BNSF Rail asks to settle or retry its BIPA damage award
The defendant in one of the highest profile biometric privacy cases in the United States may want out of the…
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New Zealand privacy commissioner considers biometric regulation code
New Zealand’s Privacy Commissioner, Michael Webster, is considering the development of a regulatory code for biometric technologies. This Code of…
Pakistan data protection bill approaches vote and draws criticism from Privacy International
Pakistan’s legislature is considering a data protection bill that defines biometrics as “sensitive personal data” and mandates the creation of…
Data protection authorities in Kenya, Argentina investigating Worldcoin
Data protection authorities in Kenya and Argentina are examining Worldcoin’s operations to determine if its biometric enrollment process violates national…
Czech data protection authorities question police use of facial recognition
Police use of facial recognition technology has come under the scrutiny of data protection authorities in another country, this time…
India’s data protection bill passes lower house of Parliament, raises privacy concerns
India’s Digital Personal Data Protection Bill of 2023 passed in the lower house of Parliament and will now face the…
Kenya bans Worldcoin activities as citizens trade biometrics for tokens
Worldcoin, which says it wants to build a “more human internet” with its World ID credential and globular iris scanning…
IDNow, Veridas, Vouched, AuthenticID, SQR Group announce certifications
As cybercrime and ID fraud rates continue to become more prevalent, IDnow and other digital ID companies including Vouched, AuthenticID,…
Still dealing with leak fallout, NADRA officials resist investigations
There appears to be no central government policy in Pakistan for how to handle a catastrophic divulging and selling of…
Multiple regulators turn gaze to Worldcoin’s iris collection
Regulators in the UK, France, Germany, Kenya and Mexico are scrutinizing Worldcoin, the company that offers people free cryptocurrency for…
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