China creates privacy codes with biometric data protections, but is it just for show?
China’s first civil code — ever — is scheduled to go live January 1. It will pay particular attention to…
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Bipartisan push for a national patient digital ID soldiers on
A U.S. Representative is trying again to break a circular illogic that prevents federal money from funding a national patient…
5 reasons why biometric face scanning in schools should be banned — researchers
Research from the University of Michigan unequivocally finds that biometric facial recognition in classrooms should be banned. A study conducted…
Syntiant announces $35M funding for edge AI chips after shipping 1M units
Syntiant Corp., the maker of small, energy efficient voice and sensor chips, has completed a $35 million C series investment…
McAfee points to a potentially scary problem with facial biometrics used in airports
The head of McAfee’s advanced threat research group says his team has used biometric facial recognition software and common human…
Broad biometric protections in Senate bill with slim prospects
With notable exceptions, legislation proposed by U.S. Senators Bernie Sanders and Jeff Merkley would make it all but impossible for…
Serb biometric surveillance raising alarms; Chinese systems play into regional insecurities
A small online publisher in far southern Europe reports that individual privacy rights are being ignored in Serbia as advanced…
Law, HR experts say government needs to lead on health identity
In a discussion last week about the practicalities of immunity certificates and health identity systems and digital health credentials in…
Facial biometrics could help stop or convict some serial killers: researchers
In a development as grim as any aspect of biometrics, researchers believe they have found a way to potentially link…
Researchers say they can thwart biometric face scrapers. Some ideas are better than others
Subtle and decidedly less subtle methods are being developed to protect people from being recognized in uploaded photos by biometric…
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