The road to compliance: A step towards bridging the privacy gap
This is a guest post by Katherine Noall, CEO of Sphere Identity. We live in an information age that’s dominated…
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Changing privacy and data protection laws could change casino biometrics use
Casinos in the U.S. have used facial recognition since the 1990s, but those deployments may have to be adjusted based…
Startup Anchorage raises $40M Series B funding round for multi-biometric crypto vault
Startup multi-biometric cryptocurrency vault provider Anchorage has received $40 million in a Series B investment round to accelerate the growth…
Amazon hit by Illinois biometric data privacy suit for Alexa recordings
A new class action law suit has been filed against Amazon under Illinois’ Biometric Information Privacy Act for recording the…
Innovatrics launches platform to intelligently link biometric technologies
Innovatrics has announced the launch of a new Biometric Ecosystem platform to intelligently link independent multimodal technologies and customer-based services…
Data collection practices of voice and facial biometrics companies criticized
A pair of biometrics providers are drawing criticism for their data collection practices, and the secrecy with which they are…
Proposed California Anti-Eavesdropping bill to limit smart speaker data storage and annotation
Legislation under consideration in California would require companies to obtain written consent before storing or sharing data collected by smart…
Nepal government’s roll-out plan for national biometric ID cards criticized
The decision by the Nepal government to expand the distribution of biometric national identity cards throughout the country is drawing…
BioSec solution to alleviate data storage security concerns
BioSec Group announced today the development of “template on phone” solution that will store users’ biometric palm vein template on…
Florida considers biometric data privacy law with private action rights like BIPA
A pair of Florida lawmakers are proposing legislation to require private companies using consumers’ biometric data to obtain informed consent…
