NZ privacy advocates: Laws need revamp to reflect biometric surveillance realities
An Aotearoa New Zealand privacy advocacy group thinks that nation’s approach to privacy and biometrics must be more nuanced than…
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Digital ID verifier finds US consumers want better security and faster remote onboarding
Six in 10 consumers surveyed have “dueling demands for data privacy and personalization” that begin with the remote onboarding process….
Zenus raises $3.2M to tackle edge facial analysis
Zenus has secured seed funding for its approach to facial analysis after a pivot away from biometrics. The startup has…
Is open source the common denominator in EU’s digital ID wallet debate?
In any negotiation, it is smart to find an area of consensus as a platform on which to build a…
A US-EU data privacy order signed in Washington. It’s the EU’s turn now
Call it mending fences or acknowledging political reality, the United States last week budged on its desire for less-fettered access…
Privacy protection system for biometrics developed to better ICRC humanitarian aid
The results of six scientific research projects carried out under an initiative dubbed Engineering for Humanitarian Action are expected to…
Entra Verified ID introduces DIDs and VCs to the Microsoft ecosystem
Microsoft’s new product, Entra Verified ID, introduces Decentralized Identifiers (DIDs) and Verifiable Credentials (VCs) to the Microsoft ecosystem. DIDs are…
US schools increasingly turn to facial recognition in search of safety
Schools in Montana are using facial recognition from Verkada in an attempt to improve safety, though officials are unsure how…
Can ‘human touch’ become part of the AI biometrics zeitgeist?
There is no avalanche of biometrics bills being passed around Washington, but there is a flurry of proposals from Capitol…
People are getting an uneasy feeling about Amazon’s Astro
A wheeled, facial recognition-armed robot being sold as a security dog, a family member and a pet monitor is being…
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