Growing use of advocacy for facial recognition to identify deceased
India is considering the use of facial recognition to identify deceased persons and unidentified “found persons.” The proposal was put…
Europe
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Amsterdam startup Ver.iD raises $2M for European expansion
Digital identity verification company Ver.iD has raised 2 million euros (US$2.05 million) in angel funding as it prepares to kick…
Regulators, age assurance providers turn eyes to online gambling sector
A long-term effect of the smartphone revolution has been the normalization of gambling as a widely accepted social activity. Pornography…
Hopae building US HQ with $6.5M funding, expanding in Europe
A company specializing in decentralized ID – and which positions itself as a pillar of the EU’s digital transformation –…
Identomat becomes eIDAS certified
More digital identity companies are getting eIDAS certification, in line with the European Union’s plan to offer a digital identity…
EU launches consultation on AI definition and banned practices
By finalizing the AI Act this year, the EU has legally defined which AI use cases pose “unacceptable risk.” The…
Legal scholars developing guidance for biometrics legislation
Two law institutes, one from Europe and one from the United States, launched a new collaborative project focusing on the…
75% of Europeans support police and military use of AI
Nearly three-quarters of Europeans support the use of artificial intelligence by police and military, including facial recognition and biometric data…
Worldcoin pivots away from Europe amid tangle of GDPR problems
One thing about the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR): it is designed to protect citizens’ sensitive personal data. This…
Border surveillance technology under scrutiny in Greece
While Greece builds its reputation as the hotbed for Europe’s border surveillance technologies, its lack of transparency continues to cause…
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