Sri Lanka to roll out e-NIC project by next month
The Department of Registration of Persons is awaiting a shipment of 300,000 additional polycarbonate cards from Thales to implement the…
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Opinion: Vendors must disclose responsible uses of biometric data
How should biometric vendors treat the biometric data they collect? John E. Bredehoft looks at the organizations that control and…
8 in 10 Brits support biometrics, personal data collection for national security
The majority of UK adults – 79 percent – support national security agencies collecting and processing personal data to investigate…
Mexico gets new biometric national identity document
Mexico’s federal government has gotten the political green light to create a new biometric national identity document – although it…
Italian regulator holds out hopes to collect fine from Clearview AI
Italy data protection regulator, the Garante, has not given up on collecting the millions of euros in fines it imposed…
Unexplained USCIS requests suggest DHS using AI to flag visa applicants
In an unexpected and deeply concerning move, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has begun issuing Requests for Evidence…
Kuwait plans biometrics and DNA checks to revoke or confirm citizenship
Kuwait’s government will use DNA analysis and biometrics to inform decisions about granting, confirming or revoking citizenship. A regulatory framework…
New Zealand to receive biometrics code by mid-2025
New Zealand’s biometrics code will finally be completed by mid-2025, while the implementation is slated to start after an official…
Indian high court rules that biometric verification failure cannot deny legal rights
In India one of its high courts has ruled that biometric verification failure cannot be a reason to deny a…
Sensitive data protections expand under sweeping new DOJ rules
In a bold step squarely intended to defend U.S. national security interests, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) will implement…
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