EU makes next move on EU-US data flow by finding agreement adequate
The European Commission has published its draft adequacy decision for data protection in EU-U.S. data flows, including specific safeguards for…
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Proposed AI Act amendments would add biometric data to ‘high-risk’ criteria
A tenth set of amendments to the EU AI Act have been proposed by the co-rapporteurs of the European Parliament,…
EU slaps itself on wrist for surveillance tech transfer to Africa without rights assessment
The European Ombudsman has agreed with civil society complainants by concluding that the European Commission was “not able to demonstrate…
ID@Borders and Future of Travel Conference 2023
ID@Borders and Future of Travel Conference 2023 Brussels April 20-21, 2023 ID@Borders Conference is the annual gathering for the Biometrics…
EU border biometric checks in UK likely to be delayed
The EU’s Entry/Exit System (EES) will start operating on May 1, with all non-EU nationality visitors requiring a face and…
RecFaces, Alcatraz each expanding presence to reach international face biometrics markets
Face biometric solution provider RecFaces says it is establishing as an independent company in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, in a…
Czech Republic readies for EU biometric entry/exit with secunet kiosk trial, Frontex
As the European Union Entry/Exit System (EES) slowly approaches, with its requirement to include the biometrics of all passenger entries…
A US-EU data privacy order signed in Washington. It’s the EU’s turn now
Call it mending fences or acknowledging political reality, the United States last week budged on its desire for less-fettered access…
Liability of AI applications under scrutiny in UK, Canada
Artificial intelligence (AI) applications, particularly those focused on biometric data gathering, have recently come under another round of scrutiny both…
Dutch Police refine rapid forensic biometrics approach after early testing
John A.J.M. Riemen, the lead specialist, manager and custodian of the Dutch Police’s national criminal Automated Biometric Identification System, has…
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