UK CCTV watchdog issues warning to police chiefs over facial recognition tech
A CCTV watchdog has written to police chiefs to warn that the increased use of facial recognition technology risks infringing…
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Nursing home sued based on Illinois biometric privacy law
The employees of Paramount of Oak Park Rehabilitation & Nursing Center, LLC, have filed a putative class action against the…
Petition says linking Aadhaar with bank accounts violates right to privacy
A new petition has been filed against Aadhaar in India’s Supreme Court, challenging Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) decision to…
Human Rights Watch raises privacy concerns over Chinese voice recognition program
China’s government is collecting “voice pattern” samples from its citizens to build a database for use with voice recognition technology,…
Apple addresses Senator’s privacy and security concerns regarding Face ID
Senator Al Franken expressed his appreciation to Apple for addressing his privacy and security concerns over the company’s Face ID…
Australian startups want access to facial biometrics database
The Australian government’s initiative to allow law enforcement agencies to access facial recognition images stored on a national database has raised…
China developing huge facial recognition database to identify citizens
China is developing what is expected to be the world’s most powerful facial recognition system with the capacity to identify…
Australian government seeks to expand facial recognition system
Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull will call on state and territory governments to disclose driver’s licence photos for use in…
Brisbane public transit’s potential use of biometrics raises privacy concerns
A privacy group has spoken out against recommendations that the Brisbane public transportation service use biometrics to identify passengers when…
Moscow upgrading CCTV cameras with facial recognition capabilities
Moscow is upgrading its public surveillance system by adding facial recognition technology to the 170,000 cameras installed across the city…
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