Regulators confirm Facebook has deleted European facial recognition data
The Irish data protection commissioner along with a German data protection regulator have confirmed that Facebook has deleted all European…
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Irish Department of Social Protection, 3M, tackle fraud with facial recognition
The Irish Department of Social Protection has initiated a contract with 3M Ireland to deploy facial recognition technology into department…
UK Border Agency changes requirements for biometric residence permits
Applicants outside the European Economic Area or Switzerland granted permission to stay in the UK for more than 6 months…
European Commission takes Belgium to court of biometric passports
More than three years after the deadline was set for issuing biometric passports with fingerprints, Belgium still fails to comply…
Facebook to remove biometric facial recognition for European users
The Irish privacy regulator said late last week that Facebook had agreed to remove biometric facial recognition data collected from…
European visa applicants from UAE subject to biometric scans
As part of the Visa Information System that was introduced by the European Commission, all diplomatic missions from Schengen zone…
DNA being used to track timber trafficking
DNA testing is now being used to track timber trafficking. Applied forestry genetic firm Double Helix Tracking Technologies provides a…
Voice Recognition Company Nuance Opens Shop in Dublin
Nuance Communications, the company behind the voice capability technology in more than 6 billion mobile devices, is creating 40 new…
