Australia’s debate on age verification for social media reaches Parliament
The Australian government has introduced a bill in parliament that aims to ban social media for children under 16. The…
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US election likely to be a missed opportunity to advance digital ID policy
The 2024 U.S. election represents an opportunity for social dialogue around digital identity policy in the wake of a series…
ITIF argues for age estimation, device-level controls in EU Digital Services Act
Age verification requirements for access to online platforms, apps or websites can provide effective protection for minors, but it could…
Asia-Pacific prepares for new tech regulation
Countries of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) should work on making their national digital IDs interoperable, says Daniel Castro, vice…
NIST continues to study immersive technology cyber, privacy issues
The U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) continues to conduct research it began earlier this year into the…
Data foundation calls for better control of biometrics in policing
U.S. President Joe Biden wants Congress to establish clear rules for biometric data policies and tools used in criminal investigations….
ITIF, former DHS exec push back on criticisms of facial recognition use by US agency
The Internal Revenue Agency (IRS) should have taken a more measured response to the controversy around its use of identity…
Maybe if federal lawmakers saw that their biometric data is endangered they’d pass a law
A noted public policy think tank scouting the landscape of data privacy law in the United States has found little…
Oosto backs call for scraped biometrics deletion; Clearview fires back
An industry dust-up has broken out over the appropriate composition of biometric reference databases for law enforcement applications, with Oosto endorsing…
Public discussions of biometrics use short on nuance, experts say in IBIA podcast on facial recognition
How accurate is accurate enough for facial biometrics? The answer is that an appropriate use policy takes the accuracy and…
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