WEF pushes data intermediaries for privacy protection; pushing for details would be better
A new think piece promotes the idea of data intermediaries that would operate between individuals and any organization that covets…
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German court escalates ID card fingerprints requirement to European Court of Justice
A local court in Germany has referred a case involving legal action against the obligation to store fingerprint biometrics on…
Nigeria on pace for universal digital ID enrollment by 2026, female registrants 44 percent
The number of Nigerians who have enrolled their biometrics for the national identification number (NIN) has reached 75.36 million, as…
Meta has lots of voice assistant ideas but zip for biometric privacy
Can Meta Platforms get involved in speech recognition ethically — that is, while protecting the privacy of its subscribers? When…
Suprema attains data security, privacy certificates for access control platforms
South Korea-based Suprema has unveiled its newest security and safety certificates for its biometrics and other access control technologies, including compliance…
Biometric data privacy defendants and plaintiffs hunt new legal tools to defang each other
At times it looks like it will be many more years before lawyers know how to use or respond to…
Anonybit partners with Aware to preserve biometric template privacy
Decentralized solutions provider Anonybit has entered a new partnership with face biometrics developer Aware to build highly secure, and privacy-focused…
Tech5 identifies five key principles for training of biometrics systems
Tech5 has published a list of five key principles the company uses when training and deploying its biometrics system across…
Driving license biometrics could form pan European ‘perpetual police line-up’: Statewatch
Any holder of an EU driving license will have their details and biometric information and photograph added to a pan-EU…
IRS drops biometric authentication requirement, prepares for Login.Gov after filing date
A new non-biometric authentication option for taxpayers signing up for IRS online accounts is now operational, announces the agency, following…
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