Using nationalism to refocus facial recognition concerns in China
China’s authoritarian government is shocked that its subjects have fallen victim to indiscriminate, secret facial recognition networks. It took a…
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Filipinos urged to secure biometric ID cards for easier public transactions
Filipino President Rodrigo Duterte has called on his compatriots to register with the Philippine Identification System (PhilSys) and procure their…
NYC proposes regulations for sale of biometrics by businesses
New York City has joined the list of jurisdictions nationwide creating roadblocks to facial recognition and other biometrics. Lawmakers agreed…
Biometric training data privacy suit to go ahead, but Microsoft and Amazon win partial dismissal
A pair of biometric data privacy suits, filed against Microsoft and Amazon, will go ahead after a federal judge in…
Biometrics and user control, maybe a piece of paper; Gruener and Cavoukian on Good Health Passes
The Good Health Pass initiative is ID2020’s most ambitious project yet. In a sense, it could be considered a culmination…
Brain biometrics’ growing demand sparks privacy concerns and new products
The VR/AR market is set to grow dramatically as users are looking for enhanced gaming experiences and new ways to…
ImageNet database blurs images used for facial recognition training in privacy effort
The team behind ImageNet has announced that it has blurred the faces in its 1.5 million-image database, which has been…
US House to examine bill setting new standards for biometric, digital privacy rights
A Democratic lawmaker in the United States, Suzan DelBene, has reintroduced a private-members bill intended to boost consumer digital rights…
Police facial recognition use in Belarus, Greece, Myanmar raises rights, data privacy concerns
Facial recognition software developed by Belarusian software design company LLC Synesis and implemented by the Belarusian Ministry of Internal Affairs,…
BioSec access control, Panasonic face biometrics each deployed for soccer fan safety
Panasonic recently released a case study showcasing the facial recognition system it deployed to provide biometric security in a Danish…
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