Application of state biometric data privacy laws for companies, feds debated
Differences between how biometrics use is treated in state and federal laws in the United States are behind motions to…
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Liminal suggests a way to have your digital ID PIE and eat it too
As increasing reliance on digital identities and corresponding concerns prompt a range of proposed architectures and systems for ensuring trust…
Biometrics best practices recommended by UN Counter-Terrorism Executive Directorate
The United Nations (UN) Counter-Terrorism Executive Directorate (CTED) has published its latest Analytical Brief, which explores trends and challenges related…
South Korea launching facial recognition CCTV pilot to trace COVID cases
South Korea is planning to add facial recognition to the technology arsenal of its contact-tracing initiative, with the hope of…
#GoodID is going to Harvard, but can an Ivy League setting push the movement forward?
A stalwart backer of digital ID to benefit consumers, Omidyar Network, is handing off its #GoodID project to Harvard University….
Police biometrics, surveillance ‘too complex’ to treat as data processing: UK commissioners
A letter from the UK’s biometrics and surveillance camera commissioners which lodges their warnings that police use of biometrics is…
Hiding from AI might not work, but the attempts are at least entertaining
Researchers continue to seek ways to defeat biometric surveillance in public and semi-public places. Unfortunately, each idea involves costumes that…
European Commission suggests adding facial recognition to EU-wide police database
The European Commission has put forward plans for EU police to work together more efficiently in order to fight criminal…
Disclosure sought on Clearview facial recognition use and by company in separate cases
A freedom of speech group in the U.S. has filed Freedom of Information Act requests seeking details about the use…
Wicket biometric ticketing lanes extended to all entries for New York Mets fans
The New York Mets’ latest signing is touted as fast, accurate and efficient, but in biometric access control, rather than…
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