Informed consent key to compliant retail facial recognition deployments
While it becomes increasingly popular for retailers to implement facial recognition technology for anti-theft purposes, one case in Spain has…
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India’s centralized biometrics systems allegedly increase exclusion they are intended to solve
The use of biometrics for an Indian government healthcare initiative has drawn intensive criticism from a researcher, who claims it…
eu-LISA industry roundtable to explore AI and biometric database interoperability
EU operational technology management agency eu-LISA is to host an industry roundtable in November focusing on ‘Artificial Intelligence in Large-scale…
Biometric data privacy law liability limited for tech providers, pre-empted by union agreements
The frequency of class actions alleging biometric data privacy violations and scope of liability exposure have increased since the landmark…
In-car biometrics to detect drunk-driving could add to data build up
Advances in car-related technologies including biometric drink-driving detection and libraries of ‘AI models’ to select the best fit for camera-based…
Nigeria privacy concerns mount over digital ID-SIM link as deadline approaches
Concerns over privacy and the handling of personal data is putting off Nigerians from registering in the biometric ID system…
Canadian regulator finds biometric data privacy compliance gaps in Telus’ health app
Provincial government officials in Alberta, Canada say they have found significant privacy compliance gaps, some involving face biometrics – in…
Update of last year’s COPPA overhaul would include biometrics restrictions
An update to the U.S.’ well-known children’s online data privacy law has been reintroduced in the House of Representatives. It…
Amazon sees profit in your palmprint. Opponents see harmful surveillance capitalism
Days after privacy advocates asked the U.S. Federal Trade Commission to ban surveillance capitalism, particularly as practiced by Amazon, comes…
Israel could capture biometrics of all non-citizens entering the country
Governments around the world continue to draft and approve legislation to collect biometric data from arrivals into their countries and…
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