Kuwait allays human rights fears linked to compulsory biometric fingerprinting
Kuwaiti authorities have assured that an ongoing exercise to capture the fingerprint biometrics of nationals and expatriates in the country…
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Trust, privacy, human rights fundamental for DPI
Advocacy on the importance of digital trust, data privacy and human rights considerations in the design and development of digital…
Human rights groups want tighter US export controls for facial recognition
Human rights organizations are expressing support for the U.S. government’s plans to introduce new export controls on facial recognition systems…
Ugandan human rights lawyer’s arrest exposes use of national ID for surveillance
A Ugandan human rights lawyer’s recent arrest highlights the country’s surveillance and government control via the use of the national…
Privacy International warns that biometrics at sports stadiums infringe on human rights
The use of facial recognition at sports stadiums and arenas represents a threat to people’s rights to privacy and to…
Kenya’s digital ID ecosystem must respect fundamental human rights: policy advisory
The Kenya office of global rights advocacy organization, Amnesty International, has issued an advisory policy paper outlining what the country…
UN’s counter-terrorist travel biometrics poses human rights risk: Special Rapporteur
The United Nations’ travel surveillance system, which collects biometric data to track down terrorists, should be paused and “urgently reviewed,”…
Study argues biometrics can undermine human rights in digital border governance
A recent study conducted in a collaboration between the University of Essex and the Office of the United Nations High…
Biometric data collection avoided in Ukraine aid delivery over human rights concerns
From Ukraine to the Indian states of Manipur and Mizoram, the collection of biometric data for those seeking asylum raises…
Human rights organizations say EU’s biometric border controls negatively impact migrants
The continuous and expansive use of digital technologies such as biometrics in the implementation of digital border control policies known…
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