Amazon Ring sued over facial recognition feature as privacy fight moves to federal court
Amazon and its Ring home security subsidiary have been hit with a proposed class action lawsuit accusing the company of…
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Yoti challenges academic research, invites independent audit of age assurance platform
Yoti has publicly challenged research presented by academics from the Georgia Institute of Technology and the University of California, Irvine,…
Russia’s Max app reaches 120M users as digital ID ambitions face trust gap
Russia’s state-backed Max platform has reached 120 million registered users less than a year after launch, giving the government a…
Indicio, Idemia PS see opening for reusable digital identity after Treasury endorsement
Indicio and Idemia Public Security strategically partnered to bring globally interoperable biometric identity verification software to markets around the world….
Texas AG opens investigation into Meta glasses over privacy, biometric concerns
Texas Attorney General (AG) Ken Paxton announced Wednesday that he has opened an investigation into Meta’s AI-enabled smart glasses, escalating…
Biometric stadium entry plans in Europe trigger privacy and GDPR concerns
Biometrics are coming to Europe’s stadiums, as facial recognition continues to see pickup for ticketing and security at large sporting…
US demand for biometric access complicates EU visa waiver talks
European Union (EU) officials are negotiating a new border security framework with the United States that could give American authorities…
Police use of AI ‘outrageous and unforgivable privacy invasion’ – say the police
By Professor Fraser Sampson, former UK Biometrics & Surveillance Camera Commissioner Condemnation of police forces deploying ‘opaque and untested’ surveillance tools…
Privacy fears rise in New Zealand over AI, biometric data use
A new survey shows that for New Zealanders, concerns about biometric technology and children’s online safety are now common. As…
Privacy-preserving age assurance has arrived; now, it has to keep its promises
The Final Communiqué from the 2026 Global Age Assurance Standards Summit is now available. Summarizing learnings and takeaways from the…
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