Lovelace Institute calls for stiff regulation covering biometric data in US
UK-based tech research and advocacy organization The Ada Lovelace Institute has posted a critique of biometrics oversight in America, written…
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Chinese authorities mum on alleged breach of a billion people’s data
Psst! Wanna buy a billion personal records? A hacker claims to have stolen a database containing the personal information of…
Microsoft biometric data privacy lawsuit from former Uber drivers returned to state court
Some of the claims in a biometric data privacy lawsuit against Microsoft are being remanded to state court, after the…
UN Human Rights Committee expected to question Ireland’s plans for facial recognition
Irish officials may be questioned over the country’s plans for facial recognition technology for surveillance during a session with the…
‘Consent is not almighty’: tracking facial recognition in Europe and why it gets blocked
How facial recognition is used for authorization purposes is the topic of the third of MAPFRE’s six-part ‘Mapping the Use…
US government committee gather evidence on biometric privacy-enhancing technologies
Biometric privacy-enhancing technologies (BPET) could play a major role in protecting the sensitive information of Americans, experts told a House…
Simprints partnership brings data security expertise to virtual CISO service for nonprofits
Nonprofit organization NetHope has entered a new partnership with biometrics nonprofit Simprints to provide resources for humanitarian, development and conservation…
Facial recognition in casinos under scrutiny in Australia after complaint against retailers
Casinos in Australia have fallen under scrutiny for the lack of regulation around their use of face biometrics technologies to…
Proposed facial recognition use rules for Irish police hits resistance among slim majority
Green Party ministers in the Cabinet of Ireland’s coalition government, as well as Health Minister Stephen Donnelly, have expressed concerns…
Stakeholders debate legality, efficacy of South Africa’s biometric SIM registry proposal
Mobile network operators and digital media companies in South Africa have taken a series of complaints about proposed biometric identity…
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