Northern Ireland police agree to delete biometric records after human rights ruling
Northern Ireland police (PSNI) will be deleting DNA records in “real-time” starting September, following the European Court of Human Rights’…
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Tech5 releases digital identity toolkit for touchless biometric digital IDs
Tech5 has introduced the T5 Digital Identity Toolkit for touchless biometric digital ID issuance, management and offline authentication to streamline…
Acuant beats some biometric privacy lawsuit claims, others remanded to state level
Some of the claims against Acuant in a Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) suit have been thrown out by a federal…
Infinity Optics launches white paper to explain biometric hash technology and privacy protection
Infinity Optics has published a white paper to explain the intricacies of its QuantumCrypt biometric hash technology, including how it…
New biometric crypto smartcard wallet from CardLab and eSignus features Fingerprint Cards sensor
CardLab and eSignus have partnered to develop a cryptocurrency hardware wallet solution in a smartcard form factor leveraging biometric security…
Biometrics company allegedly leaves unhashed fingerprint data of thousands exposed to internet
Unsecured fingerprint biometric data from up to 76,000 people has been left exposed on the internet, as security researcher Anurag…
Scottish Parliament passes bill to address police use of biometric data
The Scottish Parliament has approved legislation to establish a Biometrics Commissioner that will monitor how law enforcement captures, stores, uses…
NYPD Commissioner defends controversial DNA database, Scotland advances biometrics Bill
Last summer, the NYPD was accused of violating state and civil rights in its efforts to build a biometric DNA…
Biometric privacy lawsuit hits law enforcement provider in latest round of BIPA class actions
Motorola and Vigilant are among the latest crop of companies to be named in Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) lawsuits,…
Lacking or weak biometric data policies concern authorities and advocates in Europe, Australia
Concerns about the privacy and security of biometric data have prompted consultations between the European Commission and regional data protection…
