The risk of centralized storage for biometric data
This is a guest post by Don Waugh, Co-CEO of Applied Recognition. In June 2015, the United States Office of…
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States considering biometrics capture laws may look to Illinois privacy laws
Recent class action lawsuits filed against Facebook and Shutterfly are the first to test the Illinois’ Biometric Information Privacy Act,…
Secret police bill passes in Canada
Last week, Canada’s anti-terror bill was passed by Parliament with bipartisan Conservative and Liberal support. Bill C-51 was originally introduced…
Republican politician calls for measure to study feasibility of biometrics in NM election polls
Senate Minority Whip William Payne (R-Albuquerque) put forward a new proposal last week that calls on New Mexico’s top elections…
Biometric exit system spawns U.S. immigration debate
Many Americans think the U.S. immigration system is urgently in need of reform. A Gallup poll conducted in January 2013…
U.S. should adopt biometrics IDs for Social Security
Comprehensive immigration reform in the United States might spur the implementation of nationwide biometric identification. BiometricUpdate.com reported last week that…
U.S. electoral system requires reform, biometric technology
It is an understatement to observe that the United States has an electoral system that is completely disorganized, and which…
