Australia’s proposed national facial recognition service is “not intended for mass surveillance,” a government official has told a parliamentary inquiry…
The Philippine Identification System Act has been signed into law by President Rodrigo Duterte, enshrining the new biometric “Phil-ID” as…
A potential class action suit filed by a former employee of United Airlines under Illinois’ Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA)…
Public interest advocates have criticized the Scottish government’s plans to create a Biometrics Commissioner, saying the position would hold less…
Microsoft has joined a growing chorus of voices calling for increased regulation of facial recognition, with President Bradford L. Smith…
Facebook is facing criticism for its reintroduction of facial recognition for the platform’s European users earlier this year, The New…
A coalition of privacy advocacy groups have filed an amici curiae brief urging the Illinois Supreme Court to rule that…
The UK Home Office has published its long-awaited biometrics strategy. The 27-page document (PDF) sets out a framework for use…
Legislation introduced in April by a group of South Korea lawmakers to allow the government to collect and retain fingerprints…
A proposed class action has been brought by a former employee of Illinois steel maker A. Finkl & Sons Co….
