US Coast Guard seeks iOS-compatible biometric devices for at-sea identity checks
The U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) is asking industry for information on iOS-compatible biometric collection devices that could support its Biometrics…
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Disney hit with class action over facial recognition at California parks
Disney is facing a proposed class action alleging the company illegally collected visitors’ biometric data through facial recognition systems at…
Privacy fears rise in New Zealand over AI, biometric data use
A new survey shows that for New Zealanders, concerns about biometric technology and children’s online safety are now common. As…
FTC order bars OkCupid from misleading users about biometric data sharing
Dallas, Texas-based dating app company Match Group Americas and its subsidiary Humor Rainbow, Inc., doing business as OkCupid, have agreed…
GenKey takes over biometric passport, national ID card production in Comoros
East African archipelago nation Comoros has selected GenKey to produce its biometric passports and national ID cards. GenKey replaces Semlex,…
Class action challenges DHS’ use of facial recognition against protesters
A class action lawsuit filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Maine accuses Homeland Security Secretary Kristi…
Appeals Court confirms Clearview AI biometric data collection violates BC privacy law
A British Columbia Appeal Court will not overturn a ruling by the B.C. Supreme Court in support of the province’s…
Madagascar digital ID pilot kicks off, testing infrastructure ahead of nationwide rollout
The Malagasy government has launched a pilot program to enroll citizens for its new national digital ID system, ahead of…
ICE’s expanding use of FRT on minors collides with DHS policy, oversight warnings, law
When masked federal agents stopped two teenagers riding their bikes near an Illinois high school last fall, the encounter followed…
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…
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