Aura breach and AI companion app flaws sharpen privacy fears
A new security report on AI girlfriend and companion apps is drawing added attention because it arrives just as identity…
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Oklahoma privacy bill heads to governor’s desk for signature
Oklahoma is on the verge of joining the growing list of states with a comprehensive consumer data privacy law after…
Amazon ordered to share ‘limited source code’ in biometric data privacy dispute
Amazon’s legal representation in a lawsuit filed under Illinois’ Biometric Information Privacy Act has taken the awkward position that its…
AWS maps out ‘practical digital sovereignty’ as global debate intensifies
Digital identity sovereignty is a complex issue with a variety of answers. Practical concerns around security and cost — and…
Spain’s AEPD fines Yoti $1.1M for biometric data handling violations
Yoti has been fined 950,000 euros (roughly US$1.1 million) by Spanish data protection regulator AEPD for the handling of biometrics…
New York City lawmakers push sweeping restrictions on private sector biometric surveillance
New York City lawmakers are weighing a sweeping new attempt to curb the spread of biometric surveillance in everyday life,…
Safeguarding biometric data through anonymization
By Paul Hulford, CEO, Attain Insight Biometric identifiers are powerful because they are unique, persistent and resistant to manipulation. However,…
Open Elasticsearch server exposes 676 million US identity records
A massive identity database containing more than 676 million U.S. records, including full Social Security numbers, was discovered publicly accessible…
Biometrics, big data and the new counterintelligence battlefield
A recent report from the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) warns that the digital infrastructure at the core…
FTC makes COPPA exception for data collected for age verification process
Having hosted a number of events exploring the mechanics, ethics and applications of online age assurance technology, the U.S. Federal…
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