Vision for effective face biometrics regulation presented in World Privacy Forum paper
The way to mitigate risks to privacy and other rights from biometric facial recognition systems is to enact regulator-approved codes…
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Facial biometrics loophole highlighted by World Privacy Forum report on U.S. schools
One of the top biometrics news stories of the young 2020 calendar year pops up in the middle of the…
WEF pushes data intermediaries for privacy protection; pushing for details would be better
A new think piece promotes the idea of data intermediaries that would operate between individuals and any organization that covets…
Fake CDC cards, digital health certificates spreading amid COVID privacy concerns
The twin concerns of privacy and trust are coming to the fore in social dialogue around digital health passes and…
Digital health pass developments worldwide: Canada, Slovenia, Linux Foundation
In many different formats and under many different names, digital health pass systems to prove a person’s COVID-19 status are…
FTC to publish compliance report on biometric privacy settlement with Paravision
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has said it will publish a report on Paravision’s compliance with the conditions of its…
Immunity passports face familiar digital identity challenges on interoperability, privacy
With immunity passports and applications already rolling out in some countries, crucial discussions are being held across organizations, supply chains…
Certification and audit framework for face biometrics in aviation pitched by World Economic Forum
The World Economic Forum has launched a toolkit and certification framework that it says has been shown in testing to…
Biometrics-backed digital ID in the spotlight as new laws and systems weighed around the world
The top news stories of the week on Biometric Update focus primarily on digital ID. Those stories cover government programs…
Biometric payment, access and ID cards launching around the world
Biometric cards for payments, access control and digital identity in several regional markets featured prominently among the top news stories…
