Fine words from AI vendors, but actions on ethics are scarce
Can altruism be profitable for the AI-industrial complex? Maybe, but the board meeting on that topic has been pushed to…
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Alan Turing Institute call for papers ahead of trustworthy digital identity conference
The Alan Turing Institute is running a virtual conference on trustworthy digital identity on 13 September 2021 and is calling for…
Omidyar, GBG back Women in Identity’s Code of Conduct research
Women in Identity, a group promoting diversity across the identity industry, has signed up big-name sponsors for its Code of…
Oxfam approves policy to use biometrics in humanitarian programs
Oxfam has introduced a new policy on using biometrics, based on seven principles, which both acknowledges the need to be…
UK Biometrics and Surveillance Camera Commissioner highlights best practice code certification
Fraser Sampson has taken the opportunity of the first edition of his newsletter as UK Biometrics and Surveillance Camera Commissioner…
Allegations in wrongful arrest suit involving face biometrics against Apple, contractor get worse
Apple is facing legal action over an alleged repeated pattern of carelessness and over-reliance on a face biometrics system, followed…
Biometrics Institute Congress
Biometrics Institute Congress Online October 6th, 13th, 20th and 26th 2021 The Biometrics Institute Congress is the industry gathering for…
5 commonsense steps for mayors wanting biometric surveillance
Trust being difficult to establish, the National League of Cities has published a report it hopes will show municipal leaders…
IDSA champions digital identity security with annual awareness day launch April 13
The Identity Defined Security Alliance (IDSA) says it will be holding a number of events on April 13 as part…
Digital ID programs are only as good as the planning that goes into them, say activists
Having bought into promises of a rapid economic rise with digital IDs, nations, particularly developing countries in the southern hemisphere,…
