Making interruptions on video calls disappear with biometric recognition
A rudimentary way of removing specific uninvited people from a video conference using facial recognition algorithms has been demonstrated by…
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Privacy professionals compare how shifting data protection laws are addressed
In a world of endless biometric data, what can a data commissioner do? A virtual panel convened for the 2023…
Swedish privacy watchdog opposes police proposal to use passport biometrics
Sweden’s law enforcement agencies are pushing to increase the use of biometrics in their work after a spew of gang-related…
eIDAS update sets up harmonized remote ID verification, privacy protection
European stakeholders are finalizing the details of how the EU Digital Identity Wallet will work under eIDAS 2.0, and showed…
Indian govt’s insistence that Aadhaar is secure rings hollow in wake of breaches
India is bleeding biometric information, with new data breaches giving credence to a recent report by the credit rating agency…
EPIC urges changes to UK ICO’s biometric data guidance
The Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC), an advocacy group specializing in privacy and human rights, recently urged the United Kingdom’s…
Narrow UK biometric data privacy win for Clearview
A United Kingdom tribunal has agreed with online face photo-scraper Clearview AI that a regulator was off the leash in…
Japan’s digital ID system suffers new glitch as govt seeks to get ahead of failures
Recently reported difficulties by some users in accessing digital certificates linked to the My Number digital ID in some municipalities…
UK ICO has a primer for bosses new to biometrically surveilling staff
The UK’s information-rights commission has published new research that shows most residents don’t want to be monitored by employers. At…
SSI models offer best hope for building effective digital ID, academics posit
Authors of a position paper which delves into the technical and legislative frameworks of some digital identity systems around the…
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