Implications of New York’s SHIELD Act on biometric privacy
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All visitors to US to submit biometrics before visa application under White House draft plan
The U.S. Government’s executive branch is planning to build a massive database of biometrics from applicants for visas to enter…
Border biometrics challenges discussed at NIST conference
The challenges faced by facial recognition systems on different platforms and their future use at borders was the first topic…
Biometrics put to work to reduce cost and fraud in Nigerian education system
As Nigeria continuous its digital transformation drive, the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) says it is pursuing its efforts to…
Biometric privacy lawsuit against Amazon and Pindrop refiled in federal court
A biometric data privacy lawsuit alleging that Amazon and Pindrop failed to meet the informed consent requirements of the Biometric Information Privacy…
Biometric privacy suit targets Amazon’s COVID-19 screening
Employee COVID-19 screening measures by Amazon use biometrics without satisfying the legal requirements of Illinois’ Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA),…
DHS proposed biometrics collection expansion comment period ends with wave of criticism
The World Privacy Forum and the American Civil Liberties Union are among groups calling on the U.S. Department of Homeland…
Chinese draft data protection law specifies biometrics as sensitive private data
A draft of China’s proposed personal data law has reached the first review stage in the country’s legislature, Global Times reports,…
Airport facial recognition could soon handle masks, biometric boarding pilot begins in Brazil
The use of facial biometrics in airport systems is increasing in France and around the world, and the country’s national…
PhilSys biometric collection timeline set, bill proposes electronic voter registration system
The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) will start collecting fingerprints, photographs and iris biometrics from registrants to its Philsys national ID…
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