Controversy trails facial recognition projects for New Zealand
A facial recognition project in New Zealand which seeks to make face biometrics available for public institutions and approved private…
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Issuance of biometric cards for Kenyans imminent as regulatory framework in place
Citizens of East Africa’s biggest economy, Kenya, will soon be issued biometric identification cards which will enable them have access…
User-controlled facial recognition enabled by Trueface encryption technique
Trueface has developed technology that it says enables facial recognition to be extended to a wide range of everyday processes and…
Chinese draft data protection law specifies biometrics as sensitive private data
A draft of China’s proposed personal data law has reached the first review stage in the country’s legislature, Global Times reports,…
Saving trust in digital identity will take transparency and decentralization
This is a guest post by Ivar Wiersma, Head of Venture Development at R3 Throughout recent years, we’ve seen organisations…
Airport facial recognition could soon handle masks, biometric boarding pilot begins in Brazil
The use of facial biometrics in airport systems is increasing in France and around the world, and the country’s national…
HRW calls for public biometric surveillance system changes in Russia and Argentina
Expansions of facial recognition systems are continuing around the globe, but some governments may not be following best practices and…
Nigeria’s data protection service market to gross $100M by 2023 – Report
It has been estimated that the data protection services market of Africa’s most populous nation, Nigeria, will hit the US$100…
Clearview AI seeks dismissal of biometric data privacy suit, says changes ensure compliance
Voluntary changes to company policy make biometric data privacy violation allegations against Clearview AI moot, according to one of several arguments…
Face biometrics’ proportionality denied, as Americans become comfortable and Chinese concerns grow
With face biometrics being used at an increasing number of border crossings around the world, some of the systems are…
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