Australian Capital Territory says proposed facial recognition legislation exceeds agreement
The Australian Capital Territory (ACT) has joined Victoria in claiming that the facial recognition system proposed by the country’s federal…
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NPR explores U.S. law enforcement interest in real-time facial recognition
With improvements in facial recognition technology delivering the promise of real-time identification, and a lack of legislative guidance on its…
Report says Kenya needs data protection law for privacy of biometric voter registry
A lack of legal protections for the privacy of citizen’s data in Kenya leaves its biometric electoral registry open to…
National ID system will bring Philippines significant savings
According to the Philippine National Statistician and Civil Registrar General, Lisa Bersales, the soon-to-be executed national identification system will result…
Proposed Australian facial recognition system faces criticism over mission creep, vague limitations
Critics of the Australian government’s proposed facial recognition legislation have suggested limitations to the law, such as warrants and a…
Blockpass and Edinburgh Napier University to open blockchain research lab
Hong Kong-based “regtech” provider Blockpass and Edinburgh Napier University have announced a partnership to build the Blockpass Identity Lab, which…
Questions regarding use of biometrics in AI raised during federally sponsored forum
Concerns about privacy, including ways in which biometrics used in artificial intelligence (AI) could be used by law-enforcement agencies to…
UnifyID launches passive authentication platform powered by behavioral biometrics
Passive authentication startup UnifyID has announced its frictionless online and physical dynamic probability and confidence scoring technology has reached general…
Axon creates AI-focused ethics board
Axon, manufacturer of the Taser police weapon, recently announced the creation of a AI Ethics Board to guide the development…
Holiday Inn in Chicago sued under BIPA
Holiday Inn employees in downtown Chicago are suing their employer under Illinois’ Biometric Information Privacy Act, according to a Law360…
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