Digital ID’s privacy by design moment may come from immunity passport standards
A coalition of organizations from different sectors has been convened to establish a framework for vaccination passports and digital health…
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Datasets behind face biometrics reveal fields’ ethical backslide: research paper
Face biometrics researchers have largely abandoned a set of data collection practices in order to fuel the voracious appetite of…
Lawsuit alleges Apple biometrics infringe patents, claims against Amazon sent to arbitration
Apple is being sued in a patent dispute by Gesture Technology Partners for allegedly violating five patents related to mobile…
New digital ID efforts in DC fumble the most critical issue
It is a new year with a new administration in Washington D.C. but the federal government’s approach to digital identification…
Australia renews efforts to extend digital identity use to private sector
The Digital Transformation Agency (DTA) is working on a new bill to extend its myGovID digital identity service use to…
Explosive digital ID growth and further potential draws scrutiny of ethics and market
Increasing the availability of digital identity around the world was a priority before the pandemic, and with immunity passports and…
Canada needs biometric surveillance regulation with enforcement powers – Privacy Commissioners
Canadian privacy commissioners at the federal and provincial level condemned Clearview AI’s biometric solution as unlawful mass surveillance, and called…
Nigeria’s move to link digital identity numbers to SIM cards sparks lawsuit
The controversy surrounding the decision by Nigeria’s federal government to have citizens link their biometrics-backed digital IDs to their SIM…
Clearview AI files to re-argue remand in biometric data privacy case to avoid state court
A motion filed by Clearview AI with the Seventh Circuit requests the court rehear its argument against the previously-rendered decision to…
Greek police to introduce mobile biometrics during patrols
Greece is due to put in place a system known as ‘Smart Policing,’ which will see individuals undergo biometric scans…
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