EU countries have right to record biometrics on ID cards, says top court adviser
The European Union’s top court is soon set to decide on whether including fingerprint data on identity cards is against…
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Driver monitoring tech, synthetic data deployed to prevent road accidents
Artificial intelligence (AI) and biometrics are not just a hot trend in the automotive industry. The technologies are also becoming…
Property-access fight in NYC draws a biometric privacy lawsuit
A proposed class action has been filed against Madison Square Garden Entertainment alleging the company is violating New York City’s…
Airport face biometrics expansion in US, India accelerating
The U.S. Transportation Security Administration plans to expand facial recognition for passenger processing to 430 airports around the country within…
Nigeria issues 5M more digital IDs in six months, plans special cards for the elderly
Nigeria’s National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has revealed that it enrolled 5,935,362 people for the National Identification Number (NIN) from…
Do-over for damages in $228M biometric data privacy suit, maybe not for the law itself
BNSF Railway will get a chance to alter the $228 million awarded in a judgement of class action damages granted…
Anti-porn age verification for minors in UK and US attracts data protection criticism
The UK’s Online Safety Bill, is now set to force all platforms hosting pornographic material operating in the UK to…
Pakistan ID agency head resigns, citing ‘polarized political environment’
The chairman of Pakistan’s digital ID agency NADRA, Tariq Malik, has resigned from his position in the wake of a…
Next announces new fingerprint sensor contract, partnership, volume order increase
A large fingerprint biometrics supply contract for Next Biometrics has grown into a five-year commercial agreement with an Indian OEM…
Balkans see rise in cyberattacks as more systems use biometrics and digital ID: Report
The Balkans is experiencing a surge in cyberattacks against public and private organizations just as the region is embracing biometrics…
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