EU lawmakers approve regulation to expand Europol’s capabilities in biometric data processing
European lawmakers have backed a proposal to give Europol a central role in coordinating the fight against smuggling networks and…
European Digital Rights (EDRi)
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Czechia turns off Prague airport facial recognition system amid legal violations
The Czech police were obliged to shut down the facial recognition cameras at Prague’s Václav Havel Airport following years of…
Digital rights groups urge EU to implement AI Act according to schedule
A group of 31 digital rights organizations have urged the European Commission to ensure that the AI Act is implemented…
Age assurance laws in EU prompt flurry of objections from rights groups
The EU’s latest tiny wallet accessory is scandalizing the continent’s digital activists. A review from European Digital Rights (EDRi) says…
DTCs bring risks, exaggerate efficiency: Digital rights groups
Digital travel credentials (DTCs) are supposed to make travel faster and more convenient but the digital documents that could soon…
AVPA flags AI, distrust in government and big tech as hurdles for age verification
On February 27 at 10am EST, Biometric Update will host a webinar entitled Age Verification: Lessons Learned from the UK,…
EU’s Prüm II rolls on; will it roll over privacy concerns?
The debate over an update to a biometrics-sharing agreement in the EU is simple enough. Either there’re no human rights…
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…
UN High Commissioner says facial recognition could lead to destruction of privacy
Volker Türk, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, has touted the potential negative impact of facial recognition systems, saying these…
Civil society groups warn about EU Digital ID Wallet privacy, discrimination risks
The European Digital Identity (EUDI) Wallet is about to create an “unprecedented” risk for Europeans in their online and offline…
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