Queensland to upload driver’s licence images to Australia’s national biometrics database
Australia’s database of facial biometrics from driver’s licenses will soon add images from Queensland, the Department of Home Affairs told…
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CRS asks, who is ‘watching the watchers’ in analysis of proposed privacy protection bills
In recent months, members of Congress have introduced four consumer privacy bills and circulated discussion drafts of two additional proposals,…
Legal experts warn of uncertainty and inconsistency in biometric and health-tracking technology rules
Biometric technologies are being rolled out to support health risk evaluations from a distance as people return to work, but…
Apple hit with second biometric data privacy suit as BIPA settlements reached and debated
The pre-installed Photos app provided on Apple devices includes a facial recognition feature which collects and processes biometric data without…
U.S. senators, states want to know about edtech biometrics use
In just weeks, edtech has gone from being a university recruitment perk in the minds of parents and their high…
Private and Illinois entities blocked from Clearview AI facial biometrics, app details explained
All accounts for controversial biometric identification company Clearview AI’s facial recognition service held by private companies and individuals not associated…
A new OnePlus 7 biometric exploit to worry about
The fingerprint biometric component on Android OnePlus 7s is presenting another security headache for the phones’ makers. An article from…
Biometric privacy claims ruled sufficient for federal court standing in BIPA vending machine suit
A Federal Appeals Court has ruled that an invasion of privacy rights under Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) is…
No revolution for biometric face-scanning regulations in China
An analysis of China’s regulatory posture finds “tentative progress” has been made in protecting some biometric data captured by government…
Biometric time and attendance systems restricted by European data protection rules, Dutch authority issues fine
Biometric time and attendance tracking of employees through a fingerprint-based system has been ruled illegal in Germany unless exceptional circumstances…
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