Mobile biometrics prominent as ID4Africa unveils themes for Marathon of Innovations
ID4Africa has unveiled ‘Identity Management Tools for a World in Crisis’ as the overall event theme of its live virtual…
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Biometrics for development: a conversation around ethics and privacy
Biometrics for development: a conversation around ethics & privacy Online November 24, 2020, 15-16:30 GMT Biometrics are increasingly commonplace in…
EFF says First Amendment can’t save Clearview AI biometric faceprinting
Arguments can be made for protecting faceprinting under the First Amendment, but the Electronic Frontier Foundation says biometric face-scraping vendor…
Round 2 in California’s fight against data privacy confusion has not gone well
California’s successful Proposition 24, bolstering that state’s first-in-the-nation data privacy law, could be another trailblazing policy from the Golden State….
Chinese government biometric surveillance intensifying amid pandemic response
China’s use of biometrics in surveillance is continuing to increase, according to a report by Chinafile, a non-profit organization, published…
COVID mission creep could look a lot like anti-terror surveillance expansion — report
A stiff-armed warning about COVID-19 tracing programs and apps from a U.S. political think tank will likely bolster isolationist, anti-government…
Taiwan privacy advocates file lawsuit against government digital ID plans
More than 50 professionals filed a suit against Taiwan’s Ministry of Interior (MOI) on Monday, demanding stronger data protection and…
EU Data Protection Supervisor backs moratorium on biometrics deployments
The growth in popularity of biometrics has been accompanied by widespread misconceptions, according to European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) Wojciech…
Most older consumers want biometrics for bank account protection — report
A new cybercrime report sponsored by AARP find that those 55 years old and older are adopting more secure data…
Most Canadians want digital identity for online government services, DIACC plans its role
Digital versions of ID documents like driver’s licenses and health cards are considered convenient 10 percent more by Canadians than…
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