Online proctoring biometrics use fails to meet Canadian legal threshold, report says
Online proctoring tools for conducting remote exams do not go far enough to ensure free, clear and individual consent from…
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Big Brother Watch report suggests thermal screening tools in pandemic may have been unlawful
The scientific evidence to support the use of thermal screening to reduce the transmission of Covid-19 during the pandemic was…
Face biometrics put to the test for security from G20 to remote credential renewals
Selfie biometrics and facial recognition are prominent among the week’s top articles on Biometric Update for IFPC week. They include…
IriTech and partners unveil decentralized wallet with iris biometrics
A trio of companies have completed a proof of concept (POC) for a decentralized ID (DID) smartphone wallet secured with…
AnonCreds graduate to Hyperledger project for VCs with zero-knowledge proof
Hyperledger’s AnonCreds, which add zero-knowledge proof (ZKP) capabilities to verifiable credentials, have graduated from the Hyperledger Indy project as a…
EU says it can have a digital ID wallet by ’24 regardless of challenges
The European Union is preparing for the 2024 release of its digital ID wallet, which would enable EU residents to…
Student data privacy compromised in UK, at risk in US
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) in the UK has issued a reprimand to the Department for Education (DfE) following a…
Europol’s new rules enable sourcing of ‘third country’ biometric data
New regulations give Europol too much biometric surveillance power while cutting external oversight of the agency’s data processing and protection…
Facial recognition in surveillance keeps growing, but so do doubts
Several deployments of new face biometrics for surveillance reportedly have failed to deliver on crime-fighting promises. The first is the…
Newest leak of EU’s AI Act doesn’t satisfy naysayers on biometric surveillance
Another new draft of the latest European Union’s proposed AI Act has leaked and if the 149-page tome has provisions…
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