MegaFace facial recognition dataset origin raises privacy and liability concerns
Pictures of two kids from Illinois made it to a biometric facial recognition database after their mom created a Flickr…
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UN Special Rapporteur and rights groups warn of risks from biometrics and AI in welfare systems
The potential of biometric ID systems for abuse in some countries is a major threat to individuals, and current practices…
Comparitech analyzes government use of biometrics, surveillance and data sharing
A recent investigation into surveillance states and data privacy carried out by Comparitech concludes that not even top-ranked European countries…
Canadians expect government, private sector to develop digital ID framework
Some 70 percent of Canadians would adopt digital identity and think the government should join forces with the private sector…
Biometrics to step in when CCPA kills the password, ImageWare exec says
The California Consumer Protection Act (CCPA) goes into effect on January 1, 2020, and brings a set of data privacy…
Brazil plans massive centralized biometric database of all citizens to improve agency data sharing
The government of Brazil intends to collect a broad range of biographic and biometric information, including fingerprint, iris, face, voice,…
Businesses and courts continue to struggle with Illinois biometric privacy law scope
A litigating attorney specializing in cybersecurity and related issues is warning that recent lawsuits under Illinois’ Biometric Information Privacy Act…
Amazon calls for federal regulation of facial recognition and national data protection law
“Governments should work quickly to put in place a regulatory framework for facial recognition technology,” according to one of a…
Breached license plate recognition provider back to work for CBP
Perceptics, the automated license plate reader company that suffered a massive breach of data it had collected under contract to…
Self-sovereign identity could present major revenue opportunity for financial institutions
Self-sovereign identity (SSI) presents financial institutions with a major revenue opportunity, according to a new report from Mercator Advisory Group,…
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