NTIA considering guidelines for ethical use of ‘pervasive data’
The U.S. National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) issued a Request for Public Comment seeking public input on the potential…
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DHS seeks wired interconnection for mobile devices to secure biometric data
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is spearheading an initiative to develop a wired interconnection cable/adapter that supports secure and…
Scottish review calls for clearer standards for police in biometric data retention
The Scottish government, in partnership with the Scottish Biometrics Commissioner, has published a detailed review of biometric data retention practices…
Maldives collects biometrics to tackle illegal immigration issues
The Maldives government has expanded its national campaign, Operation Kurangi, aimed at curbing illegal immigration across the island nation. As…
Russia wants to collect biometric data of convicts without their consent
The Russian government wants to collect biometric data of convicts without their consent. For this purpose, the Ministry of Justice…
Data boom in automotive industry elicits lawsuits, prototypes, grousing
Illinois’ Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) strikes again, with a newly proposed class action lawsuit alleging that fleet management software…
OBIM to begin collecting data on new biometric tech in wake of problems
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Office of Biometric Identity Management (OBIM) is seeking comments regarding its request for…
DHS biometrics collected from migrant kids could solve FRT training dataset shortfalls
An investigation by MIT Technology Review has revealed a plan by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to collect and…
Russian govt working to popularize biometrics in domestic market
The Russian government is making significant efforts to popularize biometric technologies in the country, despite a low trust level to…
Korean regulators plan formal framework for biometrics as use cases expand
The scope of biometric technologies is often boiled down to facial recognition and ID verification. But in Korea, as biometric…
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