Data protection authority blocks facial recognition from thermal cameras in Quebec
The Canadian province of Quebec has determined that combining thermal cameras with facial recognition or any other identification system violates…
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Feds see southwest border as biometric-rich proving ground. So do opponents
The United States’ border with Mexico could be the first real battlefield over the federal government’s comprehensive use of biometric…
TikTok tells senators others collect more data. But is it that kind of numbers game?
An executive with the video social media platform TikTok refused to be cornered by U.S. senators on questions about biometric…
Testing biometric apps: privacy and security with Eran Kinsbruner
Eran Kinsbruner is a senior director at Perfecto, an enterprise software company, and a mobile web expert with over 20…
Indian state deploys biometric wearable to track government workers in real time
As if inviting people to revolt against biometric devices in the workplace, an Indian state reportedly will fit smart watches…
U.S. Senate Bill seeks protection for biometrics, other AI data
Data collected through Artificial Intelligence (AI)-based systems including face biometrics technologies could soon get better protection in the United States…
Patent published for digital footprint approach to identify COVID super-spreaders
A patent has been published for a process which would collate vast swathes of personal information harvested from digital activity,…
UK immigration bill proposing biometric data collection from millions faces criticism
The recently updated Nationality and Borders Bill set out by the UK Home Office includes plans to introduce an Electronic…
EAB talk probes balance between border biometrics benefits and rights risks
Achieving a balance between the benefits of biometrics in border processes and the risk that they may cause harm to…
More bad news for Mexico’s proposed nationwide biometrics collection scheme
Mexico’s proposed mobile phone registry, which would collect biometric identifiers from all phone-account owners in the nation, this week was…
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