Suprema introduces on-device biometric authentication for physical access control
Suprema has developed an on-device biometric authentication method that integrates with organizations’ physical access control systems. The new “Template on…
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Kenya’s digital ID ecosystem must respect fundamental human rights: policy advisory
The Kenya office of global rights advocacy organization, Amnesty International, has issued an advisory policy paper outlining what the country…
Italian data regulator not standing for privacy violations by city or company
Italy’s data protection agency, the Garante per la protezione dei dati personali, is taking issue with uses of AI and…
OIX releases educational videos to boost understanding of digital ID
The Open Identity Exchange (OIX), a technology agnostic organization, has published about a dozen short videos addressing several important questions…
The UK’s Online Safety Act is live; now for the hard part
The UK’s pioneering regulatory effort on internet safety has provided direction and arrived at a significant consensus on desired outcomes,…
Belize to kick off national ID and biometric data strategy as soon as March
Belize is moving towards building its national identification system and formulating a strategy for biometric data with future plans for…
Privacy group says data protections by US states differ greatly
Looking at the rising number of biometric privacy bills being floated by U.S. states, some civil liberties advocates are concerned…
The use of live FRT by British police makes the UK an outlier among democratic states
By Professor Karen Yeung, Interdisciplinary Professorial Fellow in Law, Ethics and Informatics Birmingham Law School and School of Computer Science,…
European Parliament to trial fingerprint biometric attendance in line with EDPS opinions
The European Parliament will be upgrading its attendance system to use badge scanning and voluntary fingerprint biometrics, according to a…
EU watchdog: Europol’s plan for migrant biometric data raises ‘serious questions’
A European data watchdog is scrutinizing a proposal to enhance Europol’s cooperation with Frontex and other agencies that would boost…
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