Europol operated ‘shadow’ IT systems without data safeguards: Report
Europol has operated secret data analysis platforms containing large amounts of personal information, such as identity documents, without the security…
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Sri Lanka defines trust boundaries ahead of digital ID rollout
Sri Lanka’s Unique Digital ID (SL-UDI) project is placing trust architecture at the center of its rollout, with officials emphasizing…
Japan introduces new rules on biometric data in APPI amendment bill
Amendments are coming to Japan’s Act on the Protection of Personal Information (APPI). The country’s cabinet has approved a bill…
BIPA damage limitation applies retroactively to pending class actions: court
Illinois’ infamous biometric data privacy law has lost some of its sting. A ruling from the U.S. Court of Appeals…
AI company’s breached biometrics, ID document images make deepfake fraud easier
Mercor, an AI company valued at $10 billion, has been the victim of a major data breach which appears to…
US, EU move toward landmark biometric data sharing deal
The U.S. and European Union are in formal talks over a biometric data-sharing arrangement that could give the Department of…
NIST updates biometric data exchange format standard
NIST has released an updated standard format for the exchange of machine-readable biometric data by law enforcement, border control and…
New York senate advances facial recognition study bill
The Facial Recognition Technology Study Act (S3699) passed the New York State Senate and now moves to the Assembly for…
Spain’s AEPD fines Yoti $1.1M for biometric data handling violations
Yoti has been fined 950,000 euros (roughly US$1.1 million) by Spanish data protection regulator AEPD for the handling of biometrics…
GenKey takes over biometric passport, national ID card production in Comoros
East African archipelago nation Comoros has selected GenKey to produce its biometric passports and national ID cards. GenKey replaces Semlex,…
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