US House Democrats resurrect bill to ban body cams paired with facial recognition
A facial recognition ban has been reintroduced on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives. It would prohibit federal…
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Togo amends law on biometric identification to advance digital ID ambitions
The parliament in Togo recently adopted a bill which amends an existing law on biometric identification of Togolese citizens, which…
Biometrics community breaks down details of AI Act proposals in EAB workshop
One interesting point of consensus arising at the European Association for Biometrics’ (EAB’s) Artificial Intelligence Act Workshop 2022 is that…
Scot committee likes Biometrics Commissioner’s data ideas; suggests he expand vision
Having drafted a code of practice for biometric use by three Scottish law enforcement agencies earlier this month, that nation’s…
Corsight adds granular privacy controls to Fortify to support ethical facial recognition
Corsight AI has updated Fortify, its flagship facial recognition software, with privacy enhancements to help protect subjects’ data and address…
Why are government’s still hesitating over social media ID verification?
Liudas Kanapienis, CEO and co-founder of Ondato Controversy surrounded the inclusion in May of an Online Safety Bill in the Queen’s…
Canada’s proposed new data privacy rules tackle biometrics bias, illegal training data
New proposed data privacy legislation tabled as part of the federal government’s Bill C-27 aims to firm up restrictions around…
A couple big wins for skeptics of government use of facial recognition
In a surprise to some, elected officials in Colorado and New Orleans are telling proponents of face biometrics that personal…
Some world leaders take the hint and start building bulwarks against deepfake danger
The European Union, Reddit and Google are taking steps to do something about deepfakes. Exactly what they will accomplish is…
Shifting differences among businesses on proposed federal data privacy bill
In a quick two-step, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce reportedly softened its approach to a federal data privacy bill after…
