China examining eID for its 600 million Internet users
China is examining the introduction of electronic identification in a bid to protect private information and curb Internet fraud. Electronic…
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Shutterfly slapped with class action lawsuit over facial recognition use
A Chicago man has filed a class action lawsuit against Shutterfly over allegations that the photo-book service is violating a…
Facebook’s latest facial recognition feature will not be launched in Europe in immediate future
Facebook recently rolled out a new service called “Moments” that expands the use of its “faceprint” technology, however, the feature…
Privacy advocates pull out of U.S. facial recognition discussions
Privacy advocates announced today that they will abandon the U.S. government’s effort to establish voluntary protocols for facial recognition technology….
Majority of US banking consumers prefer mobile biometric authentication over passwords: study
Telstra Global released a new report that reveals the majority of US consumers using mobile banking applications prefer their mobile…
UK police defend use of facial recognition to identify criminals at music festival
A UK police force has defended the use of facial recognition technology to identify some 90,000 attendees at a music…
UK police to use facial recognition at music festival
UK police ill use portable facial recognition technology for the first time at a music festival in an effort to…
NTIA stakeholders to discuss commercial facial recognition technology
The National Telecommunications & Information Administration will meet on June 11 in Washington to work on resolving two critical problems…
Australian senators call for stricter biometric data storage guidelines
Labor members of Australia’s Senate Standing Committees on Legal and Constitutional Affairs have released a report that details a number…
Customs’ facial recognition technology trial raises privacy concerns
The Department of Homeland Security confirmed that U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents will test facial recognition technology over the…
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