Niobium raises $5.5M to develop fully homomorphic encryption accelerator chip
Niobium has secured $5.5 million in venture financing to develop a specialized accelerator chip for fully homomorphic encryption (FHE). The…
data privacy
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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…
El Salvador data breach includes selfies and ID numbers for 80% of country’s population
Organizations storing reference data to perform face biometrics matches should not store that data in unencrypted form. This basic best…
US OSAC argues live facial recognition can protect people without violating privacy
A U.S. government organization has quietly published guidance on the use of live facial recognition, suggesting that the technology can…
UK ICO and Ofcom strengthen cooperation on age assurance
UK’s communications and data privacy watchdogs are strengthening collaboration on regulating child online safety, including age assurance and other technology….
8th Annual Privacy and Data Protection Summit
8th Annual Privacy and Data Protection Summit Berlin, Germany October 24-25, 2024 Join us and global executives as we return…
Diebold Nixdorf joins biometric age estimation market as ITL addresses privacy concerns
Automatic age estimation from Diebold Nixdorf based on face biometrics has been deployed for self-service checkouts at EDEKA Jaeger’s store…
AI firm with ties to U.S. government exposes of billions of documents in breach
New research from data security firm UpGuard shows that a U.S. government AI contractor’s massive database of sensitive documents was…
Pistols drawn as UK surveillance state duels with rights groups
As the UK pushes forward with digital surveillance projects, the chorus of voices weighing in on the legal, ethical and…
Bermuda’s CCTV system delayed until end of July
Bermuda’s CCTV security system will not be fully operational until the end of July, over half a year later than…
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