IRS proposal could turn taxpayer facial verification into long-term fraud database
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is considering a proposal that would authorize ID.me to retain taxpayers’ biometric data for years,…
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Tech giants sued under BIPA over voiceprints used to train AI
Google is facing a new lawsuit under Illinois’ Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA), accusing the company of training voice AI…
Biometrics in warfare, surveillance raise new oversight challenges
A new Congressional Research Service (CRS) report warns that biometric technologies are moving from routine identity verification into more consequential…
New York senate advances facial recognition study bill
The Facial Recognition Technology Study Act (S3699) passed the New York State Senate and now moves to the Assembly for…
Amazon ordered to share ‘limited source code’ in biometric data privacy dispute
Amazon’s legal representation in a lawsuit filed under Illinois’ Biometric Information Privacy Act has taken the awkward position that its…
Safeguarding biometric data through anonymization
By Paul Hulford, CEO, Attain Insight Biometric identifiers are powerful because they are unique, persistent and resistant to manipulation. However,…
Lawmakers challenge ICE surveillance expansion as questions mount over DHS oversight
U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree last week introduced legislation aimed at curbing what she and civil liberties advocates describe as an…
Research says tattoo recognition critical in identifying decedents in South Africa
A study carried out by South African academics has underscored the fact that tattoos are an important biometric marker critical…
Lawsuit casts new light on ICE, CBP’s expanding biometric, visual surveillance dragnet
A sweeping 103-page federal lawsuit filed by the State of Illinois and the City of Chicago against the Trump administration…
China proposes new biometric data rules for app makers
China has proposed a new regulation mandating that apps store biometric data on devices instead of transmitting it through the…
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