the Philadelphia Phillies are using the team’s use of face biometrics for…
The multi-national push to ban facial recognition in public spaces
As businesses and governments in the U.S. and across the globe implement facial recognition surveillance in public spaces, privacy advocates…
Civil society groups want broader restrictions on biometrics use in AI Act
More than 100 civil society groups and advocates have co-signed a letter calling on European Union lawmakers to restrict the…
