Biometric and behavioral mass surveillance – will the EU ‘choose totalitarianism’?
A study into the use of biometric and behavioral mass surveillance, particularly in public spaces, examines whether, generally in the…
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IndyKite launches decentralized ID product, raises further $8M in seed financing
IndyKite, launched in October 2021 by ForgeRock co-founder Lasse Andresen with Sun Microsystems co-founder Scott McNealy as a formal advisor, to offer…
McDonald’s settles employee biometric data privacy allegations for up to $50M
McDonald’s and franchisees will pay out up to $50 million to settle its biometric data privacy lawsuit involving employees of…
Controversy continues for ID.me with ‘inferred citizenship’ confusion
Biometric identity authentication firm ID.me is back in the headlines over its agreement with the U.S. Internal Revenue Service to be…
New York, San Francisco warming to biometric surveillance?
Have progressive U.S. cities gone too far in corralling police use of facial recognition? Has a rise in some crimes…
No pre-emption of Illinois biometric data privacy lawsuits from workers’ comp
Illinois’ worker compensation laws do not pre-empt its biometric data privacy laws, the State Supreme Court has ruled in a…
Three visions for biometrics regulation, all look iffy
A new assessment of the White House’s view of AI governance, particularly compared to that of the European Union, is…
Linking biometric databases is good, say India officials. Skeptics abound
Trust in biometrics systems used by the government is in short supply in some parts of India. The Indian state…
Patchwork legislation for biometrics gets patchier
The landscape for biometrics regulation in the United States continues to grow more fragmented as recent efforts in Missouri and…
Innovative Technology’s age verification to be piloted by UK government for alcohol sales
Innovative Technology (ITL) has been selected by the UK government’s Home Office ministry to participate in a pilot program that…
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