Academic researchers pitch benefits of community-created digital IDs
Three academics from Portugal think they have found a way to create interoperable, national digital ID systems that do not…
Articles By Jim Nash
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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…
New Google photo software designed to see more skin tones
Less than a year after Alphabet said it was working on a better way to accurately photograph dark skin, it…
Meta has lots of voice assistant ideas but zip for biometric privacy
Can Meta Platforms get involved in speech recognition ethically — that is, while protecting the privacy of its subscribers? When…
Biometric data privacy defendants and plaintiffs hunt new legal tools to defang each other
At times it looks like it will be many more years before lawyers know how to use or respond to…
Downwind of IRS decision to back off biometric authentication: More change
An event as significant as the U.S. Internal Revenue Service distancing itself from biometric identifier vendor ID.me was bound to…
Ford’s biometric sentry for people, critters inside and outside car is awarded patent
Biometrics could be deepening the affection some people (surely, mostly men) feel for their vehicles. Ford Global Technologies, in Dearborn,…
Wanting more security against Russian interference, Czechia moots biometric ID requirement
In anticipation of Russia’s military invasion of the Ukraine, a requirement has been proposed that Russians traveling in or through…
The tide on face biometric bans is turning … and keeps turning
Absent federal regulation or industry action to protect individuals’ privacy, California is moving to harden the battle lines over facial…
Broad and deepening comfort with biometrics among U.S. consumers — survey
The convenience of biometric identification systems appears to be outweighing security concerns, at least when using multi-factor authentication, according to…
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