A new way to thwart facial recognition targets surveillance camera sensors
As facial recognition surveillance spreads, researchers and privacy-minded individuals have been trying to come up with ways to thwart the…
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Vietnam consults ahead of biometric database law implementation
Government authorities in Vietnam have been sharing views with concerned parties on how to ensure the effective coming into force…
Nigeria, Togo to require biometric digital ID for loan programs
West African nations Nigeria and Togo want to use their biometric digital ID systems for managing government loan schemes. In…
Taking shots at the AI Act from the biometric sidelines
A problem with trying to create a legislative super-regime like the EU’s AI Act is that every aspect of the…
Ireland shows how police can ignore biometric privacy concerns and promises
Those who see face surveillance by law enforcement as a danger to civil rights keep hoping that their warnings will…
Ontario privacy commissioner addresses police facial recognition mugshot programs
A release from Ontario’s Information and Privacy Commissioner (IPC) says it has published new guidelines for the lawful use of…
EU reaches deal on technical details of AI Act, biometric surveillance criticism remains
The European Union Artificial Intelligence Act entered its final stages last Friday as EU countries agreed on its technical details….
India setting up its own version of US terrorist biometrics database
The National Investigation Agency of India (NIA) is compiling the biometric data of terrorists and their associates into a comprehensive…
India’s most controversial temple secured by facial recognition
On Wednesday, city authorities in Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh officially inaugurated the Hindu temple of Ram, built on the ruins of…
Biometrics to be collected from 1M poor Indians for Dharavi slum redevelopment scheme
Poor Indians living in the Dharavi slum in Mumbai for the past 24 years will next month be biometrically registered…
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