Who’s watching the US DOJ’s use of facial recognition? Hint, the ACLU plays a part
Law enforcement agencies in several U.S. jurisdictions have engaged with the ACLU to formulate their policies for facial recognition use….
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Public face biometrics increase in Brazil, scrutinized for biases, rights impact
Face biometrics deployments in Brazil have been multiplying over the last two years and are proving increasingly controversial for their…
City in India requires smartwatches for surveillance on sewer workers
It is a good example of what many people globally fear about biometric surveillance. A city in India requires those…
Groups say Greece migrant biometric data collection will violate human rights
Human Rights Watch (HRW) and Homo Digitalis say a planned police program in Greece to obtain the facial and fingerprint…
U.S. watchdog wants law enforcement to follow basic biometrics rules to build trust
A U.S. government watchdog agency is pushing three policies, none of which should be a surprise, to increase trust in…
A tri-polar privacy world: China, EU, US conflict on rights regimes
There’s an old African saying: When two elephants fight, it is the grass that suffers. And when elephants make love,…
Police facial recognition use in Belarus, Greece, Myanmar raises rights, data privacy concerns
Facial recognition software developed by Belarusian software design company LLC Synesis and implemented by the Belarusian Ministry of Internal Affairs,…
EU agency pushing for research into how AI will affect fundamental human rights
In a world awash in new authoritarian sentiment, it is notable that the European Union has published a lengthy report…
Biometrics in counter-terrorism report raises human rights, ethical issues
A new report on extreme surveillance and biometric data collection in the process of countering terrorism, and how human rights…
UK biometrics watchdog raises surveillance risks; Yoti outlines alternative immunity passport
A pair of UK authorities have staked out positions on the increasing use of biometrics, with one making recommendations for…
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