NIST intros new changes to federal system authentication guidelines
The National Institute of Standards and Technology posted four documents to GitHub detailing drastic changes it has made to its…
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Biometrics Institute updates stakeholders on progress of proposed Privacy Trust Mark
The Biometrics Institute has released a summary paper updating members and stakeholders on the progress of and next steps for…
FBI proposes that its biometrics database should be excluded from privacy laws
The FBI proposed last week that its biometric database be excluded from several provisions of the U.S. Privacy Act, which…
Rethinking physical biometrics: what you don’t know can hurt you
This is a guest post by Ryan Wilk, vice president of customer success at NuData Security. Biometrics seems to be…
Facebook request to dismiss privacy lawsuit rejected
According to a report in the Wall Street Journal, a federal judge has rejected Facebook’s request to dismiss a potential…
CDC project will see biometric registration for HIV patients in Uganda
In an effort to improve healthcare access and data collection, HIV/AIDS patients in Uganda will now be identified using fingerprints…
Facial recognition app being used to harass Russian adult film actresses
International Business Times is reporting that FindFace, a facial recognition app that taps neural-network technology, is being used in Russia…
Imprivata releases complementary solution for healthcare authentication platform
Imprivata has released Imprivata Confirm ID, a new solution that expands and complements the capabilities of its single sign-on and…
Biometrics Institute continues work on proposed Privacy Trust Mark
The Biometrics Institute has been working with Lockstep Consulting on a proposed Privacy Trust Mark since early 2015 and stage…
Russian photographer uses facial recognition in social media experiment
A recent project entitled ‘Your face is big data’ saw an art school student photograph people who happened to sit…
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