Biometrics Institute launches updated Privacy Guidelines to include GDPR and AI developments
The Biometrics Institute is observing Privacy Awareness Week by updating its Privacy Guidelines to provide universal direction on biometric privacy,…
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Proposed California Anti-Eavesdropping bill to limit smart speaker data storage and annotation
Legislation under consideration in California would require companies to obtain written consent before storing or sharing data collected by smart…
DHS S&T hosting demonstration of high-throughput biometric systems
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) announced it will host a demonstration of biometric capabilities…
China considering new law to protect biometrics and other personal data
Legislators in China are drafting a new data privacy law to protect personal information, and biometric data in particular, The…
“Biggest ever deletion of biometric IDs from a state-held database” to be carried out by UK tax authority
The UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has ruled the collection of voice biometric data from roughly five million people by…
Politico reports lax Irish GDPR enforcement protects Facebook use of facial biometrics
There have been 1,928 complaints of data privacy violations in Ireland in the first year of GDPR, but no enforcement…
Kenya national biometric enrollment project reaches 8 million people
A nationwide mass biometric registration push by Kenya’s Interior Ministry for the country’s National Integrated Identity Management System (NIIMS) has…
Advocacy groups slam closed-door negotiations with big tech on Washington State privacy bill
The American Civil Liberties Union has come out swinging against the influence of big tech as Washington State lawmakers amended…
DHS struggles to deploy system to collect biometrics of departing travelers; proposed FY 2019 budget will help
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) continues to work to deploy systems and procedures to collect the biographic and biometric…
Proposed Illinois legislation could be death knell for biometric lawsuits
Proposed legislation would be a death knell for private class action suits under BIPA, JD Supra reports. A bill recently…
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