ACLU against FBI request to access Ohio facial recognition database
The American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio has recommended that the state denies the FBI from accessing its law-enforcement database…
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Florida Hospital using PatientSecure biometric ID solution
Florida Hospital is using PatientSecure biometric identification technology to decrease paperwork, improve accuracy, and prevent identity theft, according to a…
App developers view biometrics as key to improving security
Market research firm Evans Data released its Mobile Development Survey 2016, which found that security is the top concern of…
California bill would set security standards for protecting biometric data
A California politician has resurrected a one-year-old bill to set a standard for businesses to protect private consumer data, including…
Federal Court in Illinois dismisses biometric data privacy case against Smarte Carte
A federal district court in Illinois recently dismissed a biometric data privacy case against Smarte Carte, based on a U.S….
RCMP actively seeking facial and tattoo recognition system without approval
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) has been actively seeking to obtain a new nationwide Automated Fingerprint Identification System (AFIS)…
Report reveals police body camera programs fail to protect civil rights and privacy
The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights and Upturn have released a scorecard evaluating the civil rights security measures…
Lawsuit filed against Snapchat for using biometric data without consent
Two men filed a class-action lawsuit against Snapchat under a 2008 Illinois state law that requires a company to obtain…
POMM rolls out biometric authentication and data encryption cell phone case
POMM Inc. has introduced a new biometric authentication and data encryption cell phone case to keep data files private and…
Israel enforcing mandatory biometric database enrollment for citizens in 2017
Israeli Interior Minister Arye Dery announced that it will be mandatory for citizens to enroll in the national biometric database…
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