India weighs mandatory KYC, age checks for online social platforms
India could tilt toward greater digital identity-anchored online safety and age assurance to enforce restrictions with the release of a…
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GenAI fraud makes zero-knowledge proofs non-negotiable
By Jarek Sygitowicz, Co-Founder and Chief Strategy Officer of Authologic By now it’s something of a cliché to say the…
BIPA damage limitation applies retroactively to pending class actions: court
Illinois’ infamous biometric data privacy law has lost some of its sting. A ruling from the U.S. Court of Appeals…
Researchers claim mmWave biometrics enable privacy preserving emotion recognition dataset
Researchers have released what they describe as the first publicly accessible emotion recognition dataset based on millimetre‑wave (mmWave) radar. The…
AI company’s breached biometrics, ID document images make deepfake fraud easier
Mercor, an AI company valued at $10 billion, has been the victim of a major data breach which appears to…
Illinois bill would bar police use of facial recognition, biometric surveillance
Illinois lawmakers are weighing a proposal that would sharply curtail the use of biometric surveillance by police and other law…
ENISA invites feedback for EU Digital Identity Wallet cybersecurity certification
The European Union Agency for Cybersecurity (ENISA) has launched a public consultation on a draft cybersecurity certification scheme for European…
Australia’s data watchdog calls for input on draft Children’s Online Privacy Code
The Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) is seeking feedback on its draft Children’s Online Privacy Code, calling for…
Key privacy gaps in Washington’s AI policy not addressed, audit find
A new Government Accountability Office (GAO) report warns that the federal government’s central AI guidance still leaves important privacy gaps…
FTC order bars OkCupid from misleading users about biometric data sharing
Dallas, Texas-based dating app company Match Group Americas and its subsidiary Humor Rainbow, Inc., doing business as OkCupid, have agreed…
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