Canada’s proposed new data privacy rules tackle biometrics bias, illegal training data
New proposed data privacy legislation tabled as part of the federal government’s Bill C-27 aims to firm up restrictions around…
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Simprints Director lays out guidance for responsible biometrics deployment
British biometric nonprofit Simprints outlined its ideas for responsible biometric deployment in a webinar, establishing a guide for organizations to…
Singapore data protection agency outlines responsible biometric security uses
The Singaporean Personal Data Protection Commission (PDPC) has published a guideline for the responsible use of biometric data in security applications…
Anonybit smashes the honeypot with first 1:N identification via decentralized cloud
Decentralized biometrics specialist Anonybit has achieved an industry first by adding 1:N (one to many) biometric identification capabilities to its…
New state privacy laws will force companies to rethink data collection practices
By Michael Young and Nick Schmidt of Morris, Manning & Martin, LLP New state privacy laws in California, Virginia, and…
Arkansas suit shows why trust can’t be assumed in biometrics matters
The operator and owners of a former hospital in Arkansas are going to court because they allegedly abandoned their patients’…
Security agencies granted access to Nigeria’s biometric database; Buhari faces lawsuit
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP), a nonprofit advocacy group, has filed a lawsuit against Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari…
Block’s hardware wallet to use fingerprint biometric authentication
Payment firm Block (formerly known as Square) has confirmed that fingerprint biometrics will be the main method of authentication for…
Italian privacy authority fines Clearview AI €20M, orders biometrics deletion
The Italian privacy guarantor (Garante per la protezione dei dati personali, or GPDP) has fined Clearview AI €20,000,000 (US$22 million)…
Keyless opens doors for software biometrics with FIDO2 certification, says co-founder
Months after Keyless became the first company to earn certificates for compliance with FIDO2 and FIDO Biometric Component standards for…
