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Articles By Joel R. McConvey

Joel McConvey is a creative content producer and digital specialist who helps people and organizations tell their story across platforms, and meet the challenges of a digital culture that changes quickly and often. Reach him on Twitter @jrmcconvey.

 

​​Standards, transparency and inclusivity key drivers of digital ID interoperability

At Identity Week 2024, an emergent theme is working together – specifically, digital identity schemes working together. On day one…

 

Data boom in automotive industry elicits lawsuits, prototypes, grousing

Illinois’ Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) strikes again, with a newly proposed class action lawsuit alleging that fleet management software…

 

Texas age verification law mostly unconstitutional: US district court judge

In court battles over age assurance, victory can be a matter of perspective. A Texas judge has ruled that the…

 

Idemia contract for SA’s biometric driver’s licenses prompts request for investigation

Idemia is facing further scrutiny in South Africa. A new request from transport minister Barbara Creecy asks the country’s auditor-general…

 

Facial recognition back in crime-fighting toolkit for Colorado police

Facial recognition technology is coming back to the Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office (ACSO), this time under a new state law…

 

Wicket signs multi-year deal to provide biometrics at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta

Mercedes-Benz Stadium, home to the NFL’s Atlanta Falcons and the Atlanta United football club, is the latest major sports venue…

 

Age estimation gets OK from Spanish regulator as part of ‘cumulative’ approach

How to use “probabalistic or estimative methods” such as age estimation for personal data processing while complying with the GDPR?…

 

Steak ‘n Shake face pay kiosks from PopID draw BIPA class action

Illinois’ Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) has another notch in its litigation belt, this time in the form of a…

 

Yoti hopes forthcoming DISD bill retains DVS, tightens rules for digital ID providers

UK digital identity verification firm Yoti has posted suggestions for the Digital Information and Smart Data Bill (DISD) and for…

 

AI potential outweighs deepfake risks only with effective governance: UN

September 15 marks the United Nations’ International Day of Democracy, and this year Secretary-General António Guterres annual message focuses on…

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