Renewed attack on EU’s proposed Eurodac biometric upgrade
Dozens of civil society organizations have renewed their demand that the EU stop expanding the capabilities of its biometric asylum-registration…
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EU’s largest public transport security project with Herta biometrics nears final stage
Europe has a plan to prevent terrorist attacks on public transportation with video analytics algorithms, possibly but not necessarily including…
Sweden reintroduces ID checks for border control
Sweden’s government has extended temporary identity document checks at its borders and proposed a law to make transport companies ensure…
EU embraces shared ground with Canada in digital partnership
Digital identity, cybersecurity and artificial intelligence are among the key areas covered by the new EU-Canada Digital Partnership, launched at…
EU says other countries should accept biometrics, video to increase deportations
The European Commission wants to deport more people in less time, and is pushing for a solution that leverages biometrics…
New biometric data-sharing compact with US too hot for European Commission
Never mind that enhanced border security plan between the EU and U.S. to share the biometric and other personally identifying…
EU Council okays rules for Schengen digital visa application system
The Council of the European Union on November 13 adopted two regulations which pave the way for the implementation of…
UN rights chief: Remote biometric surveillance of protests brings ‘unacceptable risks’
Remote biometric surveillance systems are raising “serious concerns,” the United Nations rights chief says in a newly issued set of…
Hold up: 300 say eIDAS rules could make surveillance easier for EU nations
Language in proposed revised regulation of eIDAS in the European Union is being loudly rebuffed by 335 individuals and civil…
AI Act exemptions, cut-outs and broad mandates top issues late in bill’s negotiations
As the fifth round of trilogue negotiations on the European Union’s proposed AI Act began this week in the EU…
