USSOCOM advances smartphone iris biometrics toward field testing
U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) is preparing competitive testing of technology that could turn commercial Android phones and tablets into…
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São Paulo challenges World ID’s biometric data collection practices
São Paulo’s consumer protection authorities are taking legal action against Tools for Humanity, the company behind World ID, and Amazon…
NZ Policing Bill raises MPs alarm over expanded biometric powers
New Zealand’s Policing Amendment Bill takes in expanded biometric collection. The country’s justice select committee has recommended the bill be…
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…
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…
