A few ‘shoulds’ in otherwise detailed NZ biometric policy
A New Zealand government position paper on biometrics regulation is an antidote to privacy advocates around the world despairing that…
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Firefox Focus adds biometric account security, privacy options
Mozilla has updated its Firefox Focus mobile browser with new biometric privacy features and visual effects. The new version of…
Liquid Avatar digital wallet app rolls out, approved for convenience store age verification
Liquid Avatar Technologies has released a new version of its mobile app designed to enable users with biometrics-backed verifiable digital…
European Parliament wants to keep option for biometrics surveillance ban
A German member of the European Parliament is reporting that that body has acted to keep the recommendation of a…
Sensory speech recognition for children could transform apps, wearables and education tech
Sensory has released a custom trained speech recognition model designed to understand the unique linguistic patterns in children’s speech. The model…
ByteDance/TikTok biometric data privacy lawsuit closer to closure?
A federal judge in Illinois last week tentatively approved a proposed $92 million settlement in the class action filed against…
Keyless patents privacy-focused, cross-platform biometric authentication method
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has granted cybersecurity firm Keyless a new patent describing a privacy-focused technology designed…
NZ airport face biometrics trial deployed against Privacy Commissioner advice
New Zealand’s Aviation Security Service (AvSec), a branch of the country’s Civil Aviation Authority, started trials of a new face…
This biometric identifier is being recorded for training and quality purposes…
Are there already laws protecting the commercial or government analysis of people’s voices? An opinion article in The National Law…
Proposed facial recognition ban in EU doesn’t go far enough — privacy advocates
Opposition in the European Union to facial recognition surveillance is not appeased by a proposed AI law promoted as being…
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