Norway testing homomorphic encryption with Mobai for biometric template protection
Norwegian banks reported losses of 930 million Norwegian crowns (US$92.7 million) related to financial fraud in 2023 and the problem…
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Illinois business community fighting for further reform of biometrics regulation
The business community in Illinois, and in particular representatives of big tech, want further reform to the State’s Biometric Information…
Discord partner’s manual age verification data breach includes selfies
The breach of thousands of Discord users’ data appears to be worse than initially reported, as details of the age…
UK tribunal reinstates fine against Clearview AI, clarifies GDPR scope
A 7.5 million-pound (US$10 million) fine levied against Clearview AI by the UK Information Commissioner for violating data privacy regulations…
Over-retention of age verification data has predictable result in Discord breach
A third-party customer service provider for Discord has exposed the ID documents us has apparently been storing of people performing…
Norway’s data privacy watchdog seeks ban on remote biometric identification
Norway is exploring stronger regulations on AI – and a potential ban on biometric recognition technology for surveillance. A translated…
Breach of FEMA, CBP deepens concerns over national security vulnerabilities
When the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) confirmed that a breach in July exposed data from the Federal Emergency Management…
Mexico links biometric CURP to secure digital ID authentication platform
As part of efforts to strengthen the security of the Clave Única de Registro de Población (CURP), Mexico has integrated…
Senate report warns of DOGE’s sweeping violations of privacy safeguards
When Senator Gary Peters, Ranking Member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, released the report of the…
South Korea to establish personal information protection system after major breaches
In the wake of a series of high profile data breaches, South Korea’s data privacy watchdog, the Personal Information Protection…
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