Singapore AML law responds to high concern over bank fraud, biometrics theft
Consumers are feeling increasing anxiety about the effectiveness of banks’ fraud-protection measures, a recent study by Jumio highlights. This is…
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Google accuses Texas of double-standard in biometric data privacy lawsuit
Google is trying to “investigate the investigator,” Texas says in a court filing opposed to the search giant’s deposition request…
Nuance, Au10tix security incidents expose client customer data
U.S. healthcare provider Geisinger Health has revealed that a former employee of Nuance Communications Inc. accessed patient data without authorization….
Opposition to U.S. federal privacy law grows louder
The latest draft of the American Privacy Rights Act (APRA), which would regulate privacy protection for U.S. citizens at the…
German lawmakers call for bans on biometric surveillance
German lawmakers are calling for a ban on biometric surveillance and accusing the German police of handing over sensitive biometric…
Brazil’s data privacy regulator looks at biometrics and facial recognition in new report
Brazil’s National Data Protection Authority (ANPD) has published the second volume of its Technological Radar series, and it focuses on…
UrbanID consultant roots for tokenization as key digital ID security option
As concerns about identity theft and data misuse fill out following the fast adoption of digital identity especially in Africa,…
Nigeria’s NIMC fights off data breach accusations, flags 5 data harvesting websites
The National Identity Management Commission of Nigeria (NIMC) is struggling to stand up to recurrent threats and accusations of data…
Police Scotland engages public on biometric data rights amid cloud storage concerns
Police Scotland has commenced the distribution of an information leaflet to all individuals in police custody who have their biometric…
Atlantic Council stresses importance of DPI, data for stronger digital economies
The Atlantic Council has highlighted the importance of digital identity and digital public infrastructure (DPI) in birthing and growing strong,…
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