A US-EU data privacy order signed in Washington. It’s the EU’s turn now
Call it mending fences or acknowledging political reality, the United States last week budged on its desire for less-fettered access…
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US Defense Dept. awards ABIS contract to Athena Sciences
A software and services government contractor has won a U.S. defense contract to install and operate an automated biometrics ID…
Strong words from investment firms about using facial recognition ethically
Categorization AI algorithms should be “avoided at all costs” by companies, according to almost two dozen industry investment firms that…
US goes deeper with list of Chinese tech firms allegedly working on military products
Thirteen names have been added to the U.S. Defense Department’s list of companies that are considered to be fronts for…
EU, US central banks see national digital currencies only if privacy balanced by security
The digital identity and privacy communities got some confirmation about the near future that they do not often get —…
California gives counties the option to issue digital birth, death, marriage certificates
Sutter County, California, is on its way to a having a second claim to fame. The rural county in the…
Can ‘human touch’ become part of the AI biometrics zeitgeist?
There is no avalanche of biometrics bills being passed around Washington, but there is a flurry of proposals from Capitol…
UK biometrics commissioner has some words of caution for the information commissioner
The United Kingdom’s biometric surveillance commissioner has posted a “But have you considered…?” memo to another regulator that wants to…
Uncle Sam wants you if you can contribute to biometrics for travel, shipping
As a venture capital firm partner once said, inspiration is essential for business success, but execution is essentialer (VC really…
People are getting an uneasy feeling about Amazon’s Astro
A wheeled, facial recognition-armed robot being sold as a security dog, a family member and a pet monitor is being…
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