StorMagic acquires Arqvault for secure edge biometric data storage
StorMagic, a provider of edge storage and security products, has acquired San Diego, California-based SoleraTec as it adds to video…
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More biometrics laws, more tactical advice, too little about trust
The debate over police use of facial recognition continues without an obvious end. A few states — the latest is…
NY schools facial recognition system sticks around the courts
The New York Civil Liberties Union is fighting a motion to dismiss its challenge to a facial recognition system in…
EU expresses ‘critical concerns’ with parliament’s biometric register
The European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) has expressed critical concerns earlier this week about the European Parliament’s plans to install…
Rights group says there’s no transparency in face biometrics use by Brazilian government
Human rights activists are concerned that a data-processing agency in Brazil’s federal government is not adequately protecting against anti-transgender bias…
India plans to assign digital ID numbers to plots of land nationwide
India is expecting to ascribe digital ID numbers to all parcels of land in the country by March 2022 in…
It’s all about trust when the public discusses biometric surveillance, UK project says
A special UK citizens’ biometrics council has concluded that neither government nor industry has made the case that they can…
Utah trials GET Group’s digital ID in mobile driver’s license pilot
Utah drivers could soon be issued mobile driver’s licenses (mDLs) thanks to the state’s collaboration with digital ID firm GET…
China’s controversial face biometrics standards co-authored by Dahua, Hikvision, Yitu: IPVM
Leading Chinese biometrics and security camera providers helped to craft standards for ethnicity-based identification, according to an IPVM report detailing…
Hackers spoofed biometric authentication videos to steal millions in China
A Chinese government facial recognition ID authentication tool recently was hacked, according to media reports. The biometric data stolen was…
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