Proposal for Israeli police use of live public facial recognition goes before lawmakers
Israel’s government is moving forward with plans to deploy live facial recognition in public spaces for criminal investigations. The Times…
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Israel issues draft guidelines on biometric data collection in the workplace
Israel’s privacy watchdog has published a draft document outlining guidelines and rules organizations and businesses should keep in mind when…
Amnesty wants end to surveillance infrastructure in Palestine
Amnesty International is decrying the Israeli government’s use of experimental facial recognition known as Red Wolf, which can be linked…
$1M funding for homeland security tech, biometrics for US, Israel firms via BIRD Foundation
U.S. and Israeli firms pitching innovative solutions for homeland security (HLS), including biometrics, could receive funding of up to US$1…
Israel defense criticized over 26-year-old privacy protocols for biometric data
The state comptroller of Israel has claimed the country’s defense forces are vulnerable to identity theft targeting biometric information. Writing…
New Fujitsu security research center in Israel to further develop digital identity tools
Japanese tech giant Fujitsu has announced plans to set up a research center for data and security in Israel as…
$1.2B Israel defense cloud contract includes face detection; Google, Amazon workers protest
Hundreds of workers and their supporters gathered outside Google and Amazon offices in San Francisco, New York, Seattle and Durham,…
Israeli court rejects call to delete government’s biometric database, leaves room for appeal
Five years after civil society organizations and digital rights advocates asked Israel’s High Court of Justice to cancel a law…
Jerusalem Police blocked from facial recognition use at Pride March
Jerusalem Police requested to use live facial recognition to monitor the city’s gay March for Pride and Tolerance following threats…
Biometric passports progress in Turkey, Denmark, Suriname
Turkey and Suriname have unveiled their latest steps on biometric passports, while Giesecke+Devrient says the production of Danish electronic passports…
