PNG electoral commission says no funds disbursed yet for biometric voting system
There is a plan by the Papua New Guinea (PNG) government to introduce a biometric fingerprinting and voter verification system…
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Whatever happened to privacy?
By Professor Fraser Sampson, former UK Biometrics & Surveillance Camera Commissioner When you walk down a street, what level of privacy…
Senators press Meta on facial recognition plans for smart glasses
Three U.S. Democratic senators are demanding answers from Meta over reports that the company plans to add facial recognition to…
Latvia faces digital ID disruption as 400,000 cards risk losing e-signature validity
If nothing is done, almost 400,000 national ID cards in Latvia may not be valid for digital signature transactions by…
Sweden’s BankID breached by hacker group as gov’t prepares e-ID launch
Hackers have claimed they’re behind a breach linked to Sweden’s digital identity system, leaking code and credentials that could reveal…
NSW officially launches digital birth certificate program for people aged 16-21
New South Wales is the first Australian state to offer a digital birth certificate for people between the ages of…
Lodestar launches biometric 9mm handgun into skeptical market
Chattanooga, Tennessee-based Lodestar Technology has rolled out a new biometric-enabled 9mm handgun, the LNK9. The question hanging over the launch…
ICE surveillance app comes under scrutiny in Oregon court fight
A federal court case in Oregon has put a new light on how Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers used…
CFIT lays foundations for trusted business digital identity across the UK economy
Companies in the UK could be getting on board a digital ID system as the Centre for Finance, Innovation and…
Amazon ordered to share ‘limited source code’ in biometric data privacy dispute
Amazon’s legal representation in a lawsuit filed under Illinois’ Biometric Information Privacy Act has taken the awkward position that its…
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