US state law will still accept biometric age estimation to block children’s access online
Age estimation with biometrics remains a viable option for keeping children in the U.S. state of Utah from accessing online…
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Police face biometrics bill debated in US state; 3 years in the making
Proponents and opponents of police using facial recognition in the U.S. state of Massachusetts appear to have battled to a…
More details in US RFI for new criminal biometrics service
The U.S. government has updated its call for vendor input about a likely upgrade to biometric criminal-booking software. Officials say…
UK ICO has a primer for bosses new to biometrically surveilling staff
The UK’s information-rights commission has published new research that shows most residents don’t want to be monitored by employers. At…
Watchdog cries foul over Scotland Police biometrics-sharing pilot storing data in US
A Police Scotland biometric evidence-sharing pilot project has been accused of being not just needlessly risky but of being criminal…
UK’s Education Dept adding services to One Login. 1m Brits have accounts
The UK’s One Login single sign-in service has been plugged into 23 government services in the last year. That is…
New York State called out for fuzziness added to ID proofing regs
Remote online notarization is not the topic the biometric ID community would expect to generate much heat in 2023, but…
Don’t overlook US state law protecting collection of genetic data – legal insiders
A pair of news stories this month, one only tangentially related to personal privacy, again point out the stakes involved…
Digital IDs – so valuable, so hard to accomplish: global finance summit
Government finance officials from around the world met this summer and, prominent among the many messages to them was: It’s…
Oversight body lists risks for the US’ mired Login.gov project
The U.S. government’s Login.gov program continues to provide lessons to review for future public administration, public policy and digital identity…
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