Scotland considers appointing Independent Biometrics Commissioner
Scottish Parliament is considering a bill to appoint an independent commissioner for biometrics to improve the handling of biometric data…
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Weibo user claims to have matched 100K women from porn with facial recognition
A Germany-based user of Chinese social media network Weibo says he has used biometric facial recognition to match more than…
Facial biometrics controversy reaches U.S. schools as district trials new security system
Lockport City School District in New York is set to become one of the first in America to pilot biometric…
European Commissioner calls for strict regulation of facial recognition to preserve freedom of assembly
European countries should strictly regulate the use of facial recognition and ensure legislative frameworks for AI systems processing biometric data,…
State law proposed in Michigan Senate to ban use of facial biometrics by law enforcement
The Michigan Senate is considering a bill which would ban the use of biometric facial recognition by law enforcement in…
Biometric Update resumes Official Journalist role for ID4Africa 2019
ID4Africa is pleased to announce Biometric Update as the official journalist of ID4Africa 2019. This is the 4th year in…
Microsoft VP calls for U.S. to align privacy laws with GDPR
May 25 is the first anniversary of the EU’s GDPR taking effect, and in its first year, 18 million people…
Biometrics Institute warns biometrics misuse could undermine public confidence
Following recent reports of facial recognition technology being misused, The Biometrics Institute is urging law enforcement agencies, border management agencies…
CBP rules bar airlines from using Biometric Exit data for advertising
Airlines using facial recognition as part of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Agency’s (CBP’s) Biometric Exit program are contractually…
Opinions roll in on whether to ban, regulate, or hardly regulate biometric facial recognition
SenseTime CEO and Co-founder Xu Li is calling for cities to establish regulations for biometric facial recognition in response to…
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