Arab security body wants to create a biometric fingerprint database
The Arab Interior Minister Council (AIMC), a body tasked with fighting crime in the Middle East, wants to create a…
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Details about biometric sharing with US too sensitive to share: EU
A UK nonprofit civil liberties organization claims it is being stonewalled by EU officials on information about biometric data-sharing between…
GEDmatch loophole allows the police to access user DNA without their consent
On August 14th, DNA biometrics testing identified a body that was found on pilings in a Washington river a year…
Sharing data would stop more ID fraudsters
By Liudas Kanapienis, CEO and co-founder of Ondato Understanding Fraudsters is a 2023 report by Ondato based on an analysis…
Mexico presidential candidate proposes facial recognition to combat drug trafficking
Fighting between organized crime groups in Mexico has made the country more violent than Colombia in recent years. Mexico presidential…
EU police biometric databases will grow with new data exchange policy, says rights group
The European Union’s new law on exchanging data between national law enforcement authorities is set to increase the amount of…
US implements privacy framework for EU data exchange, final agreement expected mid-July
After months of cross-Atlantic negotiations, the U.S. announced it has fulfilled its commitments for implementing the EU-US Data Privacy Framework,…
India’s Account Aggregator DPI could promote equitable financial access: World Bank
India’s micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) face a credit gap of between $250 billion and $300 billion. The World…
Streamlined data privacy rules for businesses nearer for US, UK
The United Kingdom is closer to replicating with the U.S. a biometrics data sharing agreement it signed with South Korea…
EU opts for ‘pragmatic approach’ on negotiations with US over biometric data sharing
The President of the Council of the European Union said in a recent note that the Commission had opted for…
