New California privacy law restricts sharing of biometrics and other personal data
California legislators have headed off tough proposed privacy legislation by unanimously passing the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 9…
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UK Home Office Biometrics Strategy draws further criticism for lack of oversight recommendations
The UK Home Office’s Biometrics Strategy continues to draw criticism for its proposed expansion of the technology’s use, without corresponding…
UN privacy rapporteur criticizes accuracy and proportionality of Wales police use of facial recognition
Joseph Cannataci, UN special rapporteur on the right to privacy, has lauded progress by the UK government in creating oversight…
Privacy and personal identity could be impossible to protect: 3 in 4 cybersecurity professionals
Privacy and personal identity could be impossible to protect according to nearly three out of four cybersecurity professionals, a research…
London police continue facial recognition testing with Stratford deployment
London’s Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) have deployed facial recognition technology in the Stratford area of East London to identify suspects…
NYCLU urges education department to review plan for facial recognition in schools
The New York Civil Liberties Union (NYCLU) has sent a letter to the New York State Education Department, urging it…
Driver’s license photos increasingly used by U.S. police for identification with facial recognition
Police in Hagerstown, Maryland have arrested a robbery suspect identified by comparing a photo from Instagram to the State’s database…
Legal challenge raised over UK police use of automated facial recognition
A Cardiff, Wales resident has introduced the first legal challenge to a UK police force’s use of automated facial recognition…
Heightened privacy concerns arrive in Africa
Every year ID4Africa conducts an extensive survey of professionals at African identity authorities about topics such as their priorities and…
EFF sounds alarm over the DHS HART biometric database
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Homeland Advanced Recognition Technology (HART) database will likely become the largest repository of biometric…
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