Regulators hound Worldcoin digital ID project as it expands in Latin America
Worldcoin continues to take its iris biometrics and digital identity scheme into new territories – and, like clockwork, trigger alarms…
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China’s biometric data protection push prompts hospitality industry changes
China’s hotel industry is backing off from facial recognition “overuse” as the country’s authorities put more emphasis on protecting biometric…
Privacy assurance before biometrics capture: Worldcoin tries a new approach in Malaysia
Executives with Worldcoin and its parent organization recently met with Malaysian government officials, including Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, in an…
EU rights groups demand revision to data transfer deal with Israel
More than ten human rights groups have signed a letter protesting the European Union’s decision to continue personal data transfers…
As national U.S. data privacy law becomes more likely, critics emerge to point out flaws
The push for comprehensive privacy legislation in the U.S. is gaining momentum, as the proposed American Privacy Rights Act 2024…
Worldcoin reaches 10 million users, could face $1m fine in Argentina
It is the best of times and the worst of times for Worldcoin. The iris biometrics, digital ID and cryptocurrency…
BIPA one step closer to seeing its first major change since 2008 inception
On Thursday, a bipartisan majority in the Illinois Senate approved the first major change to Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act…
New Zealand welcomes input on draft biometrics code
The Office of the Privacy Commissioner of New Zealand is seeking public feedback on draft rules for the use of…
Is digital privacy about to become a basic right in the United States?
Federal lawmakers in the U.S. have proposed bipartisan legislation that, for the first time, “sets clear, national data privacy rights…
BIPA filings in federal court down
The volume of lawsuits alleging biometric data privacy violations under Illinois law in federal court have declined, with the first…
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