Privacy and security – can we future proof biometrics?
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Trust in biometrics sought with AI Act, government programs and ethical facial recognition
Biometrics adoption is being encouraged in the public sector for digital ID and online government applications, as it continues to…
OnlyFans sued over biometric data privacy allegations
In its attempts to keep its platform free of underage pornography, OnlyFans has run afoul of Illinois’ Biometric Information Privacy…
Biometrics providers deploy Absolute Software technology for ‘self-healing’ applications
Zero trust and endpoint resilience specialist Absolute Software has launched Absolute Application-Persistence-as-a-Service (APaaS), a solution that will allow independent software…
Rights groups demand halt to South Korea facial recognition surveillance project
A project intended to develop an artificial intelligence-powered facial recognition system to be used for airport immigration purposes, spearheaded by…
Clear service IAL2-approved as biometric vaccination verification expands
Secure identity company Clear has seen a new biometric service approved by Kantara Inititative and has formed a partnership with…
Government digital identity plans advance amid scepticism, lack of awareness
Britons do not feel well informed about common digital identity and biometrics, according to a recently published survey into opinions…
BitCenter UK facial recognition app puts CCTV capability on mobile phones
BitCenter UK has developed a facial recognition mobile app, FarFaces, that it says provides the capabilities of a biometric CCTV…
Daimler Mobility and Visa partner on biometrics for in-car payments
Daimler Mobility and Visa have entered a new partnership to work on biometrics-powered ‘native’ in-car payments for Mercedes-Benz vehicles. The…
Penalties for Aadhaar violations set as Indian government expands applications
Penalties for hacking, sharing or using Aadhaar data without authorization can be levied by the Unique Identification Authority of India…
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