Trump admin expands biometric and biographic data collection in immigration crackdown
The Trump administration’s latest immigration agenda is taking shape around an aggressive expansion of biometric and biographic data collection, signaling…
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New biometrics guidelines from Canada’s OPC cover public, private sectors
The Privacy Commissioner of Canada has issued new guidance on protecting privacy in biometric initiatives, for both public and private…
New Zealand rolls out biometric privacy code
New Zealand has officially adopted new privacy rules for businesses and organizations that handle biometric data. The Biometric Processing Privacy…
China warns against submitting biometric data in return for crypto, hinting at World
Chinese authorities are warning about the dangers of sharing biometric information, such as iris data, with foreign companies in exchange…
Disrupt human trafficking with border biometrics and digital IDs says Tony Blair Institute
Human trafficking has become a business fueled by technology such as encrypted apps, online payment platforms and dark web deals….
Belize, US biometric data-sharing agreement called ‘digital colonialism’
The biometric data-sharing agreement signed between the governments of Belize and the U.S. has drawn a fierce response as critics…
Suprema face biometric access control devices get early EU certification
Biometric access control devices from Suprema are now certified to the European Union’s CE Radio Equipment Directive (RED), the first…
No end in sight for Clearview’s US biometric data privacy lawsuits
Roughly half of the United States want to put the breaks on a settlement agreed to and approved in a…
Alexa, sue Amazon: tech giant faces class action over voice recordings
Users of Amazon’s Alexa are clear to pursue a class action over allegedly illegal recordings of private conversations. In Seattle,…
World pauses German operations for Orb update amid regulatory faceoff
World is facing a potential cease-and-desist order in the Philippines, and has put its iris scanning stations on hold in…
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