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Civil society warns Europe’s digital borders making life harder for migrants
Poor planning, technical issues and concerns over human rights and data protection are plaguing the rollout of the UK’s upcoming…
ICE, CBP sued for details on migrant data sharing agreements
Digital rights advocacy group Access Now is suing the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and Immigration and Customs Enforcement…
Tunisia biometric ID card and passport law approved by parliament
After years of delay and criticism from civil society over lacking data protection, the Tunisian parliament voted in favor of…
Access Now argues humanitarian biometrics need more transparency, rules
An investigation of the relationship between humanitarian organizations and the private sector by Access Now makes a case that even…
Tunisia’s biometric ID project back on the table but advocates want data protection guarantees
After failed attempts in 2015 and 2020, the Tunisian government has resumed the idea of introducing biometrics-based identification documents such…
Advocates say people think of biometric identification all wrong
A digital rights organization says the popular view of biometric identification and surveillance is backward and the result is the…
Rights group urges more transparency from biometric surveillance vendors in LatAm
Digital rights group Access Now urged biometric surveillance companies operating in Latin America for more transparency after presenting a new…
Harvard introduces new resources and tools for digital identity
Harvard University has introduced a new set of research and tools aimed at exploring digital identity under a program titled…
Uganda court accepts brief from rights groups on digital ID case
Uganda’s High Court at Kampala ruled that it will accept an ‘Amicus Curiae’ brief from three human rights organizations, Access…
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