EU agencies join forces to protect European citizens’ data privacy rights
Two European Union agencies responsible for advising government agencies on fundamental rights have joined forces to help safeguard the data…
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Biometrics Institute concerned about French bill restricting the use of biometric technologies
The Biometrics Institute has informed the French Senate and National Assembly of its concerns regarding proposed amendments to the 1978…
European Data Protection Supervisor rejects data transfer pact between the EU and US
According to a BBC report, the European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) has said that a data transfer pact between the…
Global privacy law research supports on-device matching
Matching biometric data on a device better satisfies global privacy requirements than matching it on a server, particularly with regards…
NEC Australia awarded contract for CrimTrac’s new biometrics platform
Last week the Australian government announced that NEC Australia has been awarded the contract to deliver CrimTrac’s “next generation” biometrics…
India’s Home Ministry to ask for enhanced gov’t biometrics data sharing
India’s Home Ministry will ask for regulations or an amendment to the recently passed UIDAI Act to mandate that the…
US wants more biometric data and information sharing with Canada
The United State’s national security adviser, Susan Rice, was asked this week about Canada using the U.S. biometrics system to…
SRI wins DARPA contract exploring data privacy technologies
SRI International has been awarded an $8.5 million contract by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Brandeis program through…
U.S. and EU agree to new data protection pact
After two years of negotiations, the European Commission and the U.S. Department of Commerce recently reached an agreement for a…
IBIA responds to new EU-US privacy framework for secure data transfers
The International Biometrics + Identity Association (IBIA) has urged United States and EU Commission negotiators involved in implementing the new…
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