Trump’s firing of FTC members puts US-EU data transfers at risks, legal experts say
U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to fire Democratic members of the Federal Trade Commission may jeopardize trans-Atlantic personal data transfers,…
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Missouri moves closer to a biometric privacy act
Three Missouri bills, House Bill 407, House Bill 500, and Senate Bill 554, have passed second readings as part of…
ID Secure strengthens mobile telecommunications security
The mobile telecommunications sector plays an indispensable role in national security, supporting private enterprises and government operations in transmitting sensitive…
DOD unexpectedly cancels controversial wearable biometric contract
The Defense Health Agency (DHA) has canceled its $96 million solicitation for wearable biometric devices, specifically ring trackers. The decision…
Scotland’s police needs strategy for biometric data: Biometrics Commissioner
The Scottish Biometrics Commissioner has urged police authorities in Scotland to speed up defining their strategy for biometric data and…
Internal feud rages over unvetted DOGE access to federal IT systems
Behind the scenes, tensions are rising between the White House and Intelligence Community (IC), Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA),…
World rebukes coverage of Brazil’s ban on offering crypto for biometrics
World has announced the creation of more than 23 million World IDs – an impressive feat, considering how it has…
Finland inches towards granting wider access to biometric data to police
The Finish government is looking to expand the use of biometric data collected for passports and ID cards, including facial…
Border projects see criticism on data sharing transparency
While governments and the travel industry continue to introduce new biometric technologies to border crossing, the lack of regulation and…
Québec Privacy Act sets ‘high legal threshold’ for biometric data collection
Québec could end up becoming the Illinois of Canada – at least in terms of how seriously it legislates data…
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