Biometric data standards in 50 countries ranked with China and U.S. near bottom
Comparitech has published a ranking of 50 countries in the world according to their biometric data collection and usage practices,…
ethics
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Biometrics Institute finds privacy, data protection, legislation lead industry concerns in 2019
A significant increase in the use of biometrics in all sectors was noticed in 2019, however a higher concern was…
CITeR Director talks research to inform dialogue on children’s biometrics and privacy
Despite the impressive advances of biometrics as a scientific field over recent years, very little is known about identifying children…
SenseTime to lead Chinese working group setting facial biometrics standards
A national-level working group led by SenseTime has convened in China to set standards for biometric facial recognition, as privacy…
Former U.S. Attorney General to audit AnyVision for possible violations of Microsoft facial recognition principles
Following reports of a facial recognition surveillance implementation inside the West Bank and an erratic response to a media inquiry,…
Scottish Justice Secretary talks ethics, calls biometrics bill “narrow”
As Scotland is looking into new legislation for the role of biometrics commissioner, Justice Secretary Humza Yousaf believes the use…
AnyVision exec responds to facial recognition controversy
As biometric companies, particularly those providing facial recognition technology, face scrutiny over their practices and ethics against the backdrop of…
Netherlands stands up Biometrics Standards Committee as UK adds new ethics group members
A pair of European government bodies have boosted their biometrics governance initiatives; one for international engagement, and one for national…
Red Cross adopts new biometric data policy
Following a significant increase in the use of biometrics in different frameworks such as forensics, family link rebuilding or digital…
UN Special Rapporteur and rights groups warn of risks from biometrics and AI in welfare systems
The potential of biometric ID systems for abuse in some countries is a major threat to individuals, and current practices…
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