US ‘signs deal to receive UK police biometrics,’ pressures EU countries to follow suit
The UK government has agreed to share records from its police biometrics database with U.S. border guards as part of…
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Researcher cautions African govts against biometric surveillance without proper legislation
African governments must press on with efforts to put in place robust data protection regulations if they continue to deploy…
UK data regulator ICO sets out plan to be recognized and used by public and business
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), the UK’s data regulator, has launched a plan to become better known and better used…
Trust Stamp gets US patent notice of allowance for biometric tokenization
Trust Stamp has received a notice of allowance for a U.S. patent on technology for improving the privacy protection of…
Greek regulator fines Clearview €20M and orders biometric data deleted
Clearview AI has been fined €20 million ($20.1 million) by a second data regulator in Europe for violating several articles…
FTC fires a shot across the bow of anyone wanting to sell personal reproductive data
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission says it will go after any business that illegally monitor or handle information related to…
Parties seek clarity in biometric data privacy lawsuits’ scope
A series of court cases over alleged violations of biometric data privacy are gradually increasing clarity on the scope of…
Wales issues new guidance on biometrics in schools, clarity welcomed
The Welsh government has released new, clear guidance on how schools should prepare for implementing any technology that would handle…
Match.com wants FTC court proceedings over users’ biometric data privacy kept quiet
Online dating company Match Group wants the court proceedings in an investigation being carried out by the U.S. Federal Trade…
Russian pols OK bill to make banks share client biometrics with government
A bill that requires banks to share clients’ biometric data with the state has been adopted by lawmakers of Russia’s…
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