G7 data protection authorities endorse 3-pillar plan, nod to privacy-enhancing tech
The G7 Data Protection and Privacy Authorities (DPAs) have endorsed a plan based on three pillars resulting from a roundtable…
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BIPA might be changing, but not soon enough for some class action defendants
Regulatory relief for biometrics-gathering companies in the U.S. state of Illinois didn’t arrive in the just-ending legislative session. There is…
Dutch politicians speak out in support of facial recognition at football games
Some Dutch politicians have spoken out in support of the use of facial recognition at football games. The news comes…
Theft of driver’s license data in Louisiana could be a big test for digital ID
There are reports that 6 million public records have been exposed in the U.S. state of Louisiana, part of a…
Bhutan prepares to vote on its National Identity Bill
Bhutan is preparing to vote for its National Digital Identity Bill, the legislative framework designed to regulate its sovereign digital…
Blair Institute: It’s possible to transform UK public services with digital ID
There are over 190 ways for people to access local and national government services in the United Kingdom, with 44…
Nigeria now has a data protection legislation after years of back and forth
Nigerian President Ahmed Bola Tinubu on Wednesday June 14 signed into law the country’s Data Protection Bill, weeks after it…
Nigeria popularizes tokenization for ID verification, assures of data protection
The National Identity Management Commission of Nigeria (NIMC) has been explaining the ease with which Nigerians with a National Identification…
Rumored breach of India’s vaccination data portal threatens to undermine DPI influence
Reports are swirling that India’s public vaccination portal, CoWIN, has suffered a breach of huge volumes of personal information, including…
Africa’s data protection action pushing digital ID forward
Major gains in digital identity policy and the related regulation of data privacy in many African countries provide practical lessons…
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