Hong Kong’s Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data updates biometrics guidelines
Hong Kong’s Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data (PCPD) has updated its guidelines regarding the collection and use…
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Shutterfly calls for dismissal of lawsuit involving facial recognition database
Shutterfly is requesting a federal judge in Illinois to throw out a lawsuit that alleges the photo-book service is violating…
UK police call facial recognition trial at music festival a success
Police in Leicestershire, UK have called the trial use of facial recognition software at a major music festival a success,…
GAO report shows a need for privacy guidelines regarding facial recognition
Senator Al Franken (D-Minn.) said the recently-released Government Accountability Office (GAO) report on facial recognition technology serves as “a reminder”…
Security researchers develop browser plug-in to dupe biometric behavioural profiling
Security researchers have developed a Chrome browser extension that is designed to outwit websites which use keyboard behaviour biometrics to…
Privacy advocates criticize Facebook’s facial recognition policy, NTIA meetings continue
Facebook’s use of facial recognition technology is once again under criticism from privacy advocates, who have argued that the technology…
UK consumers find facial recognition-driven targeted ads “creepy”: RichRelevance report
RichRelevance published a new UK study, “Creepy or Cool” that reveals that 70% of UK shoppers find facial recognition technology…
Platesmart LPR: Q&A with CEO John Chigos
In the past, the majority of American law enforcement agencies were unable to afford hardware-dependent License Plate Recognition (LPR) systems,…
In effort to expand biometric scheme, India says privacy not fundamental right
During the course of defending the legality of the Aadhaar biometric scheme before India’s Supreme Court this week, the chief…
Colorado police cautious about facial recognition technology
The Colorado Information Sharing Consortium executive director David Shipley recently told Colorado Public Radio that the organization tested facial recognition…
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