Student data grab grows as facial recognition planned for Hong Kong schools
Children attending school in Hong Kong will be monitored in classes and around educational facilities with security cameras and a…
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Rank One Computing facial recognition reaches 4 West Virginia school boards
Four counties in the U.S. state of West Virginia announced plans to introduce facial recognition technology from Rank One Computing…
Another US state debates age check curbs for social media access
Every so often in U.S. politics an issue comes along that is irresistible to legislators, something that almost everyone feels…
South Carolina lawmakers promote biometrics to help find missing kids
South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson and Senator Katrina Shealy are backing a biometric ID program aimed at helping families…
Colorado school district launches biometrics pilot for free lunches
The Poudre (Colo.) School District (PSD) is launching a biometrics pilot program to see if it can make the distribution…
Criminal responsibility age, children’s biometric data protection collide in Scotland
Clearer guidelines are needed, and possibly a change to the age of criminal responsibility, to ensure the collection of biometrics…
New social media regulations in Utah try to push children’s use off
In a bold social experiment that could result in a gubernatorial recall, the U.S. state of Utah has made accessing…
Age verification: Striking the balance between security and privacy in bid for children’s online safety
By Robert Prigge, CEO of Jumio With children’s daily lives increasingly revolving around the internet, discussions around their online safety…
Ghana re-announces issuance of ID numbers to babies, Uganda to register citizen school children
Babies born in Ghana on or after 31 March 2023 will be issued with a Ghana Card number, perhaps, whereas…
France explores age verification to access adult content
The Commission Nationale de l’informatique et des Libertés (CNIL) in France has developed prototype software to verify the ages of…
