Privacy advocates urge EU to prohibit ‘biometric mass surveillance’ with AI Act
European Digital Rights (EDRi) and 52 other organizations have written to the Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) to call…
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Belgium approves biometric database for migrants as part of EU Entry/Exit System requirement
In efforts to comply with the European Union’s Entry/Exit System (EES) which is expected to go fully operational by the…
EU committees propose strengthened AI Act tougher on biometric surveillance
European Union committees are weighing in on the AI Act. The EU is seen as the world’s regulatory trendsetter, making…
Biometric data must be processed with ‘European values’: EDPS opinion on Data Act
Clarity is needed to ensure special types of highly sensitive data such as biometrics and health information are fully protected…
How will digital wallet pilots in Europe affect the world?
The fourth ID4Africa livecast in the ‘Mobile for Identity Management & Inclusive ID4D’ series turns to mobile ID in advanced…
Ada Lovelace analysis suggests EU AI Act could curtail biometrics regulation
A ban on facial recognition by the EU AI Act could actually reduce protections against biometrics surveillance afforded by existing national…
More automatic forensic biometric data sharing proposed for privacy-focused Europe
In another example of how sentiment about privacy is complex if not chaotic at the moment, European politicians are considering…
Idex partners with G+D JV to commercialize biometric payment cards in Eastern Europe
Idex Biometrics and E-Kart, a joint venture with Giesecke+Devrient (G+D) and Eczacıbaşı Holding, partner up to deliver biometric smart cards across…
Businesses feel biometric data bonanza slipping through their fingers
U.S. businesses, their associations and their attorneys are coming out in the open to challenge biometric privacy laws and regulations….
EU digital wallet: the race is on for pilot funding, tech supremacy, hearts and minds
eIDAS 2.0 is fast approaching. By September 2023, European Union citizens will have the right to download and populate a digital…
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