Is data privacy a priority for DHS? Policy compliance looks an afterthought — watchdog report
A fairly damning report by a federal watchdog agency puts in doubt the lip service given by Department of Homeland…
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India says biometrics-backed CoWIN vaccine app will only track relevant vaccine data
India’s biometrics-backed coronavirus vaccine application, CoWIN (COVID Vaccine Intelligence Network), will comply with the government’s forthcoming Data Protection and Privacy…
Police face and fingerprint biometrics programs meet backlash in India
Two cities in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh are introducing separate biometric crime-fighting technologies that are causing serious concerns…
Taiwan digital ID delayed until privacy regulation passes
Taiwan’s government has pulled out of a NT$4.8 billion (roughly US$171 million) digital identity (eID) card trial in Hsinchu City,…
Facial recognition and other biometrics targeted in data privacy legislation, but what will feds do?
Data privacy legislation is advancing in the U.S., though somewhat unpredictably, with different ramifications for biometrics vendors in different states….
Blanket bans on face biometrics use by private sector unhelpful, digital privacy group argues
Robust regulation can ensure private sector use of facial recognition that balances people’s freedom to use biometric technology for phone…
Keyless brings multi-factor biometrics to Microsoft Azure AD B2C
Cybersecurity firm Keyless has announced a partnership with Microsoft Azure AD to provide the first password-less authentication to the platform’s B2C…
New European Parliament guidelines for AI and facial recognition invite moratorium consideration
A report released by the European Parliament (EP) on Wednesday calls for a new legal framework for the development and…
Walmart reaches $10M settlement in biometric privacy suit brought by employees
U.S. mega-retail chain Walmart is set to pay $10 million to as many as 21,677 current and former Illinois store…
Data protection in Nigeria – enforcement in post COVID-19 digital economy
Guest post by Yemi Adeniran, Managing Partner at Digiterhub Data protection is the process of safeguarding information from threats, destruction,…
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