UNHCR gets digital ID boost from Estonia to improve service delivery for refugees
Refugees and forcibly displaced persons benefiting from services of the United National High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) are having a…
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India’s central government introduces face biometric liveness checks for pensioners
Undeterred by objections to a similar digital ID program in a rural Indian state, that nation’s central government is praising…
Digital ID data and fragility: the Dark Side of Identity, Part 2
What can happen with data amid the realities of fragile environments such as places of conflict, natural disaster or political…
Quantum computing could threaten biometric ID document security: report
A new report by digital security industry group Eurosmart claims that quantum computers may compromise the security of biometric ID…
Transparency standards for AI piloted in the UK
In an encouraging development for anyone developing, deploying or being surveilled by biometric systems, a transparency standard for AI has…
The Future of Data Protection: Effective Enforcement in the Digital World
The Future of Data Protection: Effective Enforcement in the Digital World June 16-17, 2022 Brussels, Belgium The European Data Protection…
Clearview AI faces provisional $23M fine, cease and delete notice from UK regulator
Following a joint investigation with its counterpart in Australia, the UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has announced its provisional intent…
BIPA Section 15(c) claims: What does it mean to profit from biometric data?
By David J. Oberly, attorney at Blank Rome, LLP. One of the more recent trends in Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act…
NADRA rejects biometric database hacking allegation, seeks explanation
The National Database and Registration Authority of Pakistan (NADRA) has strongly rejected claims by an official of the country’s Federal…
Incoming German gov backs EU ban on AI public facial recognition, social scoring
The coalition formed by the recent general election in Germany is to add its weight to EU proposals to ban…
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