Meta sued over alleged facial recognition training for smart glasses
Meta Platforms is facing a proposed nationwide class action lawsuit accusing the company of using photographs from Facebook and Instagram…
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Challenge to facial recognition at protests to be examined by Supreme Court of India
India’s Supreme Court will hear a challenge to the deployment of facial recognition technology (FRT) and other biometric surveillance tech…
Scottish Biometrics Commissioner plans 8 reports, reviews by autumn 2027
Scottish Biometrics Commissioner Dr. Brian Plastow and his team will release a report on the outcomes and achievements of the…
NZ Policing Bill raises MPs alarm over expanded biometric powers
New Zealand’s Policing Amendment Bill takes in expanded biometric collection. The country’s justice select committee has recommended the bill be…
US, CARICOM establish regional biometric data-sharing partnership
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Caribbean Community’s (CARICOM) regional security agency, Implementation Agency for Crime and Security…
The rise of emotion as a trust signal
Digital identity systems increasingly rely on contextual signals beyond passwords and biometrics. Device reputation, behavioral analytics and transaction history already…
New York Knicks owner sued following biometric data breach
The facial recognition-powered network of surveillance cameras that blankets Madison Square Garden has suffered a massive breach that includes biometric…
Europe seeks feedback on plan for sharing biometric data with non-EU law enforcement
The European Commission has requested public feedback on its plans for a reciprocal biometric data-sharing framework for police with non-EU…
Yoti presses universities for evidence, weighs legal action over age assurance paper
Yoti has escalated its dispute with academics from Georgia Tech and UC Irvine, sending a second letter pressing the universities…
AVPA warns that Spanish regulator’s biometrics decision could tank EU Wallet scheme
The Age Verification Providers Association (AVPA) has issued a statement regarding a decision by the Spanish Data Protection Authority, the…
