Increased interoperability of EU biometric databases may be impacting human rights
A new report in the European Journal of Law and Technology highlights a series of human rights concerns about the EU’s…
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Ready for handling Metaverse biometric data?
If or when the internet transitions into the Metaverse — something Facebook is already working towards — the amount of…
The biometric law of the jungle: It’s always open season on data-gazelles for data-lions
Is there a difference between what Clearview AI has done by scraping social media photos to be used for commercial gain…
China court interpretation to limit use of facial recognition
The deployment of facial recognition in China looks set to change after the Supreme People’s Court issued a judicial ruling…
Jail for biometric data privacy violations in Baltimore? More class actions settled for millions
There is nothing to say that the United States has to have a coherent set of standards for the use…
Nigerian States begin biometric registration for voters, stalemate persists in Liberia
Nigeria’s Lagos and Osun States have begun biometric data collection within the framework of the Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) exercise…
Global biometric surveillance developments draw regional concerns
Biometric surveillance is facing resistance globally. It is doubtless less successful than opponents would like but the resistance cannot be…
UN finds storing biometric data on Mauritius ID cards violates privacy
The United Nations Human Rights Committee has found that the legislation which Mauritius passed in 2013 for its biometric smart…
Biometric privacy rules come to NYC
America’s latest biometric privacy law went into effect in New York City on July 9. While state laws have largely…
Wearable biometrics to power health studies and astronaut monitoring
Wearables for tracking health biometrics are being developed through new partnerships by B-Secur and BioIntellisense, while Biostrap’s technology is being…
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