Draft bill allows Israeli police access to face biometrics from public CCTV
Israel’s Ministerial Committee for Legislation cleared a biometric surveillance bill on Sunday that will enable security services to access information…
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ITL’s MyCheckr: a step forward in age estimation
A simple addition of biometrics-based automation to age checks when purchasing age restricted goods could reduce violent incidents, along with…
Biometric template explainer
Biometric data is compared by algorithms, and therefore typically stored, in the form of templates. A biometric template is a…
Clearview settles biometric data privacy lawsuit with ACLU, declares ‘a huge win’ for company
Clearview AI has settled a biometric data privacy lawsuit brought by the American Civil Liberties Union and other advocacy groups by…
EU committees propose strengthened AI Act tougher on biometric surveillance
European Union committees are weighing in on the AI Act. The EU is seen as the world’s regulatory trendsetter, making…
Biometric data must be processed with ‘European values’: EDPS opinion on Data Act
Clarity is needed to ensure special types of highly sensitive data such as biometrics and health information are fully protected…
Aadhaar officials say no to request for biometrics in Delhi murder investigation
The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI), the federal agency behind the biometric Aadhaar ID number program, told the High…
UK schools introducing biometrics without due care, legal backing, report says
Forcing children to use biometrics to prove their eligibility for the ‘Free School Meals’ program violates a legal restriction on…
Feedback for EU digital wallets as Switzerland explores digital ID ecosystem
The EU is continuing to progress towards its goal of not just digital ID but a digital wallet for all…
Concerns about SIM registration with biometrics are genuine, digital rights activists argue
Tony Roberts and Ridwan Oloyede, authors of an opinion article published by Thompson Reuters Foundation News, have argued that people…
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