Biometrics from birth – South Africa seeks to end child trafficking, welfare fraud
The government of South Africa is investigating biometric technologies and policies to introduce biometrics for infants to tackle child trafficking…
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Lawsuit over face biometrics in school security system ruled no longer relevant
A lawsuit filed by parents against the New York State school district that planned to deploy facial recognition in schools…
Can UK’s proposed age checks for social media work without biometrics?
Social media companies and “tech giants” may voluntarily make age verification compulsory via physical credentials to prevent children encountering harmful…
U.S. Army base childcare center again tenders for biometric surveillance system
The U.S. Army is going ahead with research into the impact of facial recognition surveillance on children in a Fort…
TikTok draws the ire of senators for collecting biometrics
Not so fast, a pair of U.S. Senators are telling TikTok executives. The video-first social media service has begun collecting…
Update of last year’s COPPA overhaul would include biometrics restrictions
An update to the U.S.’ well-known children’s online data privacy law has been reintroduced in the House of Representatives. It…
Using face biometrics and age estimation to create a safer internet for children
Both the International Policy Digest and The Guardian have published articles within the past week on how to use biometric…
Tencent low-light facial recognition to check night-time gaming among children
Tencent Games, one of China’s biggest gaming companies, says it has deployed a facial recognition platform dubbed ‘Midnight Patrol’ with…
French biometric system leading to detention of unaccompanied minors – report
Concern is growing among aid groups in France over the increasing use of a national biometric identification system which is…
Age verification protecting children online is OK, but too little for most in UK
An app, called Report Remove, has been launched in the UK that enables children to report nude photographs of themselves…
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