China wants covid swabs. Hong Kong fears biometric spying
In a stark example of how authoritarian biometrics policies designed to enforce order can instead cause instability, Hong Kongers are…
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Data exposure spotlights ongoing questions about web scrapers and face biometrics
Sections of the web-scraping industry closely resemble the sketchier corners of the search engine optimization community with a couple big…
Sonde Health purchases NeuroLex Labs’ voice platform and 500K biometric samples
Vocal biomarker technology company Sonde Health has purchased NeuroLex Labs, adding the popular voice web survey and analysis platform along…
Get past scary privacy stats to focus on strong data supply chains
At this point in digital time, companies are either converts to data ethics or they are betting they will get…
Hamburg data protection commissioner demands answers on biometric dataset from Clearview AI
An administrative order on information regarding the biometric processing of personal data has been issued against Clearview AI and its…
Biometric privacy act does not flout state constitution, judge tells fingerprint database provider
Illinois’ biometric privacy law does not flout the state constitution by exempting financial services companies, contrary to the arguments made…
Will consumers always trade privacy for perks? Researchers say no
New research indicates that privacy might not be the quasi-legal tender that data brokers would have society believe it is….
China creates privacy codes with biometric data protections, but is it just for show?
China’s first civil code — ever — is scheduled to go live January 1. It will pay particular attention to…
IBIA and Open Technology Institute respond to commercial biometrics limitations of proposed privacy act
International Biometrics + Identity Association (IBIA) Executive Director Tovah LaDier is not thrilled with the National Biometric Information Privacy Act (NBIPA)…
Philippines pilots pre-registration for biometric national ID program as private digital ID systems grow
A pilot project to collect all information other than biometrics needed for the Philippine Identification System (PhilSys) national ID program…
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