Balancing act for biometric privacy and security in Australian schools and elsewhere
Outdated privacy laws are exposing Australian residents to improper collection and use of biometric data, claims University of Sydney Law…
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Indian police use of facial recognition in Chennai may violate privacy: Project Panoptic
The use of face biometric technologies by police forces to identify people on the streets of the Indian city of…
A proposal for responsible deepfakes
A small academic and corporate team of researchers say they have created a way to preserve the biometric privacy of…
EU countries agree to common position on biometrics in AI Act
The European Union has come to an agreement on the much-discussed Artificial Intelligence (AI) Act, which would allow law enforcement…
Scytáles wins EU Digital Identity Wallet contract, Council reaches consensus on rules
Scytáles AB has won the contract to build the European Digital Identity Wallet, together with its partner Netcompany-Intrasoft. The contract…
Asia Pacific privacy conference covers biometric data collection, voice ID case
Privacy authorities from the Asia-Pacific region discussed privacy rights, biometric data collection, artificial intelligence, and other cross-border security issues at…
Facial recognition under scrutiny in Ireland as PSC exec claims department does not track biometrics
The infrastructure behind Ireland’s Public Services Card (PSC), an ID credential for accessing services, does not track holders’ biometric data,…
Consumers in three recent biometric data privacy cases seek class action status
Three proposed U.S. class actions involving alleged biometric privacy violations are churning between Chicago and New Orleans. The defendants are…
Eufy doorbell cameras uploading facial recognition data to the cloud without consent
If you use Eufy security cameras, they may be sending biometric information to the cloud despite claims to “keep data…
BIPA choice-of-law dismissal provides key lessons
By David J. Oberly, Biometric Privacy & Data Privacy Attorney Utilizing a successful choice-of-law challenge, ProctorU, Inc. was recently able…
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