Israel’s biometric database allegedly managed illegally by subcontractor
Israel’s biometric database has allegedly been managed by a private contractor for more than two years, in violation of the…
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DERMALOG ID checking software receives German government certification
DERMALOG has announced that its ePassport MRTDAPI electronic ID inspection software has been certified by the German Federal Office for…
Brazil adopts OSTP Alliance CIPURSE to protect personal data on new drivers’ license smartcards
Brazil has adopted CIPURSE, the OSPT Alliance’s non-proprietary, open standard for secure transaction solutions, to protect personal data including fingerprints…
K&L Gates launches biometric data compliance and defense practice
K&L Gates, a fully integrated global law firm with lawyers in five continents, has started a practice in biometric data…
Majority of European consumers trust organizations using biometrics for online authentication
More than two in three Europeans (68 percent) would trust organizations more if they used biometrics for authentication, according to…
Australia mulls piloting Facial Verification Service for businesses
Australia’s Attorney General’s Department is considering selling access to its national facial recognition database to private companies, The Guardian reports…
Online publication of Aadhaar info not a security breach, UIDAI says
Media reports suggesting sensitive Aadhaar data has been breached are an inaccurate representation of fact, the Unique Identification Authority of…
BioID ramps up data privacy and protection commitment
BioID has partnered with Microsoft Cloud Germany and Deutsche Telekom to host its highly in demand BioID Web Service (BWS)…
New York AG calls for stronger security for biometric, electronic data
New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman is calling on the state to implement its first-ever measures to protect biometric data…
UIDAI declines privacy activist request for Aadhaar data protection information
The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI), the authority for Aadhaar, have declined Indian privacy activist Vivek Velankar’s request to…
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