NZ police struggle to delete unlawfully collected images
Three years after New Zealand law enforcement agencies were ordered to delete tens of thousands of photos of children and…
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Interpol issues call for biometrics firm to provide mobile data collection devices
Interpol has issued a tender for mobile biometric collection (MBC) devices for collecting fingerprints and facial images. Specifically, the project…
Plan for US federal privacy law creeps toward realization but faces hurdles
As U.S. Congress considers the proposed American Privacy Rights Act (APRA), which would enshrine online privacy rights for all citizens,…
Court orders changes to Tanzania’s data protection law
The High Court of Tanzania has ruled that some provisions of the country’s Personal Data Protection Act (PDPA) 2022 be…
MSGE wins dismissal of biometric data privacy law allegations
Madison Square Garden Entertainment has succeeded in getting a lawsuit over its use of facial recognition to bar attorneys involved…
Thai government to collect iris and face biometrics from Myanmar nationals
Thailand has launched a program to collect the iris and face biometrics of people from Myanmar, in what the government…
Kuwait fingerprints 2M as biometric data registration deadline nears
Kuwait is finalizing its program of collecting fingerprints for the country’s central biometric database as the June deadline for completion….
European Parliament votes yes on controversial Asylum and Migration Pact
Today, the European parliament voted to adopt the contentious Asylum and Migration Pact, which includes reforms to the EURODAC biometric…
Worldcoin adds privacy protection and age restriction, criticized in LATAM
Worldcoin has announced the addition of data privacy protection features, apparently in response to allegations that minors’ biometrics had been…
Portugal orders Worldcoin to stop collecting iris biometrics for 90 days
Portugal’s data regulator, the Comissão Nacional de Proteção de Dados (CNPD), has imposed a 90-day suspension on Worldcoin’s biometric data…
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