Wide access to Kenya’s digital ID database too risky: court petitioners
Organizations challenging the constitutionality of Kenya’s Maisha Namba digital ID in court fear for the safety and security of citizens’…
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US science foundation to award $23M for ‘privacy-preserving’ tech
The U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) has begun soliciting proposals from “qualified researchers and multidisciplinary teams” on the practical deployment…
Inrupt enters growing digital wallet market with pitch from WWW inventor
Inrupt has launched a digital wallet, which comes with a notable endorsement from an internet pioneer. A press release says…
Affinidi data sharing framework leverages privacy-preserving open standards
Affinidi, a company specializing in data and identity management, unveiled the Affinidi Iota framework at the WeAreDevelopers World Congress. This…
Five Eyes biometric data sharing increases by over 100X with little transparency
A network for sharing biometrics, demographics and other data about visitors, migrants and other travelers has ballooned in scope and…
Privacy advocates push back against Meta’s data usage for AI development
Meta has notified millions of European users about upcoming changes to its privacy policy, set to take effect on June…
Interpol exec calls for more biometrics sharing to combat cross-border crime surge
Speaking at a recent event in London, Stephen Kavanagh, executive director of police services at Interpol, warned of a “new…
Sierra Leone’s digital government drive gets push with data sharing MoU
Internal efforts within the government of Sierra Leone to add traction to the country’s digital government push have got a…
ICE, CBP sued for details on migrant data sharing agreements
Digital rights advocacy group Access Now is suing the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and Immigration and Customs Enforcement…
In US and Europe, biometric data exchange key to stopping human trafficking
A new agreement between Costa Rica and the U.S. under the Department of Homeland Security’s Biometric Information Sharing Partnerships (BDSP)…
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