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Datasets driving facial recognition development fueled by data privacy violations

The shift from manual feature engineering to neural networks that supercharged facial recognition also created a market for face data…

 

UK biometric ethics group to consider implications of gait and voice recognition

Gait and voice biometrics are becoming more interesting to government and law enforcement agencies, prompting a need for ethical guidance,…

 

Mexican lawmakers grant Interior Ministry control over biometric data, spark controversy

The Chamber of Deputies approved the General Law for the Operation of Civil Registries, granting the Ministry of the Interior…

 

Military monitoring system nets $1.5M in DND funding for Alberta team

The call of duty may soon be safer, or at least more closely monitored, thanks to a proposed development from…

 

Russia investigates claims of biometric data leak

The Russian Ministry of Digital Transformation and the Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation (FSB) are investigating claims of…

 

New Zealand updates biometric checks to fight visa fraud

New Zealand’s immigration department is changing the way it conducts biometric checks to crack down on fraudulent applications, according to…

 

Public schools in Denver, Colorado, hit with breach; fingerprint scans grabbed

Employees’ fingerprint biometrics were stolen from the systems of Denver Public Schools. The theft occurred between December 13, 2022, and…

 

Pakistan in midst of digital census, ‘unprecedented’ change in data policies

Officials with Pakistan’s National Database and Registration Authority are boasting of a new service intended to put people in charge…

 

Analyzing the impact of the BIPA claim accrual decision

By David J. Oberly, Biometric Privacy & Data Privacy Attorney On February 17, 2023, the Illinois Supreme Court definitively resolved…

 

Dojah, Nethone earn ISO certifications to demonstrate data security

Dojah and Nethone, two fraud prevention and KYC providers that handle biometrics, have announced that they have recently earned ISO…

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