Spanish airport operator Aena fined $11M over biometric boarding program
Spain’s data watchdog has ordered airport management firm Aena to suspend its biometric-based passenger boarding system and pay a 10…
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Clearview takes fresh legal hits over Canada class action, UK fine
Few biometrics companies have taken a bigger regulatory and legal beating than Clearview AI. It has already been a rough…
DSP challenges Irish data regulator’s fine, says processing face biometrics is legal
It’s knuckles up for Ireland’s Department of Social Protection (DSP), which is challenging a ruling by the Data Protection Commission…
UK regulator fines 23andMe over massive genetic data breach
The U.K. Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has fined U.S.-based 23andMe £2.31 million for serious security failures that resulted in a…
Irish govt fined €550k over biometric data compliance, ordered to address deficiencies
Ireland’s Data Protection Commission (DPC) has concluded a long-running investigation into the Department of Social Protection (DSP) and found the…
Italian regulator holds out hopes to collect fine from Clearview AI
Italy data protection regulator, the Garante, has not given up on collecting the millions of euros in fines it imposed…
World caps landmark year as it aims to define ‘human’ in the context of AI
Proof of Personhood (PoP) is a concept that’s set to enter the mainstream in 2025. Several firms, including Civic, Humanity…
World does not comply with GDPR, says German regulator
The iris biometrics and digital identity project World has been chastised again, this time by German regulators, who have dealt…
Belgian watchdog ruling on consent sets employee biometrics use against GDPR
A Belgian company has been fined 45,000 euros (US$48,185) for using a fingerprint-based employee time tracking system with the country’s…
Worldcoin pivots away from Europe amid tangle of GDPR problems
One thing about the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR): it is designed to protect citizens’ sensitive personal data. This…
