How digital identities could shape the future of humanitarian aid
By Fraser Edwards, CEO at cheqd and Sharanya Thakur, Project Manager at Gravity The current wars in Yemen, Palestine and…
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Israeli agency unlawfully shared biometric data of citizens for 7 years, report reveals
A report authored by Roy Friedman, head of the Biometrics Applications Unit of Israel’s National Cyber Directorate, has disclosed that…
Embarrassing slipup exposes dozens of personal profiles from Trust Stamp
The only situation worse than a data breach for a face biometrics security company is a dumb data breach. According…
Biometric data privacy allegations are getting intense. Just ask White Castle and Amazon
Two new proposed take-downs of the most prominent state-level biometric privacy law in the United States have been launched. The…
New guidelines for calculating GDPR fines in the EU for data privacy violations
As the fines for data privacy violations mount, some clarity into how they are levied is being introduced. Enforceable since…
3 ways to make biometrics work in the workplace
By Rob Mungovan, Chief Commercial Officer, Aware Even before the pandemic, the digital revolution was creating the need for an…
Researcher explores Clearview facial recognition, GDPR allegations and enforcement
The collection of biometric data from public images by Clearview AI violates European data protection law, but there is little privacy…
Indians facing barriers to abortion access, privacy breaches due to requests to show Aadhaar
The reporting by Politico of documents that show United States Supreme Court judges voted to overturn abortion rights, striking down the…
Singapore data protection agency outlines responsible biometric security uses
The Singaporean Personal Data Protection Commission (PDPC) has published a guideline for the responsible use of biometric data in security applications…
Concerns raised as Uganda plans DNA upgrade for biometric ID cards
Uganda’s next digital national ID card will add DNA biometrics to improve identity verification for service delivery, according to Kenyan…
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