Belgian lawmakers get a year to make their biometrics rules jibe with GDPR
An independent Belgian regulator charged with ensuring compliance with personal data protection policies wants citizen feedback on proposed tighter biometrics…
data protection
Biometric Update regularly releases news related to the term "data protection." The following set of links is available to help you find biometrics news regarding "data protection" and other relevant terms. More topics may be explored by reviewing our entire Biometrics Topics list.
Potential biometric data exposure from ransomware incident prompts law firm notification
Trial lawyers Campbell Conroy & O’Neil has posted a notice of a data privacy incident which may have involved biometric…
Biometrics Institute calls for papers reflecting on industry advances
The Biometrics Institute has announced a call for papers that reflect on the growth and change within the industry to…
Consumer digital identities need more privacy protections, says Mastercard Exec
Executive Vice President of New Digital Infrastructure and Fintech at Mastercard, Robert Schukai, laid out a need for better privacy…
Thales pitches issuers on biometric payment cards
Thales is up to 20 biometric payment card projects, and is touting the readiness of the technology, which has already reached…
Data privacy, security concerns as corporate providers step into US health pass vacuum
Airlines and non-governmental bodies are developing digital health passes to allow travel in the U.S. in the absence of a…
Risk of foreign biometric surveillance highlighted by UK Commissioner
The UK Biometrics and Surveillance Camera Commissioner Professor Fraser Sampson has written a new letter to Baroness Williams, Minister of…
EU calls for biometric-focused innovation to combat organized crime and border security
The European Commission has published a call for several biometrics-focused proposals within the Horizon Europe Framework Programme, to support European…
Alleged hack of Kenya’s Biometric Voter Registration system denied by electoral agency
Kenya’s Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) Chief Wafula Chebukati has rejected claims that the country’s Biometric Voter Registration (BVR)…
Alan Turing Institute call for papers ahead of trustworthy digital identity conference
The Alan Turing Institute is running a virtual conference on trustworthy digital identity on 13 September 2021 and is calling for…
Biometric Market Analysis and Buyer's Guides
- Biometric Physical Access Control
- Digital Identity Verification
- Deepfake Detection
- Online Age Assurance
- Facial Liveness Detection