San Francisco passes ban on police and city use of public facial biometrics
San Francisco’s Board of Supervisors approved a ban on public biometric facial recognition use by police and other city departments…
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Northrop Grumman shareholders demand rights report over DHS biometric database contract
A group of shareholders are planning to challenge Northrop Grumman leadership over the human rights implications of its lucrative new…
Trial of rapid DNA biometrics to investigate false family claims by migrants at U.S.-Mexico border
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) will conduct DNA tests in cases where border guards suspect people crossing the U.S.-Mexico…
Biometrics added to Washington data breach law as New Hampshire considers limiting use
Washington legislators have passed a law to extend the state’s data breach notification law to several new types of information,…
5G is much more than a cellular service
This is a guest post by Martin Zizi, founder and CEO of Aerendir Mobile. In March, the world’s first 5G-powered…
Proposed Washington State facial recognition and data privacy law stalls in House
A proposed data privacy bill supported by Microsoft has Washington State’s failed to reach a vote in the lower house…
Regula updates its Document Reader SDK for mobile platforms
Regula has released an updated version of its Document Reader SDK for mobile iOS and Android platforms. According to the…
Serbia and Uruguay deploy Chinese biometric and surveillance technology amid growing controversy
Chinese surveillance and facial biometric technology continue to be implemented in other countries even as evidence emerges that they are…
History of digital identification in the developing world
The idea of providing identification to support economic and social development evolved out of sustainable development communities, and has early…
Bill introduced in U.S. Congress to regulate machine learning algorithms
U.S. congressional democrats have introduced a bill in both houses to force large companies to audit machine learning algorithms, such…
