CBP does not have data to assess racial bias in Biometric Exit facial recognition
U.S. Customs and Border Protection does not gather data on race and ethnicity, and therefore is not able to assess…
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UK Home Office rumored to push AWS as host of combined biometrics database
The UK Home Office is considering bids from several companies for its combined database of biometrics from police and immigration…
Proposed California Anti-Eavesdropping bill to limit smart speaker data storage and annotation
Legislation under consideration in California would require companies to obtain written consent before storing or sharing data collected by smart…
Facial biometric security systems deployed to Brazil stadiums hosting Copa America soccer games
All six stadiums hosting matches in the upcoming Copa America soccer tournament in Brazil will be equipped with biometric facial…
New biometric visa application system blocks foreign temporary workers from Canada
Temporary work visas have been denied to 11 Mexicans seeking work at fisheries in Eastern Canada after biometric tests showed…
EKG biometrics from B-Secur to be featured in 2020 car models
B-Secur CEO Alan Foreman is meeting with four major U.S. auto manufacturers to pitch the inclusion of the company’s EKG…
Federal agencies move to explore AI ethics and technical standards
The U.S. Department of Defense recently held a public comment meeting at Stanford University to discuss artificial intelligence ethics, VentureBeat…
China considering new law to protect biometrics and other personal data
Legislators in China are drafting a new data privacy law to protect personal information, and biometric data in particular, The…
Trial of rapid DNA biometrics to investigate false family claims by migrants at U.S.-Mexico border
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) will conduct DNA tests in cases where border guards suspect people crossing the U.S.-Mexico…
Mobile payments with biometric authentication now available for UK government services
The UK government has announced the approval of Apple Pay and Google Pay to authenticate mobile payments for four government…
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