Rights groups urge priority to human rights in AI Act implementation
A group of more than 20 civil rights organizations has signed a letter urging the European Commission to prioritize human…
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Facial recognition, digital ID firms land on DOD’s list of Chinese military companies
The U.S. Department of Defense always marks the start of a new year by updating its list of Chinese companies…
Federal joint agency report on law enforcement use of biometrics released
The rapid evolution and deployment of biometric technologies have profoundly reshaped law enforcement practices in the United States. While these…
Dahua distances itself from Xinjiang biometric surveillance by cancelling contracts
Biometric surveillance camera-maker Dahua has announced that it and its subsidiaries have cancelled contracts for five projects with local governments…
New York governor signs legislation addressing AI, consumer data protection
New York State has taken a significant step forward in ensuring that its use of AI is carried out responsibly….
Birth registration progresses globally but big gaps remain in Sub Saharan Africa: UNICEF
About 8 in 10 children globally below the age of five have had a birth registration around the world in…
New Zealand’s Foodstuff defends its use of facial recognition
Consumer and civil rights groups are questioning the results of a facial recognition trial conducted by New Zealand’s supermarket chain…
Iris biometric verification, palm prints tests and cheat sheets coming from NIST
The U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology has plans to expand its biometrics evaluations and reports into several areas…
GAO warns of privacy, transparency issues in commercial generative AI development
A new technology assessment report to US lawmakers on generative AI training, development, and deployment cautions that despite the efforts…
Facial age verification, age estimation coming of age across sectors
A recent webinar hosted as part of the European Association for Biometrics’ (EAB) Lunch Talk series gets opinions on the…
