Ban biometrics from public spaces, EU data protection authorities recommend
The European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) and the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) have issued a call for a broad…
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Biometric selfies and forged passports: identities for sale on the dark web
With the rapid growth of personal information for sale on the dark web, Privacy Affairs has published its 2021 Dark…
UK Commissioner advises on risks of facial recognition use in public spaces
UK Information Commissioner Elizabeth Denham has set out recommendations and addressing concerns about live facial recognition (LFR) use in UK…
Local digital ID ecosystems begin developing around OSIA open standards
OSIA, the modular digital ID system with interchangeable components, is now operational in multiple countries, allowing governments to save money…
Going where few imagined AI would go — on a solar-powered chip
A Swiss R&D organization says it has an AI system on a chip that will cut operating costs and electricity…
UNHCR shared Rohingya biometric data ‘without consent’
The UNHCR improperly gathered personal information and biometrics from ethnic Rohingya refugees and shared it with Bangladesh, which subsequently shared…
US federal lawmakers reintroduce biometric surveillance moratorium
A proposed U.S. moratorium on the use of biometrics for surveillance by federal agencies has been revived by Democrats in…
Six Flags and Snapchat parent head off court decisions in biometric privacy suits
A settlement has been reached in the biometric data privacy lawsuit against Six Flags for $36 million, the Cook County…
Governments and tech companies are ‘gaming the rules’ on biometrics, need hard lines
Greater legislative protections on the use of people’s biometrics are needed and technology companies need to be told to desist…
Stringent biometrics laws advance in Maryland, balance between bans and oversight urged
Legislators in Maryland voted to pass a regulatory law which strictly limits the use of genealogy websites in criminal investigations…
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