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Biometric Update regularly authors posts about France. The following set of links is available to help you find biometrics news regarding France. Additional topics may be perused by reviewing our comprehensive Biometrics Topics list.

 

France adopts AI surveillance bill ahead of 2024 Olympics, drawing controversy

The French legislature on Thursday passed a highly debated bill that will give police the authority to use artificial intelligence…

 

Channel Islands begin accepting French ID cards, quietly drop Brexit entry requirements for CTA

Jersey has been given UK permission to run a pilot over the summer to allow French day-trippers to visit the…

 

Stamps and surveillance: Macron seeks to delay EES biometrics until after Olympics

French president Emmanuel Macron intends to delay the introduction of the biometric Entry Exist System (EES) until after the Paris…

 

France, Utah consider age verification for social media users

The French government has advanced a bill to establish an obligation for social networks to put in place a technical…

 

French watchdog unveils conditions of use for new digital health insurance ID

France’s CNIL (Commission nationale de l’informatique et des libertés) has set out the conditions of use for the newest, virtual…

 

France explores age verification to access adult content

The Commission Nationale de l’informatique et des Libertés (CNIL) in France has developed prototype software to verify the ages of…

 

Double anonymity to bring age verification to porn and social media in France

“2023 will see the end of access to pornographic sites for our children,” said French Digital Minister Jean-Noël Barrot at…

 

Biometric surveillance doubts in France, UK. US city puts rules on it

Facial recognition is again under scrutiny in France, as legislators discuss whether to use algorithms for public safety at the…

 

Authentication startup in France closes €2M seed round for US expansion

French biometric authentication startup ShareID has closed a €2 million (US$2.14 million) seed round of funding led by a French-American…

 

France probes Thales subsidiary over past ID deals in Africa

A subsidiary of Thales – Thales Digital Identity and Security (Thales DIS) — known as Gemalto before the acquisition in…

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