Amazon takes a small BIPA win; ID scan provider for weed store accused
Biometrics privacy cases in the U.S. state of Illinois continue to bubble to the surface. In the newest U.S. biometrics…
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Will digital IDs transform age verification as we know it?
By John Cullen, Strategic Marketing Director Digital Identity at Thales There are countless reasons why we would have to prove our…
Japan trying to get it right with national digital ID, public losing faith
After a series of high-profile data leaks and registration errors in Japan’s digital IDs, the program is undergoing a government…
China regulator floats curbs for face biometrics use, data storage
Draft rules for how businesses can and cannot use facial recognition are being aired in China. The proposed rules have…
India’s data protection bill passes lower house of Parliament, raises privacy concerns
India’s Digital Personal Data Protection Bill of 2023 passed in the lower house of Parliament and will now face the…
TikTok’s owner broke fed, state privacy laws with consumer video tool, lawsuit alleges
ByteDance faces a proposed class action for privacy practices in the U.S. that allegedly violate federal and state laws. According…
Israel issues draft guidelines on biometric data collection in the workplace
Israel’s privacy watchdog has published a draft document outlining guidelines and rules organizations and businesses should keep in mind when…
Vendor claims 3-year ROI on retail facial recognition deployment
Amid a worrying rise in retail crime, retailers are adopting facial biometrics as a preventive measure. A case study from…
Still dealing with leak fallout, NADRA officials resist investigations
There appears to be no central government policy in Pakistan for how to handle a catastrophic divulging and selling of…
Privacy group challenges Ryanair’s use of facial recognition
Digital rights group NOYB has filed a complaint against Ryanair, Europe’s largest airline by passenger numbers. The complaint alleges that…
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