Oxford Refugee Studies Centre: mapping the biometrics of movement into and around Europe
A new report maps the technologies such as biometrics in use, being developed or trialled across Europe for tackling the…
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Pakistan ID authority shares data of 4K wanted people for biometric matching
NADRA has shared the images of more than 4,000 wanted individuals with a public safety body to enable biometric matching…
UK unveils departmental data sharing consultation for One Login digital ID
The UK Cabinet Office has launched a new consultation on departmental data sharing to enable access to online government services…
EU makes next move on EU-US data flow by finding agreement adequate
The European Commission has published its draft adequacy decision for data protection in EU-U.S. data flows, including specific safeguards for…
Privacy-preserving HR data sharing tools developed by TrustBuilder, launched by Indicio
Flemish Government entrepreneur support program VLAIO has awarded a project grant to IAM provider TrustBuilder to explore the secure and…
Digital ID interoperability features in South Korea-Singapore partnership agreement
Governments of Singapore and the Republic of Korea (ROK) have signed the Korea-Singapore Digital Partnership Agreement (KSDPA), which aims to…
Europol’s new rules enable sourcing of ‘third country’ biometric data
New regulations give Europol too much biometric surveillance power while cutting external oversight of the agency’s data processing and protection…
Covid response tech leaves Indians more exposed to data collection: briefing
India’s e-governance has gained traction during the COVID-19 pandemic and mobile phone cash transfer via the country’s biometric Aadhaar has…
A US-EU data privacy order signed in Washington. It’s the EU’s turn now
Call it mending fences or acknowledging political reality, the United States last week budged on its desire for less-fettered access…
Sixteen Native American tribes added to biometric background check program
The U.S. Department of Justice has added sixteen federally recognized indigenous Tribes to its Tribal Access Program, which grants Tribal…
