DOGE access to US govt systems sparks fear of massive federal data breaches
The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), a Trump administration initiative initially led by Elon Musk and his allies, is facing…
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Ghana seeks to restructure digital ID authority for enhanced law enforcement
Ghana’s National Identification Authority (NIA) could soon be placed under the tutelage of the Ministry of Interior on a permanent…
Indonesia’s Payment ID delayed as concerns mount
The early rollout of the new Payment ID system has been cancelled in Indonesia. Bank Indonesia (BI) said Payment ID…
ICO ‘encouraged’ by UK police facial recognition compliance with data protection law
The use of facial recognition by police in South Wales and Gwent is compliant with the UK’s data protection law,…
Multi-party computation is trending for digital ID privacy: Partisia explains why
Imagine being in a group of coworkers and trying to guess the average salary among you. The classical way of…
Senators move to block unauthorized use of PII in AI models
Senators Josh Hawley and Richard Blumenthal have reintroduced the AI Accountability and Personal Data Protection Act, a bipartisan measure designed…
Personal identity data still sold on dark web in Nigeria
The Foundation for Investigative Journalism (FIJ) has revealed that different forms of personal data including the National Identification Number (NIN),…
Fresh concerns over impact of Uganda’s expanding digital surveillance
There are new concerns that journalists and other civil society actors in Uganda continue to suffer from the negative impact…
Watch: Age verification in India – Technology, Policy, and the Digital Personal Data Protection Act
Join Biometric Update managing editor Chris Burt and analyst Joel R. McConvey in conversation with Shreya Suri, Partner at CMS…
There’s a national reckoning in the US on data brokers and digital rights
During a solemn Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Privacy, Technology, and the Law hearing Wednesday, lawmakers heard testimony about how Americans…
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