Civil society groups warn about EU Digital ID Wallet privacy, discrimination risks
The European Digital Identity (EUDI) Wallet is about to create an “unprecedented” risk for Europeans in their online and offline…
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AVPA responds to EFF report on age verification
As more U.S. states consider laws to require proof of age before accessing websites with a certain level of content…
California skeptic of facial recognition use by cops now sees an opportunity
The state of California‘s three-year moratorium on police use of facial biometrics surveillance using body cams (AB1215) quietly ended in…
US biometric surveillance database reaches 10,000 data points
A privacy advocate’s database counting the United States government bodies that surveil citizens’ biometric identifiers reportedly now has 9,850 data…
Attorneys, digital rights advocates want facial recognition process open to discovery in court
Two digital rights groups and a defendants’ rights association are arguing in a New Jersey court that evidence discovery in…
Lovelace Institute calls for stiff regulation covering biometric data in US
UK-based tech research and advocacy organization The Ada Lovelace Institute has posted a critique of biometrics oversight in America, written…
San Francisco faces hearing for summary judgment in protestor surveillance lawsuit
Civil rights nonprofits this Friday will ask for a summary judgment in a lawsuit against the City and County of…
Privacy concerns linger around new EU data sharing Protocol
The Second Additional Protocol to the Convention on Cybercrime on enhanced co-operation and disclosure of electronic evidence, which can include…
The Man’s still watching college kids, now with biometric surveillance — report
U.S. college and university campuses are as interested in biometric surveillance as any other public and private organization, according to…
Blanket bans on face biometrics use by private sector unhelpful, digital privacy group argues
Robust regulation can ensure private sector use of facial recognition that balances people’s freedom to use biometric technology for phone…
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