UK Online Safety Act angers users, NGOs, billionaires alike
The UK’s rollout of the Online Safety Act has proven to be an uphill climb, as debates over age verification…
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Biometric data privacy strengthened by policy, tech upgrades
Biometric data privacy protections are being built into the policy and technology levels of digital identity systems in several of…
Risks, data privacy fears as Spain pilots biometric patient ID system in two cities
A report has flagged risks and data privacy issues with a new biometric patient identification system which Spain is implementing…
New Zealand rolls out biometric privacy code
New Zealand has officially adopted new privacy rules for businesses and organizations that handle biometric data. The Biometric Processing Privacy…
There’s a national reckoning in the US on data brokers and digital rights
During a solemn Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Privacy, Technology, and the Law hearing Wednesday, lawmakers heard testimony about how Americans…
New Orleans ID emerges as national test for municipal autonomy, resistance to ICE
In late July, New Orleans announced the Crescent City ID, a municipal identity card program specifically designed to support inclusion in…
Facial recognition named an oversight priority by Australian Information Commissioner
The Office of the Australian Information Commissioner has unveiled its regulatory priorities for 2025–26 as it juggles its oversight of…
Report calls for halt to TSA’s ‘facial recognition experiment’
While industry stakeholders push to make biometrics the preferred option for global travel, digital rights groups are asking whether travelers…
New surveillance tech challenges conventional thinking on biometric privacy
Mass surveillance and crowd security are the areas in which biometrics most frequently runs into worries about privacy and social…
India gets public feedback to finetune digital personal data protection draft rules
The Indian government has announced that it received 6,915 comments from members of the public as well as stakeholders as…
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