French privacy watchdog includes digital ID, AI and minor protection in strategic plan
Digital identity, artificial intelligence, cybersecurity and protecting minors online will be the main areas of focus for the French privacy…
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Brazil bans TFH from offering compensation for biometric data
Brazil’s data watchdog has banned Tools of Humanity (TFH), the company behind digital identity project World, from offering cryptocurrency or…
Google can depose Texas in biometric data privacy lawsuit after partial appeals win
Google will be allowed to depose Texas as it defends itself in a lawsuit brought by the state, but not…
COPPA changes specify children’s biometrics and government IDs for protection
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Thursday issued notice that it finalized substantial changes to the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act…
TikTok users flock to RedNote, another Chinese app with privacy, security issues
With the prospect of a TikTok ban looming in the United States, many users are flocking to RedNote, a Chinese…
World Network reaches 10 million ‘verified humans’ amid continued legal blocks
While it continues to face legal challenges worldwide, iris biometrics and digital identity company World has signed up 10 million…
Canadian court upholds Clearview biometric data ban
The Supreme Court of British Columbia dismissed a petition by Clearview AI to overturn an order of the Information and…
Pakistan introduces biometric registration for children 10 to 18 years old
Pakistan will collect biometrics from children between the ages of 10 and 18 years old when adding them to the…
Israel keeps emergency biometrics measures in place, more than a year into Gaza war
Last year, on October 7th, a Hamas attack on Israel plunged the country into a war against Gaza that would…
New Zealand releases Biometrics Code for public consultation
New Zealand is getting a Biometrics Code. An announcement from the office of Privacy Commissioner Michael Webster states his intention…
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