‘Datafication’ of EU borders and ballooning private-sector spending prompted by migrant crisis
Spending by European Union agencies on border-related technology and surveillance rocketed from 2014 onwards amid the migrant crisis, reports Statewatch,…
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Willingness grows for digital ID, sharing personal data — with conditions
Customer identity solutions provider Okta has published a report on attitudes towards digital services and digital identity in Europe. Results…
Calls for digital identity access in European Commission rights and principles proposal
The European Commission has reached out to both the European Parliament and Council to sign a new declaration on digital…
Global state of SSI and how to build on it: EU report
The European Union’s cybersecurity agency has been busy typing up its research. The latest report is an overview of Self-Sovereign…
Wide deployment of Nuctech’s technology in Europe triggers security concerns
The extensive use of security technology from Chinese biometrics and surveillance solutions provider Nuctech across many sectors in Europe is…
UK can join EU biometric surveillance without Parliamentary scrutiny: Statewatch
The UK is able to join European Union biometric surveillance schemes such as a pan-European network of police facial recognition…
€2.8M funding for startup Mobai’s biometric data protection project
Enhanced face biometrics, presentation attack detection, face quality assessment and biometric template protection in the Scandinavian banking sector are the…
Evernym acquisition sets next chapter for self-sovereign identity in Europe
There was big news in the world of self-sovereign digital identity last week, with the announcement of Avast acquiring Evernym….
European Commission suggests adding facial recognition to EU-wide police database
The European Commission has put forward plans for EU police to work together more efficiently in order to fight criminal…
EU blankets borders with surveillance tech to deter refugees: investigation
A new investigation by The Guardian has shed light on several high-tech surveillance biometrics and deterrent systems deployed by some…
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