Digital ID not increasing inclusivity as advertised, civil society groups argue
A variety of factors prevent the inclusivity promise of digital ID systems in Sub-Saharan Africa from being fulfilled, and governments…
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Privacy advocates push for strict biometric surveillance regulation in appeals to White House, EU
Privacy advocates on both sides of the Atlantic are telling their governments that they do not trust officials to use…
Appeals court will not reconsider sending biometric privacy suit against Clearview AI back to state court
The Seventh Circuit Appeals Court has declined to revisit a motion by Clearview AI to remand a biometric privacy suit against…
Digital identity systems around Asia compared as Taiwan seeks path forward
Taiwan has underestimated the risks posed by its proposed digital ID system to user privacy and cybersecurity, according to a…
Hodgepodge campaigns in US nipping at big biometric privacy questions
A number of federal and state officials are separately talking about biometric privacy. Rather than raising expectations for coherent guidance…
UK agency opens final round of challenge to solve biometric data privacy puzzles
The UK government has opened a final competition for grant money to be used on biometric and other digital information…
Mauritius’ digital ID system success story showcased in ID4Africa livecast
The island Republic of Mauritius has had significant success in implementing a digital ID system for its citizens, and how…
Biometric data privacy suit against Google to wait for answers from IBM proceedings
A proposed class action alleging biometric data privacy regulation violations by Google should wait until a set of facts in…
Minneapolis passes restrictions on facial recognition use by local police
Minneapolis has passed legislation blocking the use of face biometrics by city police, the Star Tribune reports. The ordinance passed…
Here come the health passports. If only they were standardized
Biometric COVID-19 passport apps are popping up as governments starved of travel-dependent revenue realize they cannot afford to wait for…
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