Italy advances, budgets for integration of digital IDs
The Italian government has allocated €40 million (US$43.38 million) in the hopes of resolving a dispute involving the nation’s two…
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Italy considers new biometric surveillance pilots amidst opposition’s concerns
Biometric surveillance is a valuable tool to prevent crime, but it needs to be deployed in respect of Italian citizens’…
Italian postal service launches project to ease issuance of digital ID, other services
The Italian national postal service (Poste Italiane) has launched a new digital ID initiative to transform post offices in small…
Italy to limit face biometrics systems use nationwide to police
Italy’s watchdog Data Protection Agency has warned two municipalities experimenting with face biometrics to stop until governing legislation is adopted…
Italian national digital ID scheme reaches 30 million users milestone
Applications confirmed as part of the national digital ID scheme in Italy have reached the milestone of the creation of…
Italian privacy authority fines Clearview AI €20M, orders biometrics deletion
The Italian privacy guarantor (Garante per la protezione dei dati personali, or GPDP) has fined Clearview AI €20,000,000 (US$22 million)…
FacePhi, SITA and Collins each roll out facial recognition to airports on different continents
FacePhi, SITA and Collins Aerospace are all supplying face biometrics to aviation sector customers in new deployments. Meanwhile in Canada,…
Real-time facial recognition system deployment blocked by Italian data protection authority
The Italian data protection authority (Garante) has published a new document in which it declared the Sari Real Time facial…
Zwipe signs up major Italian manufacturer for biometric payment cards
Italy’s largest smart card manufacturer is the latest biometric payment card partner for Zwipe as it brings its Zwipe Pay ONE…
Vision-Box pilots biometric boarding and security solution at Fiumicino Airport in Rome
Vision-Box has rolled out a biometric facial recognition and digital identity management pilot for seamless passenger experience at Rome Fiumicino…
